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The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter Ninety-Eight: Elaine
Trigger Warning: Child Abuse & Physical AbuseI cannot seem to control my pacing; my feet take me to the heated kettle and back before I recall the chamomile tea bag that I meant to place on the teacup before the water reaches its boiling point.What is one supposed to do when the wife of the man they are supposed to be with shows up by their door with their child to beg that they leave their marriage alone?In my case, I asked them to come in, and now I intend to serve them tea—or stall with tea while I hide in the makeshift kitchen section of my hotel room.Luckily enough, the child has fallen asleep, but I am still petrified—I am the sinner here, right?"You don't have to pretend to be hospitable."A familiar voice jolts me.It’s Vivian; she is leaning by the wall near the door."The least I can do is make you a cup of tea."I respond almost immediately, rather before I can take in the miserable way her mascara runs on her face."Right! I certainly would enjoy a cup of tea from a w
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter Ninety-Nine: Every Part of Me
Trigger Warning: Child Abuse & Physical AbuseThe child’s lips once again part before he turns away. Can Dominic not see that he is scaring his child?"You are scaring your wife and child; get the hell out of my room!"I yell to Dominic; the hoarseness developing in my throat makes my voice break terribly."My Child?"He repeats with a scoff.“You pulled this shit again, Viv?”Vivian’s gaze evades his."That.”Dominic points to the boy trembling on the couch.“…is Vivian's nephew. She always pulls this skit when I turn my attention elsewhere."He confesses.What?Why? Why put a child through that?"That's our son, you bastard!"Vivian screams after him.Come to think of it, her body doesn’t tremble with fear for a woman who has been strangled by their husband. Nothing within her tells of fear; only the child looks terrified."Didn't your mother tell you to stay away from your aunt?"Dominic turns to the frightened child, and again, he scootches in his seat as if he couldn’t get far en
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter One Hundred: Tolerate
"Reject you?” Dominic repeats, his head turning sharply away from me as if I had slapped him. “Reject you." He utters once again, this time with a slow nod as he takes a step towards me. The air around him feels cold. Perhaps that is why I find it easy to step back from him. But as if terrible with cues, he covers the distance I introduce with too much ease. My hand reaches the railing in case I were to tumble down the stairs, but he grabs my waist, pulls me toward the wall and boxes me in with both of his hands. "Are you serious or simply trying to piss me off?" His question comes off as a slow hiss that chills me. It feels a little foolhardy to answer him right away, considering the potency of his anger that makes even his eyes burn intensely, so I swallow. “I asked you a question, Katherine.” I am the one who should be furious; he caused a scene in my home and made me insecure in my space! Yet…I can no longer taste the fury that caused me to storm outside; all I feel is ho
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter One-Zero-One: Right? {II}
Elaine Lenard Brockett "It is late, and as much as I adore the pier, I have been banished from Ketria, so if you called me here to watch the moonlight on the lake, you have missed your target audience.” Amélie Clive uttered as she neared Elaine, startling her slightly into taking a step back. Yes, she had news, good news, in fact, but the giddiness and sense of accomplishment were all wiped away by her unimpressed demeanour. To Elaine, Amélie Clive was the worst kind of person to befriend, the kind that always demanded more even though they were well beyond their rights, so why was it that a piece of her craved acceptance from such a cold human? "They found her—your daughter Ruby, I mean." Elaine uttered with a sheepish smile; she couldn't help but fidget her fingers, a movement that stopped the second Amélie Clive’s face lit up, and her posture changed. "Where?" "Chrysalis." "Jesus, Chrysalis, where?" "Viona, Chrysalis, Fourth Street. She's working on a school for her Luna p
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter One-Zero-Two: Coward
'Westerfield, 10th Avenue.'My hand caresses the paper left on my coffee table for the nth time.My plan had been to return with security to kick Vivian out, but she and her 'child' were gone by the time the team and I came back; the only thing left had been the note with an address and the smell of piss on one of the couches—a couch that I will need to replace before I check out.Perhaps I should have opted for an apartment.I need a shower, desperately.My centre is moist, and my gown smells of cinnamon and whisky, but the most unfortunate thing about the night, other than the pee-smelling room, is that my heat has settled.My heat settling means that I can think more clearly and feel more deeply. Emphasis on the ‘feel’ because I just had sex with a married man whose wife was on her knees pleading in my apartment not too long before.I never thought I could detest my reflection in the mirror more than I already do.I cannot believe that I have become a version of Elaine, perhaps a t
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter One-Zero-Three: Loose Ends
"Who the fuck brings a driver to a stakeout, and what kind of rich are you that you have such a car but can’t even drive it?"Vivian asks as she admires the car's leather seat and the white fur covering the steering wheel.She insisted we leave my driver behind, and I agreed. If this was a kidnapping, I don't want to set him up for a dangerous time in court should he have to testify; he has a family—and though the word ‘family’ feels like it's losing its meaning to me, that’s not the case for him."Focus."I dismiss."So, you own a car that you cannot even drive?"She retorts at my dismissal, and when I do not answer, she continues to speak."Figures. But just so you know, a princess like you is way out of depth in this neck of the woods."I roll my eyes for the nth time before staring out the window.My hand reaches for the stereo, but the only music available is blues, so I switch it off before my mind can race.The woman who served me coffee at Vivian’s store and said that the ‘Cha
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter One-Zero-Four: Tired
My legs feel as if they are laden with lead; I cannot bring myself to move towards the men.Each breath I take feels painful against my tightened chest, or perhaps it is the clog in my throat that makes it difficult to breathe, or maybe my body is shutting down, maybe it’s had enough, maybe-A wave of nausea washes over me before dizziness takes charge.What if it was a warning shot? What if-The men drag her limp body from the ground as if mocking my hopeful naivety.“Where are you going!”Vivian’s hand grips against mine, making me realise that I was unconsciously moving towards the scene.“If you go there, he will kill me.”Her panicked face makes me feel better, honestly.She has gotten what she wished for; I do not know if I can be with him—no, I know. I can't be with someone who resembles my father. I cannot be with someone who can harm another that I adore; I cannot be with someone who has the capacity to turn me into a monster because, for the life of me, I cannot quite figure
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter One-Zero-Five: Reset
Trigger Warning: Gore Dominic J. Lewis There was nothing that could be said about his fury, nothing about his worry and nothing about his guilt. "He still won't say anything to us, boss. He insists on speaking to you alone." His worker uttered as he walked into the abandoned building. Dominic’s clothes still reeked of the hospital and the blood from last night after holding Ruby, who was barely breathing by the time the doctors asked him to leave. He had held her before, but she had never felt smaller in his arms. Her body’s regeneration marvelled the doctors, but her skull warranted talks of irreversible brain damage with some comments of ‘but she has a good chance at survival’ as if they could soothe him; he wanted to know his mate in her perfection, not with half of her mind away. His hand gripped the bat he was offered at the door tighter before dragging it across the ground to where ‘Simon' sat, tied up, bleeding and semi-asleep. "And Vivian, have they found her yet?” Dom
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- The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Author's Note
- The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Bonus #6: The Play
- The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Bonus #5: Annoying
- The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Bonus #4: Amicably
- The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Bonus #3: Owned
- The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter One-Four-Zero: Last Time
- The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter One-Three-Nine: Irrevocably.
- The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter One-Three-Eight: Fun
- The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter One-Three-Seven: Come Morning
