Inheritance Of Ruin – Isola Korrin

He was supposed to be here. So where was he, anyway? My stomach tightened. Was he avoiding me? “Is he going to come for dinner at all?” I asked, my tone unusually sour. “Why?” Ophelia demanded. “Do you need him to feed you?” Captain Razzo rolled his eyes, his jaw faintly twitching. “Can you not be immature for a second? It might shock you to know, but she’s not the cause of your problems.” Then he turned to me, shrugging.

“He might not come. He hardly comes down for dinner.” “Well, is he home right now?” I asked, my voice quieter this time. “Oh my god!” Ophelia slammed her hands on the table. “Will you just shut up for a second?” Captain Razzo made a frustrated sound from the back of his throat. “Beth,” Kenzo whispered. “Just eat, okay?” “Sergei!” Captain Razzo suddenly called out to the armed man hovering near the dining room.

“Yes, Captain?!” “Is the Marshal home yet?” “No, Captain!” He looked back at me. “Has your question been answered?” I sighed, poking at my food. “Yeah. Thanks.” The clinging of steel echoed in the room. But I didn’t feel like eating. Not when all I could think about was where Callan was and why he hadn’t come to see me.

He must really hate my presence to the point that he refused to see me. Throughout that day, I waited and waited. But he never came until night fell, and a new day began. OceanofPDF.com This was my playground. I had a habit. I liked to watch people. From high places, preferably. The rooftops, balconies, second floor of the mall overlooking the atrium, the guard tower, watching soldiers parade the ground.

I loved standing at anywhere I could look down at them without being part of them. Was it a bad habit? I wasn’t sure. I was made of chaos and rot, after all. Nothing was good if it came from me. So I supposed it was a bad habit then…to watch people like a creep. But humans were so fascinating, you see. Especially when they didn’t know they were being watched. When they moved differently, freely, carelessly. I liked guessing things about them. Who was loved. Who was lonely.

Who amongst them would go back to an empty house, disappear in the bathroom and cry their lungs out. I liked how some looked fragile, breakable, like a glass. And I found myself wondering, not if they would hurt, but how loud they could scream, how long it would take until they stopped fighting.

First published by The Vellum House 2026 Copyright © 2026 by Isola Korrin All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters, and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or localities is entirely coincidental. Isola Korrin asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. CONTENT WARNING The theme of this book includes psychological obsession, manipulation, consensual non-con, dubcon, self-harm, suicidal ideation, forced cannibalism, description(though briefly) of rotten corpse, violence, murder, death of a loved one, grief, CSA(told through flashbacks), nightmares, mental problem, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, mild homophobia(mentioned briefly), mentions of incest, captivity, fear play, corporal punishment, sex while watching a violent/gory video, coercion, body mutilation, somnophilia, Biblical references/quotes, exorcism scene(told through flashbacks), blasphemy, god complex.

AUTHOR’S NOTE Inheritance of Ruin isn’t exactly a love story. No, not yet. Well, the first half of the book might read like one. But after that, it’s nothing but obsession and rot and madness. It’s um, it’s total chaos, really. Messy but perhaps beautiful…it actually just depends on the way you look at it. You might need a bottle of vodka(or any strong drink of your choice), a prescription for the headache, and maybe something for a sore throat because you will find yourself screaming at shadows, at walls, at nothing, questioning your choices.

This book is just a prologue to the universe you’re about to explore. What might look like a plot hole is an intentional set up for book two. When all is said and done, I’m happy you’re here. Thank you for picking up my debut novel. PLAYLIST Smother — Daughter Runaway — Aurora Bird — Billie Marten Funeral — Phoebe Bridgers God Knows I tried — Lana Del Rey Human — Sevdaliza Familiar — Agnes Obel Wasting My Younger Years — London Grammar Flatlands — Chelsea Wolfe Beggin For Thread — BANKS Arsonist’s Lullabye — Hozier Me and The Devil — Soap&Skin Mindgame — Sickick Animals — Maroon 5 The Death of Peace of Mind — Bad omens Lost boy — Ruth B.

Lilly — Alan Walker, K–391, Emelie Hollow Gethsemane — Sleep token Night We Met — Lord Hurron Lovely — Billie Eilish Ft. Khalid First edition This book was professionally typeset on Reedsy Find out more at reedsy.com OceanofPDF.com To the girl searching for thrill in the playground of monsters; Will you bend for me? Will you break for me? Can you survive me? OceanofPDF.com I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

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