Trashing My Ex with the Ice King
Growing up in the elite circle, Mary Collins always thought her life was perfect. She gave her entire heart to Henry Davis, her childhood best friend and fiancé—the man she believed would always protect her.
But right at the end of summer, just before college begins, Mary's world crumbles. Her father is framed in an embezzlement scandal and forced to go on the run. All of her family's assets are seized, stripping Mary of her heiress status and turning her into a girl who lost everything in the blink of an eye.
Panicked and running out of tears, Mary goes to Henry on her first day of college, desperately hoping he will be her safe haven. Instead of a warm embrace, Mary is slapped with the most brutal betrayal. Right in front of a crowd, Henry tosses her aside just to show off his new girlfriend: Scarlett, the Queen Bee of Kingsley University.
At Mary's absolute lowest point, a hand reaches out to her. It doesn't belong to a hero, but to her sworn enemy: Ryder Vance.
Ryder is the embodiment of everything Mary hates. He is the arrogant, sharp-tongued, and impenetrable varsity hockey captain. Yet, the Ice King offers her a way out that is simply too tempting to refuse: Be my fake girlfriend, and we'll make that bastard fall on his knees and beg.
A revenge pact. It sounds simple enough.
But the charade quickly turns into something far more dangerous.
Because Ryder Vance was never truly pretending.
And from the very beginning... Mary was never just part of a deal.
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Chapter: Chapter 6MARY'S POVThe morning sun of Chicago pierced through the penthouse's floor-to-ceiling windows, waking me from a restless sleep on the sofa. I sat up, my eyes immediately locking onto the walk-in closet across the room.Last night, I had almost run away.But this morning, as the arrogant face of Henry and the pitying smile of Scarlett flashed through my mind, something inside me hardened.I stepped off the sofa and walked straight into the closet. If Ryder Vance wanted a show, then I was going to give him one."Fine," I whispered to the empty room. "I’ll return to campus. And I’ll do it beautifully."Standing in front of the full-length mirror, the girl staring back at me no longer looked like the bankrupt ex-fiancée Henry had abandoned at the hockey arena.She looked like revenge.A black high-waisted skirt hugged my curves perfectly beneath a tailored cashmere coat. My chestnut hair cascaded down my shoulders in soft waves, framing makeup so flawless that even Scarlett Harrington wo
Last Updated: 2026-05-29
Chapter: Chapter 5Ryder's POVThe chime of the elevator shattered the silence of my penthouse. I didn't move from where I leaned against the marble pillar, letting the damn smirk I'd been holding back since last night finally etch itself clearly onto my lips.I could barely focus on anything all day. I even had Dante monitor her movements in secret—making sure the girl actually went to the hospital this morning, went back to Elena's apartment to pack her things, and didn't try to bolt from our deal. And now, she had finally arrived.The elevator doors slid open, and there she was.The haughty girl who, for years, swore she hated my guts, was now stepping into my territory. Handing herself over into my grasp. It took a little dirty manipulation and a threat regarding her mother's hospital bills, sure, but seeing her finally swallow her ego whole and submit to my terms? Fuck, the rush was far more intoxicating than winning any hockey championship. I finally got her.Her steps were hesitant as she dragged
Last Updated: 2026-04-10
Chapter: Chapter 4Auto SavedMARY'S POVI pulled my scarf tighter as the freezing Chicago wind lashed against my face.Vance Tower rose arrogantly above the city skyline, all black glass and steel, towering over everything around it like a silent threat.Of course Ryder Vance lived here.The Vance family owned half of Chicago. Ruthless businessmen. Predators in tailored suits. My father used to hate even hearing their name."Tyrants who would burn the world just to win a deal," he once told me.Back then, Collins Group prided itself on doing business with honor. My father avoided the Vances like poison.And now?Here I was—standing in front of their empire, swallowing the last scraps of my pride just to beg help from the son of the man my father despised most.The private elevator doors slid open with a soft chime.The penthouse was nothing like my old home. No gold chandeliers. No marble statues. No warmth.Only black steel, floor-to-ceiling glass walls, and cold city lights glittering beneath the dar
Last Updated: 2026-04-10
Chapter: Chapter 3Mary's POVTime blurred. The only constant was the steady beep of the hospital monitors and the sight of my mother lying motionless on the bed. I sat there half-asleep, resting my cheek against her cold hand—my only escape from the nightmare my life had become.Footsteps approached, and a gentle hand touched my shoulder. "You haven't been to class in three days. You can't keep doing this."I slowly lifted my head. "I'm dropping out. I'm never going back there."Elena sighed deeply. "I know it hurts, but—""How can I go back when just seeing Henry makes me want to die, Elena?"She studied me for a long moment before reaching into her purse. "Fine. Then take this." She placed a thick white envelope into my lap. "You can enroll in a different college. Start over somewhere else."My eyes widened, blurring with fresh tears, not out of joy, but pure shock. "Where did you get this kind of money?""You won't believe it, but I just got a new job.""A job?""Mr. Ryder Vance."My heart dropped a
Last Updated: 2026-04-10
Chapter: Chapter 2Ryder's POVMary Collins was crying over Henry Davis again.The same girl who used to walk around Chicago with two bodyguards trailing behind her was now standing alone in Kingsley Arena wearing a cheap sweater and clutching a discarded engagement ring like it was the last thing keeping her alive.I should've enjoyed seeing her like this.Instead, I wanted to break someone's neck.My eyes followed her trembling figure.Three years had changed her.She wasn't the skinny sixteen-year-old princess next door anymore. Her chestnut hair fell in messy waves around her tear-stained face, and even looking completely destroyed, she was still painfully beautiful.Davis was a fucking idiot.Mary glared at me with the same hatred she'd carried since her Sweet Sixteen party.She never knew why I nearly beat Henry unconscious that night.She never heard the disgusting bet he'd made in the locker room.How fast he could get her into bed.So I let her hate me.I let her scream that she never wanted to
Last Updated: 2026-04-10
Chapter: Chapter 1MARY'S POVFor the past month, I had been surviving on one pathetic belief: Henry would never abandon me.Not after nineteen years together. Not after the engagement ring on my finger. Not when my entire life was collapsing around me.So I spent the last of my money to come to Kingsley’s ice arena tonight, desperate to see him. Desperate for him to hold me and tell me everything was going to be okay.Instead, I found my fiancé with his tongue down another girl’s throat.My steps stopped cold behind the plexiglass.Henry Davis was kissing Scarlett Harrington like I had never existed.Scarlett Harrington. The daughter of the man who had seized my family’s company, stolen our home, and destroyed my life.For a second, the entire arena blurred around me.A month ago, I was Mary Collins—the heiress of Collins Group. The girl wrapped in designer cashmere and followed around by bodyguards.Now?I was the bankrupt daughter of a fugitive standing in scuffed shoes while my fiancé cheated on me
Last Updated: 2026-04-10
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