All Chapters of HIS TO RUIN: Chapter 61 - Chapter 64

SELENE.My eyes fluttered open slowly, the world coming into focus in fragments. Light first. Then a ceiling I did not recognize. Then a presence too close to ignore.Damien.He stood beside the bed, shoulders stiff, eyes fixed on mine. There was irritation there, clear as day, but beneath it something else flickered. Concern. The kind he probably hated letting slip.For a second, neither of us spoke.His jaw tightened, muscles shifting as if he were grinding his teeth. When he finally spoke, his voice came out rough, impatient.“Why would you fall like that just to get my attention?”The words stung more than I expected.“You could have gotten yourself seriously hurt.”His irritation sharpened the words, but it did nothing to hide what lay underneath.I swallowed. My throat felt dry. I tried to sit up.Pain stopped me cold.He noticed.Of course he did.His eyes tracked every movement, even when he pretended not to care.“What was it you wanted to show me?” His voice was clipped. Con

SELENE.I was going to walk out of the room feeling accomplished, the flash drive heavy in my bag like a secret I could finally use. Everything I needed was finally mine. I hailed an Uber without a second thought, letting the city blur past the window. By the time I reached the penthouse, I felt a strange calm, a thrill I couldn’t quite name.I stepped out of the cab and walked inside. The apartment was quiet. Damien hadn’t returned from work. The emptiness made my chest tighten. I moved to my room, dropping my bag onto the bed, and perched my laptop on my lap. My fingers hovered above the keyboard for a moment before I slid the flash drive in.The files opened, spilling secrets onto the screen. Philip and Marcus. Conversations, texts, confessions, and refusals. I could feel the tension in Philip’s voice, his desperation for his son’s treatment. Marcus’s cold, calculating replies. The messages where Philip begged for money, and Marcus ignored him. I swallowed hard, my hand trembling