The Blood I Gave Him, The Love He Stole

My life was bought by renting out Charles Delgado.

I had a rare blood disease, and the only thing keeping me alive was a transfusion every month from my best friend, Eugenia Vance.

In return, she needed Charles to pretend to be her boyfriend, to hold off her mother's pressure to settle down and marry.

Charles agreed.

"As long as you give Summer Chase her transfusion on schedule every month, I'll help you."

Eugenia gripped my hand.

"Please, please. My mom's lined up more than twenty blind dates for me. I really can't take it anymore."