HIS TO RUIN
Rage unlike anything I had ever known tore through me, violent and consuming, and I knew with terrifying clarity that this was no longer business.
This was war.
As Mr Ricardo turned away, already speaking quietly into another call, the room fell into a tense silence. The ticking of the wall clock sounded too loud, too slow, each second scraping against my nerves.
I stared at the floor, my hands clenched into fists, my chest rising and falling in uneven breaths.
“I will end you,” I whispered into the silence, my voice low and steady despite the storm inside me. “Marcus Hale. I will end you.”
The promise settled into me, leaving no room for doubt.
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