All Chapters of Ride Or Ruin The Biker Who Owned My Soul: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Chapter 21: The Target

Elara’s POVThe scream cut through the night like a blade. My body reacted before my mind could understand what was happening. I ran toward the clubhouse door, but Ruin caught my wrist.“Stay behind me,” he said. We rushed inside together.The hallway lights flickered again, casting uneven shadows across the walls. Club members moved quickly toward the source of the scream and it came from the guest rooms.My chest tightened.Ruin pushed the door open.Mara stood inside, pale and shaking. A chair lay overturned on the floor, and the window was wide open.“He was here,” Mara said. “Someone was just here.”Ghost checked the hallway window immediately.“No one outside,” he said.Axel moved toward the desk where the laptop still sat. There was a new message on the screen.He read it aloud.“Midnight.”The word echoed in the room.“What does that mean?” I asked.“It means a deadline,” Ruin said. Fear settled heavily in my chest. My father entered the doorway slowly, still watched closely by A

Chapter 22: Assassination Attempt

ARC II: THE BONDElara’s POVThe morning began too quietly, and I had already learned that silence inside Ruin’s world usually meant danger was waiting to breathe.Sunlight filtered through the tall windows of the penthouse dining room, painting the marble floor with soft gold. I sat at the long table alone, staring at a cup of tea that had long gone cold. My fingers rested around the porcelain, but my mind remained trapped in the events of the previous night.Someone wanted me dead. That truth no longer felt distant or dramatic. It felt real. It felt close, and it felt inevitable.The doors behind me opened, and Ruin walked in without announcing himself. He moved like he always did, controlled, calm, and dangerous. His presence filled the room in a way that made the air feel heavier.He stopped when he saw me awake.“You did not sleep,” he said.His voice sounded neutral, but I could hear the tension beneath it.“I slept enough,” I replied.That was a lie, and he knew it.Ruin walked to

Chapter 23: Closer Than Safety

Elara’s POVI did not sleep that night because the poison still felt like it lived inside my veins, even though Ruin’s antidote had saved me. My body rested in the large bed inside the penthouse bedroom, but my mind replayed the gala again and again.The falling glass.The burning throat.Ruin’s voice is telling me to stay awake. And the worst part of all that the poison had come from his personal vault.Someone inside his world wanted me dead and that realization refused to let me rest.The bedroom door opened quietly. I did not turn around because I already knew it was Ruin. His presence carried a stillness that no one else had.“You should be sleeping,” he said.“I cannot,” I answered honestly.I heard his footsteps cross the room. The mattress shifted slightly as he sat beside me.“Your pulse is steady now,” he said.“Are you monitoring me all night?” I asked.“Yes.” The answer was immediate and unapologetic.I finally turned to face him. The dim bedside lamp cast shadows across h

Chapter 24: The Cage He Calls Protection

Elara’s POVThe monitors went black on every single screen. The distorted voice still echoed in the room, leaving behind a silence that felt heavier than sound.“Now that she is closer to you… she is easier to kill.”The speakers clicked off and my pulse roared in my ears. Ruin did not move for two full seconds. I could feel the tension radiating from his body like heat from a fire about to explode.Then he moved fast.“Axel,” Ruin said. “I am already on it,” Axel replied.Axel rushed to the security panel and began typing commands. The screens flickered, but the system refused to reconnect.“They are inside the network,” Axel said. “This is not external.”My throat tightened inside again.Ruin turned toward me. “Stay behind me,” he said.“I am not in danger right this second,” I replied.“You are always in danger,” he said calmly.The words did not sound dramatic. They sounded like a fact he had already accepted.He walked to the wall safe and opened it, removing a handgun. He checke

Chapter 25: Confrontation

Elara’s POVThe estate was quiet, but it was the wrong kind of quiet.Every shadow seemed to shift just out of the corner of my eye, and the soft sound of the air conditioning felt louder than normal. I had not left my room since the lockdown, and I was beginning to realize that safety in Ruin’s world was an illusion.He had been distant all morning. Not absent—never absent—but closed off in a way that made my chest ache. I could feel his obsession in every glance, every movement, every order he barked to the staff and Axel. And yet, I could not stop feeling trapped by it.I swallowed my fear and anger and decided I needed to confront him.I found him in his private office, reviewing security feeds. The glow from the monitors painted sharp shadows across his face, highlighting the tension in his jaw and the dark storm behind his eyes.“Ruin,” I said firmly.He did not look up immediately.“I need to speak with you,” I continued, stepping closer.Ruin finally turned. His eyes locked on

Chapter 26: The Things We Cannot Protect

Elara’s POVFor the first time since entering Ruin’s world, I saw him hesitate. The hesitation lasted only a second, but it felt enormous.“The real bomb is under her bed.” The words echoed in my mind like a ticking clock.Axel reacted first. “I am going,” he said, already moving toward the stairs.“No,” Ruin replied sharply. “You stay and disarm this one.”Axel stopped. “You are closer,” Axel said.“And she is my responsibility,” Ruin answered.He turned to me. “Come with me.”There was no argument left in his voice. There was only urgency. We ran.The estate felt endless as we climbed the stairs. My lungs burned, and the bracelet on my wrist felt heavier with every step.“Ruin,” I said between breaths, “if there really is a bomb...”“There is,” he replied.“How do you know?” I asked.“Because whoever is doing this wants me to choose,” he said.“Choose what?” I asked.“You,” he said. “Or everything else.”The answer made my chest tighten.We reached the top floor. The hallway to his

Chapter 27: The Space Between Us

Elara’s POVI did not answer Ruin’s question immediately.“Is it possible?”The words echoed between us, heavy and dangerous in a different way than bombs or bullets. The cradle, the pregnancy test, and my name are written on it.My mind tried to steady itself, but everything felt unstable. “No,” I said finally.My voice sounded distant even to me.“It is not possible.”Ruin did not relax. He studied my face carefully, as if searching for doubt.“You are certain?” he asked.“Yes,” I replied.There had been no intimacy. Not in that way. Not yet but the lie outside the gate was deliberate, calculated, and cruel.Axel cleared his throat. “The press already received anonymous tips,” he said. “By morning, rumors will spread.”Ruin’s jaw tightened. “This is escalation,” he said.“It is a strategy,” Axel corrected.Ruin did not argue.He looked down at me again, and something shifted in his expression.“This is not just about killing you anymore,” he said quietly. “They want to destroy you pu

Chapter 28: Bratva Pressure

Elara’s POVThe blood in the cradle would not leave my mind. Even after the guards removed it from the front gate, the image remained burned into my memory. The small wooden basket looked almost identical to the first one, but this time the blanket inside had been soaked in a deep red with no baby just blood.It was a warning.I stood in Ruin’s office while dawn slowly pushed pale light through the tall windows. The city outside looked calm and ordinary, which made everything inside the mansion feel even more unreal.Ruin stood behind his desk, motionless, staring at the security footage on the large monitor.Axel stood beside him with his arms crossed, his posture rigid.“The blood is human,” Axel said. “Fresh.”My stomach twisted.“Was anyone reported missing?” I asked.Axel glanced at me before answering. “No reports yet,” he said.Ruin finally spoke. “This is escalation.”His voice sounded colder than I had ever heard it.“Bratva?” I asked.“Yes,” Axel replied.I wrapped my arms a

Chapter 29: Learning the Trigger

Elara’s POVThe gun felt heavier than I expected. It rested in my palm like a decision I could not undo, solid and cold and terrifyingly real. The weight of it pulled slightly at my wrist as if it already knew I did not belong holding it.Ruin stood behind me.“Keep your shoulders steady,” he said.His voice was calm, patient, and controlled. It sounded nothing like the man who had threatened mafia soldiers hours earlier. This voice was quieter, almost careful.We stood inside the private training range beneath the compound. Concrete walls swallowed sound, and the faint smell of oil and metal lingered in the air. A paper target hung at the far end of the lane, its center already punctured by old bullet holes.I stared at the weapon again.“I do not think this is a good idea,” I said.Ruin stepped closer.“It is necessary,” he replied.His hands reached forward, adjusting my grip. His fingers were warm against my skin, steady and deliberate. He positioned my index finger outside the tr

Chapter 30: Ruin Watches Her Sleep

Elara’s POVSleep came slowly that night, like a cautious visitor unsure it was welcome.My body felt exhausted from the day’s chaos, from the shooting lesson, from Ivan’s intrusion into the compound, and from the woman who had appeared in Ruin’s office speaking my name as if she knew me. My mind refused to settle, and every small sound inside the compound felt amplified by fear and uncertainty.I lay on the bed in Ruin’s room, staring at the ceiling while shadows from the security lights moved across it. The mattress felt softer than I expected, which somehow made it harder to relax. I felt out of place in the room, like an intruder borrowing someone else’s life.Ruin stood near the window, silent and still.He had not spoken much since the confrontation in the office. After the guards escorted the mysterious woman away for questioning, he brought me here without explanation. His hand remained at my back as we walked, steady and protective, but his thoughts seemed distant.I turned s

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