All Chapters of THE RUIN HE CHOSE : Chapter 21 - Chapter 27

AURELIA My hands were going to my back, trying to find the switchblade when someone's arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me against them.I turned back, surprised and flushed against Lorenzo's chest. I realized something flapped against my back and I looked down and noticed him struggling to do his belt with his other hand.My face reddened not out of embarrassment but anger. His fingers pushed back my hair and I noticed his eyes. They were a shade lighter than his brother's, I wouldn't have noticed it if I wasn't always finding myself in situations where I had to keep staring deeply at Zayn's eyes.The man with the decayed teeth relaxed, and laughed mischievously at Lorenzo. I noticed a walkie talkie in hi hands."Ustedes están divirtiéndose, ¿eh?”You guys are having fun, huh?"Es que no hay quien se aburra de mi esposa.”It's impossible to get bored of my wife.Lorenzo somehow found a way to match the man's energy without smiling. I stared at the both of them wondering what t

AURELIA My heart hammered so hard I could barely breathe. This wasn’t supposed to be happening. I was the one who was supposed to protect him, damn it. I was his bodyguard. Yet here I was, tucked against Zayn like some fragile thing while chaos exploded around us.I slowly lifted my head, and my gaze locked onto his face. God, he was beautiful. Even now, with everything falling apart, I couldn’t stop staring. His sharp jawline was clenched tight, a streak of blood running down from his temple, tracing a dark path along his cheekbone before disappearing near the corner of his mouth. It should have made him look wrecked. Instead, it only sharpened everything… the intensity in his eyes, the raw power in the set of his shoulders. The blood made him look more alive.My eyes traced the line of his nose, the slight furrow between his brows, the way his dark lashes cast faint shadows on his skin. How was it possible for someone to look like this in the middle of a gunfight? My thoughts scatt

AURELIA “...get the fucking idiots out of there…” I groaned as I struggled to gain consciousness. My head banged like crazy as I blinked. The dim chandelier was the first thing I saw. I sat upright, confused as I searched my surroundings. I became familiar with Zayn's small penthouse.“, you're overlooking the fact that someone leaked information that went as far as reaching interpol,” Lorenzo's voice came from outside the door. My head throbbed painfully and I realized I had a bandage around it.Their bickering outside wasn't even helping situations. I pushed open the door and saw Zayn looking pissed off as he cleaned a shotgun. Both their gazes snapped towards my direction, alarmed and cautious.Lorenzo's expression softened a tiny bit but Zayn's remained the same.“Shouldn't you be resting in bed?” Zayn finally responded, his voice icy.“How long was I out for?” I asked back.Zayn didn't reply, he greeted me with his usual silence.“Two and a half,” Lorenzo finally spoke up in his

ZAYNThe dock smelled like salt, diesel, and old rope, the kind of place where deals went down under flickering lights and nobody asked questions. The ship finally bumped against the concrete pier, engines coughing their last as the crew exploded into action. They scrambled off like rats fleeing a sinking ship, boots slapping against the wet planks, voices overlapping in a frantic mess of curses and shouts. I didn’t blame them. Today had been long, bloody, it was perfectly normal for them to try and get off as fast as they could.I stepped off last, Celez slung over my shoulder like a sack of grain. My arm locked around her legs to keep her steady, her weight familiar now after carrying her through the lower decks. She was still out cold, breathing shallow against my back. I kept my pace even, boots crunching over gravel as I moved toward the waiting group.Jade stood there with backup, half a dozen of our guys, armed and alert, scanning the area like they expected trouble to jump out