A Covenant of Blood

1987.

Miami strip.

Two factions of a holy war between the sibling gods, Apo Laki and Mayari, battle for control of the city of Impiyerno in the sweltering, summer heat; where neon signs illuminate the path towards capital and sees the money that flows through the streets make the city turn properly on its axis.

The chosen of Apo Laki, clan Sa Kalis, are the undisputed rulers of the underground, and they hold up the foundation of Impiyerno’s other criminal enterprises. Second-born, Alekandre, acts as the harbinger of his patriarch’s will as his hitman. His only purpose—since transitioning into a man—is perpetuating the wrath of Sa Kalis violence, and it’s a cycle he’s now all but trapped in, with no tangible hope for his autonomy or individuality to break free from its chains.

The chosen of Mayari, clan Sa Dugo, are the governance that wants to see the Sa Kalis in handcuffs. First-born daughter, Mayari, is the heir to her father’s legacy, and she has been groomed to inherit his kingdom since the very moment she was born. Cunning, calculating, and efficient, she has the temper to put her father’s lofty ideas into tangible creation, acting as the brain of Impiyerno’s ruling authority while her father acts as its corresponding heart and face.

Eventually, when Alekandre and Mayari meet, the star-crossed lovers must grapple with the weight of the roles they each have been given, and if they even want them to begin with. Then, a fierce, all-consuming attraction soon blinds all five of their immediate senses, and the insatiable flames of desire envelop each chamber of their shared heart; its sacred truth now acts the narrator dictating the final act of Alekandre and Mayari’s star-crossed love affair, where their flesh will be given for flesh, and their blood will be given for blood.

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