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Chapter 29

Author: Symplyayisha
last update Last Updated: 2026-02-09 08:43:48

ISABELLE.

I swallowed hard, ignoring my racing heart. His voice was cold, possessive, and filled with want, matching the look of desire in his eyes.

I could feel my core tingle with anticipation.

Before I could blink, Matt pushed me up against the wall. I hissed softly as my bare back came in contact with the cold surface.

Wait, this was not the plan, right? I wanted to teach him a lesson for thinking he had the guts to tease me, but here I was, under his mercy.

For someone who had a history of
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  • Ruin me, Gently    Chapter 42

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  • Ruin me, Gently    Chapter 41

    ISABELLE “You’ve been quiet since you took the pill.” Sage’s voice pulled me out of my thoughts.“I feel weird.” My voice was barely above a whisper.“How weird?”“Like I’m murdering someone.”Sage’s smile was sad. “You need to stay calm. It’s barely been five days in total. Not sure that’s even enough time for anything to take root.”She paused. “But your mixed feelings are valid. It’s your first time doing this – and I’m sure you’ve sworn off sex entirely. Forever!”My hand drifted to my stomach without thinking. If there was one thing I knew about myself, It was that I hated interfering with the natural order of things. Earlier, I’d been certain I didn’t want to carry Matt’s child, and yet now, faced with the possibility of erasing even that fragile reality, I didn’t feel any better.I didn’t know what I wanted. I was a mess.“Should we step out?” Sage offered. “It might help to get some air.”“No.” I shook my head. “I would rather stay in.”A beat of silence passed before I remem

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    MATTEO“She’s not my girlfriend,” I said, forcing my voice to stay level. “She’s just someone I’m seeing casually.”Sammie’s grin widened. “Casually? Matt, you never bring casual hookups to your house. What’s different about her?”Everything, my mind supplied immediately. Everything about her is different.But I couldn’t say that. Wouldn’t.“Nothing,” I said instead. “There’s nothing different. And I’m not bringing anyone to the wedding.”Sammie opened her mouth, clearly ready to argue, but I cut her off.“Don’t you have a dress fitting or some wedding planning to get to? Why are you here, interrogating me instead of helping Lisa?”“Everything is all set for the wedding — except you.” She softened slightly. “We want you there. I can see how much Lisa wants it, and that’s why I stopped by this morning. To convince you.”She paused, tilting her head. “But then I saw her drive out. She looked mad. Mad, but cute.” A small smile played at the corner of her lips. “No one ever gets mad at Ma

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    ISABELLEI absentmindedly brought my hand up to the glass cup in front of me and ran my fingers along its rim. The kitchen suddenly felt smaller, more intimate – nowhere to hide from my sister’s perceptive gaze.“How do you feel about it?” Sage’s voice finally coaxed me into meeting her eyes.“I’m not asking how the sex was,” She added gently. “ I just want to know what’s going on in your head right now.”I parted my lips to say something, then gave up and shrugged.“I don’t think I know who I am anymore, or what I’m doing.”I exhaled slowly, “I was never supposed to see him again after that night. But he appeared, saved me from Aurora, and before I knew it, we were in his home, giving in to everything I swore I wouldn’t. I guess I’m not so different from my ex after all.”“You’re nothing like your ex,” Sage said firmly. “Him coming back for you means something.”She meant Matt.“Yeah. I made a promise to show up at an event, and then I ditched him.”A look of realization crossed her

  • Ruin me, Gently    Chapter 38

    ISABELLEI stared at Dave for a long moment, letting the question hang in the air between us.Bastard?“Everything you never could,” I said finally, my voice flat. “He made me feel things I didn’t even know I was capable of feeling.”Dave’s face crumpled, but I wasn’t done.“You want to know what he’s done to me? He made me realize that what we had” I gestured between us with my eyes, “wasn’t even close to what I deserved. That I had been settling for someone who couldn’t even stay faithful.”I pulled my hand free from Dave’s grip and took a step back.For years, I’d built my life around this man. Planned a future. Believed in promises that turned out to be worthless. And now, standing here in this parking lot, I realized I didn’t feel anything for him anymore. Not love. Not even hate or rage for what he’d done.Just… nothing.“You asked what he has done to me?” I met his eyes one last time. “He helped me forget you ever mattered.”I turned toward my car.“Isabelle, wait—”“Go home to

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