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Ruby was sad.

Jaxon could tell even though she always pretended to be okay and happy.

Half of the time, she was lost in her head, thinking and daydreaming, and sometimes, she could see the guilt and tears she tried so desperately to hide from him.

She was affected by Kimberly’s death and even though Jaxon had seen it coming he still felt

sad and angry.

He was annoyed at the fact that Ruby was mourning for someone who had gone through so

much to make her life a living hell.

He was annoyed that she still cared about a person that almost killed her.

He wondered how one could be so soft-hearted and strong at the same time. It was one of the

qualities he loved most about her but he hated this time around.

She tried to appear strong and unaffected before him but Jaxon could see the sadness buried deep within her eyes. And he tried to calm everything down before she fully recovered so she didn’t have another thing to worry about.

The news of their contract had died