Ride Or Ruin The Biker Who Owned My Soul
Elara Voss is traded like currency to prevent a war she never started.
When her father’s betrayal entangles the Bratva with the Iron Reapers Motorcycle Club, the only way to stop bloodshed is a forced union between enemies. Elara—untouched, defiant, and hiding a dangerous truth is married off to Kade “Ruin” Cross, the ruthless president of the Iron Reapers.
Ruin believes Elara is a spy.
Elara believes Ruin is a monster.
In a world governed by blood oaths, violence, and loyalty, they are bound by a marriage that neither of them wants.
Kade cross holds back his power, but his defense never falters. Over time, Elara's fear gives way to longing, then to devotion.
But love is a liability.
As mafia politics tighten, betrayals surface, and enemies close in, Elara becomes Ruin’s greatest weakness and his reason to burn the world.
When an unexpected pregnancy changes the balance of power, Ruin must choose between vengeance and the fragile future growing in his arms. Elara and kade must choose whether to ride together or destroy one another in a world where love is war and loyalty is money.
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Chapter: Chapter 160: A New Kind of StrengthElara’s POVThe room went completely quiet after the guard spoke; nobody moved immediately. The warmth that had filled the kitchen only seconds earlier pulled back fast, replaced by the kind of stillness that came whenever the past reached too close to the present.Ruin stood beside the table, his expression unreadable again.“He gave a name?” Axel asked carefully.The guard shook his head. “No. He only repeated the same thing twice. He said he is family, and he said the call is for Ruin only.”I felt tension settle through the room instantly, not panic but something more personal than that.Ruin’s history had never truly disappeared. It lingered around the edges of everything, even during peace. The message left at the gate had already stirred old memories and unfinished questions; now this.Ruin looked toward the doorway for a long moment before speaking. “I will take it.”Axel stood immediately. “I am coming with you.”Ruin’s eyes shifted toward him. “This is not necessary.”“It is
Last Updated: 2026-05-06
Chapter: Chapter 159: Elara Observes the ChangeElara’s POVThe motorcycle stopped just inside the gate; every conversation across the courtyard died immediately. The reaction was automatic; men who had been unloading supplies moments earlier straightened and turned toward the entrance. A few hands moved subtly toward weapons out of old instinct, though nobody drew anything.I felt the shift in Ruin beside me before he moved, not panic but readiness. The rider slowly removed his helmet, revealing a man somewhere in his late thirties with dark hair and a face more worn by travel than age. He looked around the grounds once, calm enough that it unsettled me more than open aggression would have.“I am here to speak with Axel,” he said clearly.Not Ruin but Axel; that small detail changed the atmosphere immediately.Axel stepped forward before Ruin could respond. “Depends who is asking,” he replied.The man reached slowly into his jacket, drawing enough tension through the courtyard that several people shifted position instantly, and th
Last Updated: 2026-05-05
Chapter: Chapter 158: Trust in PracticeElara’s POVThe message changed the mood of the clubhouse immediately, not into panic but into awareness. People moved more carefully after that. Conversations became quieter. Every sound near the entrance pulled attention faster than before.The peace we had been building still existed, but now it carried tension around the edges again. Ruin said very little after reading the note aloud, which worried me more than anger would have. He stood near the table with the paper still in his hand, his expression unreadable while the others tried to figure out what the message meant.“Could be someone trying to scare us,” Dean said finally.“Or bait us,” Sofia added.Axel looked toward Ruin. “Did your father ever mention enemies outside the Bratva?”Ruin folded the paper carefully before answering. “My father had enemies everywhere,” he said evenly. “That does not narrow anything down.”“Do you recognise the wording?” Luis asked.Ruin shook his head once. “No.”The room fell quiet again.I wat
Last Updated: 2026-05-05
Chapter: Chapter 157: Letting Go of ControlElara’s POVThe room changed the second the young member mentioned Ruin’s father. It was subtle at first; nobody moved suddenly, nobody reached for weapons or raised their voice, but the atmosphere tightened in a way that pulled everyone’s attention toward Ruin immediately.I observed the change in their posture. People who had relaxed moments earlier straightened again without thinking; old instincts returned fast.Ruin stayed still beside Axel, but I knew him well enough now to notice the shift in his expression. His shoulders locked slightly, and the calm he had carried through the meeting hardened into something sharper.“Did he give a name?” Axel asked.The younger member shook his head. “No. He only said he used to work with him.”Ruin’s jaw tightened.“That does not narrow anything down,” Dean muttered from across the room.“No,” Ruin agreed evenly. “It does not.”Axel looked toward the doorway. “How long has he been waiting?”“Only a few minutes,” the younger man replied.Ruin
Last Updated: 2026-05-04
Chapter: Chapter 156: Leadership Shift BeginsElara’s POVThe sound outside turned out to be harmless; one of the newer members had returned late from a supply run with a damaged exhaust pipe dragging behind his bike. The sharp metallic scrape had echoed louder than it should have through the quiet grounds, especially after days of peace that had made every unfamiliar sound seem more important.Ruin did not say anything when the explanation came, nor did I. But I noticed the way his shoulders loosened afterward, and I knew he noticed the way I looked at him, not with judgment but just understanding. He had stayed; that mattered.The next morning, the clubhouse felt different before I even walked downstairs, not tense but focused. Voices carried through the halls with more purpose than usual, and footsteps moved in steady patterns instead of the relaxed pace we had settled into over the past few days.I dressed slowly while Aurelia slept in her cradle beside the bed. She had finally settled on longer stretches of rest, and I had s
Last Updated: 2026-05-03
Chapter: Chapter 155: First Real ArgumentElara’s POVThe sound outside did not turn into anything immediate. It came once more, then faded into the distance until it was no longer clear whether it had been real or carried by the wind from farther away. The house remained steady. No one rushed in. No alarms followed. The calm held, even if it felt slightly thinner than before.I stayed where I was for a moment longer, leaning against Ruin, both of us listening without moving.Then he shifted carefully. “I should check,” he said.The words were quiet, but they carried the same instinct that had shaped everything before.I lifted my head and looked at him. “You said one day,” I replied.“I know,” he said. “But if something is moving closer, ignoring it does not make sense.”I straightened, pulling back just enough to see him clearly.“Listening is not ignoring,” I said.“Not acting can become ignoring,” he answered.I studied his expression. There was no anger in it, no sharp edge, just certainty mixed with hesitation.“That is
Last Updated: 2026-05-03
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