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The Price of a Vale

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When a young woman is taken as collateral for her father’s debt to Los Angeles’ most notorious crime family, she is forced into a marriage designed to control her. Instead, she forges an unexpected bond
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Chapter 1 - Characters

THE VALE FAMILY

The Vale Family is one of Los Angeles' most feared crime dynasties. To the public, they are respected tycoons—owners of luxury hotels, hospitals, resorts, and charities. Behind closed doors, they control illegal casinos, underground clubs, arms trafficking, and private mercenary networks.

All Vales are known for:

Piercing blue eyes — a symbol of lineage and fear

Ruthless efficiency

Exceptional combat and firearms training from childhood

Loyalty enforced by blood or death

The family operates by one unbreakable rule:

Debt is paid—in money, blood, or control.

PARENTS

Roman Vale (45)

6'3", blonde hair, ocean blue eyes

Strategic, emotionally distant, calculating

Head of the Vale empire

Believes fear is more effective than love

Roman stepped away from day-to-day operations after grooming his children to rule. But still has the last say. He views family as a weapon, not a sanctuary.

Aurora Monroe Vale (43)

5'6", fiery red curly hair, sapphire eyes

From the powerful Monroe family, known for political and criminal alliances

Elegant, manipulative, observant

Aurora is the quiet architect behind many decisions. Where Roman commands, Aurora controls. Her red-haired twins inherited not just her looks—but her fire.

THE VALE CHILDREN

Althea "Thea" Vale (23) — The Boss

5'6", blonde hair, sapphire blue eyes

Cold, sharp-tongued, explosive temper

Hand-to-hand combat specialist

Role: Acting head of the family

Personality: Ruthless, commanding, emotionally guarded

Althea carries the weight of the empire. She believes weakness invites death and has sacrificed any chance at softness to protect her siblings. She rules through fear—but secretly fears becoming her father.

Jason "Jaz" Vale (21)

6'1", blonde hair, pure blue eyes

Womanizer, manipulative, reckless

Obsessed with cars, speed, and power

Jason enjoys chaos. He tests boundaries for pleasure and believes being a Vale makes him untouchable. His cruelty is masked by charm—but underneath lies entitlement and violence.

Elizabeth "Eli" Vale (19)

5'6", pure blue eyes

Deadly marksman, brutally honest

Calm, controlled, morally rigid

Known as the Sniper

Eli doesn't crave power. She believes in rules and limits, even within crime. She is observant, protective, and quietly rebellious against the family's moral decay.

Antonette "Toni" Vale (19) — The Spark

5'5", red curly hair that falls to her shoulder, cornflower blue

Bubbly, charismatic, deceptively lethal

Secret dream: acting and freedom

The family princess

Toni plays the fool to survive. She hates the family business but is trapped by blood. Her laughter hides fear—and resentment.

RUMINA "RUNA" WINTERS — MAIN PROTAGONIST

Age: 21

Intelligent, resilient, ice blue eyes, emotionally strong but unprepared for violence

Runa's life shatters overnight when her father disappears. She is abducted and learns the truth:

August Winters gambled millions—money that belonged to the Vale family.

AUGUST WINTERS

Runa's father

A compulsive gambler

Betrayed powerful people and vanished, leaving his daughter to pay his debt

His disappearance is suspicious—possibly staged, possibly enforced.