This Side of Ruin

What begins as a search for answers turns into a descent through the fractured machinery of a world built on shadows. Their path winds through hidden networks, double-crosses, and truths sharp enough to wound—each revelation bringing them closer to a reckoning they didn’t expect and may not survive.

Haunted by past failures and hardened by present betrayals, they are an unlikely pair—one chasing justice, the other running from it. But in a place where loyalty is currency and silence is protection, survival demands trust... even when it hurts to give it.

The final confrontation doesn't offer peace—it offers a choice: break the cycle, or become part of it. When the dust settles, they emerge changed. Scarred, yes. But not broken. What they've lost can’t be measured—but neither can what they've gained.

From the ruins of what was, they carve out something new. Not perfect. But honest.

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Release date

Audiobook: 4 May 2025