RUIN ME TENDER
"Hate was the only thing between usāuntil it wasnāt."
-ISLA-
Revenge is my birthright. Ever since the fire that claimed my brother and shattered my family, Iāve rebuilt the Moreau empire from the ashes. But every brick Iāve laid, and deal struck has come with one goal in mind: uncovering the truth behind that night.
Ciaran Valente is the man Iāve hated since I learned how to hate. Infuriating, cruel, and too clever for his own good, he thrives in darkness, just like I do. But when the ghosts of my past tie his family to my brotherās death, my hatred becomes the least dangerous thing between us.
Because Ciaran doesnāt just step into my worldāhe consumes it. He sees through my armor, breaks down my defenses, and dares to turn my pain into something far more dangerous than vengeance: desire.
But love doesnāt exist for people like us. Only power. Only lies. And when the masks come off, one truth will destroy us both.
-CIARAN-
Isla Moreau is my personal form of torment. Sharp-tongued, calculating, and as untouchable as ice. Iāve craved breaking her for yearsānot just to prove I could, but because thereās nothing more tempting than watching a queen fall.
But Isla isnāt a game. Sheās fire wrapped in steel, and she hides secrets even darker than my own. When the past collides with the present, revealing the cracks in our perfect faƧades, I discover something I didnāt think I was capable of: obsession.
She consumes meāmind, body, and soul. But while I want to own her, she wants vengeance. While I crave her surrender, she wants the truth.
And in the end, weāre not just enemies. Weāre fated to ruin each other.