Ruin Me First
A scream tears through a quiet chapel as Wren is suddenly consumed by a golden light, chosen by an ancient pact she never knew existed. Her family, who always dismissed....
A scream tears through a quiet chapel as Wren is suddenly consumed by a golden light, chosen by an ancient pact she never knew existed. Her family, who always dismissed her as powerless, now sees her as dangerous, for the Vaerin pact has awakened and bound itself to her. But this awakening comes with a devastating cost: a mysterious, arrogant man named Roan Vaerin appears, claiming Wren is a mistake, yet inextricably tied to him by this very bond. He reveals they are heirs from two houses, linked for three centuries, and if they refuse the pact's demands, it will starve them both. As an agonizing pull in her chest confirms their connection, Wren realizes she's trapped in a deadly dance with a man who despises her, yet whose survival is now bound to her own. Can she unravel the secrets of this ancient bond before it consumes them both?