Semua Bab Ruin Me, Brother: Bab 131 - Bab 140

Mina“What are you talking about?” I tried to keep my voice steady and casual, but my heart was pounding so hard.“Don’t play dumb with me, Mina,” Kelly said, and for the first time, there was anger in his voice instead of just desperation. “I know you’ve been sleeping with him. I know you’ve been chasing after him like some desperate—”“Shut up,” I snapped, cutting him off. “You know nothing. You’re just jealous that I dumped your pathetic ass for someone better.”“I know enough,” he said. “I know you threw away what we had for some rich man who doesn’t even want you. I know you’re making a fool of yourself.”Each word stabbed into me. Not because they came from Kelly—I didn’t care what he thought. But because they were true.Jace didn’t want me. He’d made that painfully clear.“Stay out of my business,” I hissed. “Whatever I do, whoever I’m with, it’s none of your concern.”“It is my concern when the woman I love is destroying herself for someone who doesn’t care about her.”“I’m no

MinaI pulled out my phone and opened the spy camera app. My finger hovered over the video for just a second.This was it. The moment everything changed.I took a deep breath and pressed the play button.The sounds filled the quiet office immediately—Celeste’s moans, Jace’s heavy breathing, and the unmistakable creak of his desk.“Do you like it?” Jace’s voice came through clearly.I watched his face transform. The coldness melted away, replaced by an overwhelming sense of horror. All the color drained from his skin as understanding slowly dawned on him.More sounds from the video. Celeste’s voice again, louder this time.“What—” Jace started, but the word died in his throat.He stood up so fast that his chair rolled backward and slammed into the wall. His hand reached for my phone, desperate and shaking.“Not so fast, honey,” I said, trying to keep my voice steady. Despite the storm of emotions inside me, I managed to smile. “There’s still so much more to explore.”“You…” He pointed h

Jace“I will be, and I will make sure I satisfy your needs.”The words tasted like poison on my tongue, but I forced them out. Mina’s smile widened, sharp and victorious. She no longer bothered to hide her true nature—a predator who had finally cornered her prey.“I love you,” she purred, her hands wandering across my chest, possessive and invasive. My skin crawled beneath her touch, but I held perfectly still. “I can’t wait to be your wife.”She paused, searching my face for a reaction. I gave her what she wanted—a soft smile, gentle and adoring.“I can’t wait to carry your child,” she continued, her voice dripping with fantasy.My stomach turned. Did this woman truly believe that just anyone could become my wife? That she, of all people, deserved that place? She had to be delusional.If it wasn’t for that damned video hanging over my head like a guillotine, I would have fired. Hell, I would have made sure she never worked in this industry again.But I was trapped for now.She rose f

JaceThe irony almost made me laugh. We weren’t a couple at all. We were blackmailer and victim, predator and prey. But I couldn’t say that.She didn’t just threaten me—she nagged about everything. Every little thing became a battle. I was growing increasingly frustrated; my patience wearing thin each day.I’d already sent people to search her apartment for the videos, had them tear the place apart looking for any trace of that footage. But they’d found nothing. She was smarter than I’d given her credit for.Meanwhile, Father was focused on his own war, hunting down May’s lover. I was on my own with this.I closed my eyes, counting to ten, searching for patience I didn’t have. When I opened them again, I had smoothed my expression into something softer, more apologetic.“You’re right,” I said quietly. “I’m sorry. I’ve been so focused on work that I haven’t been giving you the attention you deserve.”Her expression shifted immediately, triumph flooding her features.“I’ll make it up to

Jace“Mina—”“I want to meet your family this weekend,” she continued, steamrolling over my protests. “Sunday dinner. That’s perfect, isn’t it? We can all sit down together like a real family. Your father, your stepmother, Celeste, me, and you. We’ll eat and talk and laugh, and they’ll see how perfect we are together.”The image she painted was so absurd, so nightmarish, that I almost laughed. Sunday dinner with my family, where my father was secretly planning to murder his wife, where Celeste and I were hiding our own dirty little secret, and where Mina would sit there, delusional and dangerous, threatening us all.“I’ll think about it,” I replied.“No.” Her hand shot out and grabbed my tie, yanking me forward until our faces were inches apart. “Not ‘I’ll think about it.’ Not ‘maybe.’ Yes or no, Jace. This weekend. Sunday. Yes or no.”I closed my eyes, forcing myself to breathe slowly, to control the rage threatening to consume me. This wasn’t the time for anger. This was the time fo