Bound By Ruin – D S MARK

Brighter. Worse. Monitor already on. white bed turned down. ultrasound equipment live. a tray of sealed instruments too close to the wall. The smell of sterile wipes strong enough to cut through Nico’s nausea for one brutal second. He sat when they told him to sit because the alternative was folding. Sloane crouched in front of him, fingers already at his wrist.

“How much.” “Not much.” His voice sounded far away. “Pain.” “Yes.” “Sharp.” “Yes.” She stood. “On the bed.” Cassian stayed where he was until Nico looked up and found him. There it was then. The whole thing. Not anger. Not accusation. He looked wrecked. As if someone had cracked the whole private structure of him open just enough for the fear to show through the seams.

Nico got onto the bed because Sloane told him to and because Cassian was looking at him like the room might disappear if he blinked. Everything after that happened too fast and too clearly. Vitals. Questions. The monitor cuff tightening around his arm. white blanket over his legs.

gel cold on skin. the screen turning on with its grainy black-and-white world where his life now apparently existed as abstract shapes and data before it could exist safely anywhere else. Sloane’s face unreadable. Good. terrible. necessary. The pain eased slightly while she scanned. Or maybe his body had simply run out of distinct ways to sound alarm and was now choosing numbness as a more efficient language. He looked at the ceiling. Not the screen. He could feel Cassian’s presence in the room like a second gravity field.

Not touching him. Not speaking. Just there, too close to fear to survive if he opened his mouth too soon. Sloane said, “Look at me.” Nico turned his head. Her voice was flat and exact. “I need you with me.” He nodded once. Then, because the room had finally decided mercy was less efficient than truth, the next cramp hit hard enough to take the breath out of him cleanly. Cassian moved before he could stop himself. One step.

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This book is intended for adult readers only. All romantic and intimate characters are 18 years of age or older. Published by D S MARK 1kitap1.com/en For the readers who love danger, devotion, and the kind of love that refuses to break. And for those who know the softest touch can still start a war. 1kitap1.com/en CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Dedication Content Warning CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 12 CHAPTER 13 CHAPTER 14 CHAPTER 15 CHAPTER 16 CHAPTER 17 CHAPTER 18 CHAPTER 19 CHAPTER 20 CHAPTER 21 CHAPTER 22 CHAPTER 23 Also By D S MARK Thank You for Reading Loved This Book?

About The Author 1kitap1.com/en CONTENT WARNING This book is intended for adult readers and contains dark romantic themes. Inside this story you will find: secret pregnancy and reproductive themes possessive and protective relationship dynamics family power struggles and control surveillance, privacy invasion, and political manipulation emotional distress and anxiety medical scenes and pregnancy-related tension threats, coercive pressure, and high-stakes danger This story is a dark romance and includes emotionally intense situations, but it is written with a strong romantic focus and an emotionally satisfying relationship arc.

1kitap1.com/en CHAPTER 1 Quiet After Fire The first sign was the coffee. Nico had been drinking it for years, strong enough to taste like punishment and clean enough not to smell sweet. Most mornings he wanted it before his eyes were fully open.

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