All Chapters of His Touch, Her Ruin: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Chapter Thirty One: A Storm Beneath The Skin.

**Amelia's POV**The room seems to spin around me as I stood there with Nico's note clutched to my fist.“You could be mad at me, but please stay safe.”Safe from what? Safe from whom? Safe from himself?My head hurts. Everything is exhausting.The gorgeous expansive glass walls of the house felt chilly, like they are closing on me.I walk around the room, looking over every inch of the bedroom.Then my eyes settled on the ancient bookshelf next to the fireplace. It had something about it. That felt … wrong. It wasn't just inaccurate. It felt like, it was deliberately arranged.I walked closer to the bookshelf.I pushed gently against the wood with my fingertips grazing the edges. It didn't budge. One of the them slanted strangely, as though it had been nudged ahead a little. So I grasped it.I pulled it.And then the shelf clicked.A breath got trapped in my throat.Staring at the book shelf as it shifted back. Revealing a small secret passageway, flanked by shadows and stone.What'

Last Updated : 2025-08-03

Chapter Thirty Two: Fallout

**Nico's POV**I hadn't rested since I returned from dealing with some business outside the city. I didn't move as the chair in the security room groaned under me. Not even as the clock passed midnight and the whole estate grew silent.Screens glowed under surveillance, before me. Presenting angles of halls, gates, the garden, hallways. All silent throughout.Meanwhile, my gaze was glued on a single screen. The one presenting the west hallway.Where Amelia was crawling like a ghost.Damn it.She had turned into somber clothing. A bag over her back. Her steps are light and silent, but not enough to trick the cameras.I stood sharply. Adjusting my clothes, to strengthen my appearance."Matteo!" I snapped."Yes boss." Matteo responded immediately.“Boss she's trying to leave.”“Should I…”No. I'll handle it. I replied curtly.-----I never expected coming out here to prevent her from leaving would end up with her collapsing.She collapsed.One second she stood tall, her jaw shut, spine s

Last Updated : 2025-08-04

Chapter Thirty Three: Concealing the truth.

**Amelia's POV**My eyes fluttered open.The light pouring through the windows was light and quiet. As though, even the sun doubted its place here,My head ache with a dull persistent weight. Sleep stung my eyes, but it didn't revive me. I felt as though I had missed something important, as though the world has moved on without me.And then I realized.Nico's voice. The questions. The Whispering."It has always been you."My heart strained terribly, torn between believing and wanting to run.The space beside the bed was empty now.He wasn't beside me.He certainly wasn't. He left without answering any of my questions.I sat up slowly. The blankets slipped from my shoulders, and I looked at the faint imprint of his body on the mattress. He had been present there. With me. Till I fell asleep.Before I had to get up. My fingers turned towards the sheets. The IV was gone. The nausea also. But something else still persisted. Something much worse.A hollow ache of not knowing who I was anym

Last Updated : 2025-08-05

Chapter Thirty Four: Her First Kill.

**Nico's POV*"The wind outside howled as Mara led me toward the seldom used but heavily guarded northern gate.Only ghosts and the desperate ones approach from this side of the estate.My pulse was a slow, lethal rhythm, beneath my skinThe Notes.The movement.The timingEverything looks deliberate. Too perfectI saw Matteo at the iron bars of the gate. He stood with two of the guards, his brows furrowed and jacket wet from the rain that had begun just few seconds ago. Reaching Matteo at the iron gate.“What happened?” I asked.He gave me a sealed envelope. Though it was damp but not ruin.No stamp was present. Nothing about identification. With an angled writing, only one word was written over it in a sharp ink."Amelia." My stomach churned.I rips it open.There was a second letter inside the envelope. But this one was cruel and brief.---She’s almost ready.You should’ve let her remember on her own.I’m done waiting.V.---I crushed the paper in my fist. My jaw clenched so tight

Last Updated : 2025-08-07

Chapter Thirty Five: I want to sleep with you.

**Nico's POV**His smug face scarcely flinched across from me. In the corridor behind us, the scent of blood persisted.That dog touched her. One of Marco's guys had dared to touch Amelia with his dirty hands.Not in this city, not in front of these men, I couldn't do a damn thing without sparking a blood feud that would consume us both completely. One thing I am aiming to stay clear of.I choose the lone option left.Pain.Submission as survival."She is mine." I had said coldly, "Should punishment be warranted, I shall deliver it myself.”It seemed my insides were ripping open when I drew the knife to her neck. The look of disbelief in her eyes.The cut was superficial. Her gasp pierced me more deeply than any knife ever could, though."I'm sorry," I murmured. But this will hurt a little.I knocked her out afterward.And I hated myself for it.---Back in the Valente Estate…I paced the hallway, I discarded the jacket I had worn, my shirt was bloodied at the collar from the cut on

Last Updated : 2025-08-08

Chapter Thirty Six: The shadow between us

**Amelia’s POV**The night was eerily silent.Too quiet.I laid still on my back that turned toward him, trying not to think about the warmth of his presence behind me. Nico hadn’t moved. Not once. No words, his breath not too close. He had stayed still, still in a respectful and careful way, as though he was afraid that touching me would burn us both.I hated how much I noticed that.How much my heart raced in the silence. I was lost in thought until I fell asleep.When morning came, I turned slightly, expecting him to be gone like he always does.But he wasn’t. He was here, wide awake.Nico sat against the headboard, his legs stretched out, he was still in his yesterday’s shirt. Dark circles bloomed beneath his eyes. One of his hand rested near me on the bed, not touching, just close. A silent reminder that he never left.“You didn’t sleep,” I whispered.He turned his head slowly. “Didn’t want to.”I sat up, pulling the covers around my waist. “Why?”His eyes dropped to the floor. “

Last Updated : 2025-08-10

Chapter Thirty Seven: Jealous

**Amelia's POV**I didn’t know what annoyed me most, if it my own traitorous heart or the look on Celine’s face as she sat across from Nico at breakfast, smiling like she belonged there.I could barely touched my food.Even though Nico didn’t seem particularly engaged in the conversation, but he wasn’t brushing her off either. He wasn’t ignoring her hand that casually brushed his arm or the way she tilted her head just so when she spoke.My spoon clattered against the plate louder than I intended. I stood without a word, ignoring Maria’s concerned glance and her voice as I walked out of the dining hall with my stomach burning.Why did I care?Why did I care that she was laughing beside him? That he didn’t push her away? That he didn’t follow me?Ugh. This wasn’t who I was.I wasn’t jealous. I couldn’t be.I'm not that stupid.Needing air and a breathing space, I turned to the courtyard.Even though the wind was harsh, the sun was soaring high. Shaking my hands slightly, I occupied mys

Last Updated : 2025-08-11

Chapter Thirty Eight: Taste Of Sin.

**Amelia’s POV**Later that afternoon, I found myself pacing the hallway outside Nico’s office.I didn’t know why.Maybe I was still rattled from Celine’s words. Maybe I just wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t weak, that I could stand in front of him without falling apart. Maybe I just wanted answers he wouldn’t give me.The door was open a crack.I peeked through it.I saw him, he stood with his back to me, one hand on the window frame, the other clenched tightly by his side. His shirt was unbuttoned at the collar, sleeves rolled up, hair slightly disheveled like he’d run his hands through it too many times.He looked… tired.And that made something twist in me.I pushed the door slowly, letting it creak. “You look like hell.” I said.He didn’t turn around. “That’s an improvement.”I stepped inside, folding my arms. “You’re avoiding me again.”“I thought you were the one avoiding me.”Touché.I stood behind him, the tension thick between us. “What happened today with Celine… It

Last Updated : 2025-08-12

Chapter Thirty Nine: Never Been Celebrated.

**Amelia’s POV**The morning light streamed through the sheer curtains, warm and soft, but the bed beside me was cold. Again.I turned over, my fingers brushing the empty space Nico had filled just hours before. The sheets still smelled like him, amber, spice, and something darker, something that always made my chest tighten in ways I didn’t understand.Last night replayed in my mind in quiet waves. The kiss. The heat. The way our breaths tangled in the silence, and my first ever release. I had fallen asleep with his arms around me, and for the first time in a long while, I hadn't dreamt of running or falling. Cause it felt so good here.But now, he was gone.I sat up slowly, heart oddly fluttering. After dressing in something simple, a soft cream sweater and fitted jeans. I made my way downstairs, trying to act like everything was normal.But the truth was, nothing felt normal to me anymore.My steps wavered as I entered the dining room.Sitting at the head of the table, Nico was rea

Last Updated : 2025-08-13

Chapter Forty

**Amelia’s POV**The day passed in a soft blur.Between fittings, hair styling trials, and the quiet buzz of the staff preparing for the evening, I barely had time to catch my breath. But it wasn’t the flurry of preparations that made my chest flutter with anticipation.It was the fact that this birthday… this celebration… was mine.And Nico had made it happen.When the sun dipped low, casting long golden shadows through the windows, I stood in front of my mirror. My fingers trembled slightly as I clipped the delicate necklace around my throat. The midnight-blue dress shimmered with every movement I made.Then a knock echo, gently.“Come in,” I said.Maria stepped in with a soft gasp. “You look breathtaking, dear.”My cheeks warmed. “Thank you.”She walked over and gently placed a box on the vanity. “Mr. Valente asked me to give you this.”I raised a brow in surprise. “A gift?”Maria smiled. “He said to open it before coming downstairs.”After she left, I slowly untied the silk ribbon

Last Updated : 2025-08-15

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