All Chapters of HIS TO RUIN: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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Ashes Of Trust

DAMIEN.I didn’t stop for the press.Didn’t acknowledge the microphones shoved into my face or the voices calling my name like fools. I walked straight through the glass doors of my firm, my jaw tight, my shoulders squared, my heart beating harder than it should have. The moment the doors shut behind me, the noise dulled—but the chill didn’t.It slid down my spine quietly.The lobby looked the same. Marble floors. Polished walls. I paused for a second, inhaling deeply, steadying myself.I moved toward the elevator and rode it up in silence, my reflection staring back at me from the mirrored walls. The boardroom waited.These weren’t ordinary people. They weren’t investors who cared about charm or reassurance. They were appointed. Watched. Backed by the government. Their job wasn’t to like me—it was to keep me in line.I pushed the door open and stepped inside.They were already seated. Faces neutral. Files open. Tablets lit. Every chair filled.“Mr. Cross,” the woman at the center s

Last Updated : 2025-12-31

Ashes Of Reputation

SELENE.“I’m sorry.”The words barely left my mouth before he cut me off.“Save it,” Damien said flatly. “I can’t wait to get rid of you.”It felt like something slammed straight into my chest. Not loud. Not dramatic. Just… final. Like air being forced out of me all at once. My heart clenched so hard it hurt to breathe.“Damien, please—”He turned away, already done with me, already walking toward the door like I was nothing more than a bad decision he wanted erased.I didn’t think. I didn’t plan it. My body moved before my pride could stop it. I grabbed his arm.My knees hit the floor.The sound echoed louder than I expected, sharp against the silence. I barely felt the pain. All I felt was the panic tearing through me, the terror of losing him, of being misunderstood in a way I didn’t know how to fix.“I’m sorry,” I sobbed, the words tumbling out broken and desperate. “I’m so sorry. I never meant for any of this to happen. I thought—God, I thought if I kept my past buried, if I didn

Last Updated : 2026-01-02

The First Crack

SELENE.My eyes widened as I stared at the newspaper.For a moment, I forgot how to breathe.The headline was still screaming Damien’s name in bold, merciless letters, but that was not what held me frozen. It was the photograph beneath it. My fingers tightened around the paper as I leaned closer, my pulse thudding in my ears.At first, it looked like nothing more than an unfortunate angle. Damien caught mid movement. His face twisted with rage. His fist raised. A perfect image for a scandal.Then I saw it. Behind the curtain. Not fully hidden. Not fully exposed either. Just a shape standing in the narrow gap of fabric, positioned in a way that ensured no one would notice unless they were looking closely. Someone tall. Still. Watching.My breath hitched painfully in my throat.“No,” I whispered.My heart began to pound harder as understanding crept in, slow and sickening. Marcus had planted someone in the suite. Someone had been there the entire time, recording everything. Waiting. Wat

Last Updated : 2026-01-03

Masked

SELENE.My heels sank slightly into the carpet as I stepped into the party.Music pulsed through the room, low and heavy, vibrating beneath my skin. Lights shifted lazily across masked faces, flashes of gold and shadow, bodies moving too close to one another. Laughter spilled freely here. Careless. Anonymous. The kind of place where secrets felt safe because no one bothered to remember faces.I adjusted the cat mask and forced my shoulders to loosen.Calm. Breathe.I moved toward the bar, weaving through dancers, brushing past bare arms and silk dresses. A bartender glanced up at me, eyes lingering for half a second too long before he asked what I wanted.“Red wine,” I said.The glass was cool when he placed it in my hand. I wrapped my fingers around the stem, grounding myself in the weight of it, and turned slowly, letting my gaze drift across the room.I searched for him without looking like I was searching.Tall figures. Short ones. Masks shaped like wolves, feathers, crowns. Men le

Last Updated : 2026-01-04

Searching For Answers

SELENE.The music pressed in around us, heavy and insistent, but I suddenly felt the urge to speak fade.I opened my mouth, then closed it again.Too many people. Too many masks. Too many bodies drifting just close enough to overhear without appearing to listen. Marcus always had eyes everywhere. If not eyes, then ears. I could almost feel them now, scattered through the room, waiting for me to say the wrong thing.I lifted my glass, letting my fingers trail along the stem as I turned back to Gordon.“This place is crowded,” I said lightly, my voice low, coaxing. “If we are going to talk, we should do it somewhere more… private.”His brows lifted beneath the bunny mask. I leaned closer, letting my shoulder brush his arm. “A suite,” I murmured. “A wild night. People love to listen when they think they are invisible.”His mouth parted slightly.“Wild,” he repeated, savoring the word like it tasted good. He grinned, the expression boyish and foolish. “I think I like the sound of that.”

Last Updated : 2026-01-05

An Old Friend

DAMIEN.The door closed behind me with a muted sound, softer than the slam I wanted. My hand lingered on the handle longer than necessary before I finally let go. My chest felt tight, like something heavy was sitting right beneath my ribs, pressing down with every breath.I walked straight into the bathroom and turned the tap all the way to cold. The water hit my skin and stole the air from my lungs. I sucked in a breath through clenched teeth and stepped fully under it anywayMy shoulders tensed. My fingers curled at my sides. I bowed my head and let it pour over me, over the heat still clinging to my body, over the anger that refused to settle.It was supposed to calm me.It did, a little. Or maybe it just numbed everything enough that I could think again. I stood there longer than I should have, staring at the tiled wall, my thoughts looping back no matter how hard I tried to push them away. Her face. The way she froze when she heard my voice. The way she looked at me like she did

Last Updated : 2026-01-06

Nemesis

DAMIEN.The knot in my tie refused to sit right.I loosened it, then tightened it again, my fingers moving on instinct more than thought. The mirror reflected a man who looked put together. Crisp shirt. Dark suit. Controlled expression. No trace of the storm that had taken up residence behind my ribs.I exhaled slowly and squared my shoulders.Downstairs, the house was quiet in that early morning way, like it was holding its breath. I took the steps two at a time, already reaching for my phone in my pocket, my mind drifting ahead to meetings and numbers and damage control.She stood at the bottom of the stairs. Selene.She had a mug in her hands, fingers wrapped around it for warmth, her hair loose over her shoulders. She looked up when she heard me, surprise flickering briefly across her face before she masked it.“Good morning,” she said softly.I did not slow down. I did not answer. I walked past her, close enough to feel the heat from her body, close enough to smell her perfume. S

Last Updated : 2026-01-06

Fire In Her Veins

SELENE.The night had stretched too long.I stayed on the balcony long after the city quieted, my elbows resting against the railing, my chin balanced on my folded arms. The air was cool, brushing against my skin in soft passes, but it did nothing to calm the unease coiling in my chest.Damien had not come back.I told myself not to guess. Guessing only ever led me to places I did not want to stand in. Still, my mind betrayed me easily. Idle Dinner. Marcus. A conversation I was never meant to hear.Why would he choose to meet Marcus? My heart lurched at the thought.I stayed there until my eyes grew heavy, until the lights below blurred into hazy streaks and my neck began to ache from the angle I’d locked myself into. At some point, sleep crept up on me without permission.When I woke, pain shot down my neck and settled deep between my shoulders. I hissed quietly and straightened too fast, gripping the railing as the world tilted briefly.Stupid.I rolled my shoulders, wincing, and t

Last Updated : 2026-01-07

The Threat

SELENE.The office door closed behind me with a muted click.I stepped into the hallway, my heels echoing softly against the floor, my mind already racing ahead. Philip. The club. A weekend entry point. Threads finally beginning to connect.I pushed the glass doors open and the city rushed back in around me. Noise. Movement. Life pressing close.My phone buzzed in my hand.I stopped short.Marcus.The name glared up at me from the screen like an accusation. My fingers curled around the phone instinctively, my heart stumbling once before picking up speed again.I did not move.The buzzing stopped.Then started again.And again.Persistent.I let out a slow breath and answered.“What do I owe this visit?” I asked coolly.His voice came through loud and unrestrained, missing the usual smooth edge he wore so well.“What the hell are you doing with Commissioner Gordon?” Marcus demanded.My stomach dipped.I had forgotten, stupidly, that Marcus never needed to be in a room to know what was

Last Updated : 2026-01-07

The Fall

SELENE.I had just slipped my arm into my sleeve when his hand closed around my wrist. Warm. Clammy. Too familiar.I froze.Philip’s fingers tightened, his grip careless and entitled, like my body was something he had already paid for twice. I turned slowly, my stomach twisting as his eyes dragged over me, lazy and hungry.“Leaving already?” he asked, his voice thick, lips curling into something ugly. “You sure you do not want a proper goodbye?”He stepped closer, too close. I could smell the alcohol on his breath. Sour. Heavy. It clung to him like a second skin.My first instinct was to yank my hand free. To recoil. To let the disgust show. Instead, I stayed still.'You agreed to this,' I reminded myself. 'You walked in knowing exactly who he was.'His thumb brushed against the inside of my wrist, slow and suggestive. I felt my skin crawl.“I want sex,” he said plainly, the word dripping from his mouth without shame. “Now.”For a moment, all I could hear was the pounding of my own pu

Last Updated : 2026-01-08

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