All Chapters of His Ruin: Chapter 101 - Chapter 103

Drisana The garden had become my favorite place in the house.It was quiet in the mornings, before the staff started moving around and before Armani’s phone inevitably began demanding his attention.I stood beside the small patch of herbs I’d planted weeks ago, one hand resting beneath my stomach. The change was impossible to ignore now.My waist had thickened. My clothes were beginning to fit differently, and the small curve I’d once been able to hide beneath loose dresses had finally become visible.I ran my palm over it slowly. For months, the pregnancy had existed mostly as numbers on a medical form. Weeks. Measurements. Appointments. Now I could see and feel it. My body was making room for someone. I was so distracted that I didn’t notice Armani until his voice came from behind me.“You’ve been standing there for five minutes.”I startled and turned. He stood a few feet away, one hand in his pocket. His eyes dropped to my stomach. I immediately lowered my hand. Something about

ArmaniMy phone rang while I was standing in the courtyard, watching Drisana water the herbs she had insisted on bringing back from the hospital.I glanced at the screen.Enzo.I almost let it ring. I answered on the fourth ring.“What do you want?”A low laugh came through the speaker.“No hello?”“I know you didn’t call to ask how my morning is going.”“Fair enough.”I leaned against the stone railing and watched Drisana move between the plants. There was something peaceful about watching her like this. I had spent years building a life where ordinary was never an option. Enzo had always been very good at reminding me of that.“I hear congratulations are in order,” he said.My expression hardened.“For what?”“Don’t insult me, Armani.” He chuckled. “A son.”I straightened at once, my jaw tightening.“How did you know?”Enzo laughed again.“I have eyes and ears everywhere, mijo. You should know that by now.”Of course he did. Information moves through our world faster than money. A d