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Chapter Thirty-One: Missing
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The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter Thirty-Two: Mother
The small green-eyed lump ran straight into my arms from the brown-haired woman holding her as if she were baggage.“Uby!”Elle raises her hands in an ‘up’ motion; it's hard to say no to her, especially when her innocence is plastered on her face."Sally, I presume."I utter as I lift the warm bundle that immediately begins to play with my hair."Ruby?""Yes, I am the one you spoke to on the phone. I’d welcome you in for some tea, but your engine is still running.”She offers a sheepish smile to my statement, and as if that’s not bad enough, I can see luggage in the door she left open."Yes, I am in a bit of a hurry, but you did say I could still see her?"She asks.For all her crying, I never expected that she would try to skip town immediately after signing over her custody of Elle to me."For now, she will be in a boarding school for less than a year, at most ten months. But once everything settles down, then, yes, you can still see her."I answer humouredly.I will not see her aga
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter Thirty-Three: Viral
"Welcome."I utter again, for the nth time, with a smile. My jaw is tired.I'm used to this, but I must have overdone it when Rebecca's attempts at flirting with the Alpha took longer than ten minutes.The reason why I didn't put her in her place like last time is simple: I have learned my lesson.Her relationship with mother is complicated; she adores Rebecca in the envious sense.If I beat Rebecca at something, she loves me and gossips about her. If Rebecca excels at something more than me, Mother all but throws her a parade, forgetting, if only for a moment, my existence.That is why I loved to keep her close and help her secure more accomplishments pre-Magnolia scandal—it was liberating not having mother hovering over my shoulders.Well...that ship has sailed.Good God, I can't believe I am still sober."Ruby, hi, good to see you."My smile finds its place as I take in the Golden bouffant dress the Queen has on, tying perfectly to the Lycan’s black and gold suit; as always, his ha
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter Thirty-Four: Too Good
She had him.Or she would have, had the woman they met earlier not mentioned her mother."Little to lose...?"He repeated, again fumbling his steps in the dance number that...perhaps five days were not enough to master."I could tell your mother."A part of him readied himself for her reaction; he would hold her in place in case she tried to leave him dancing alone.There were a few times when she reacted strongly, and from what he noticed, most of those times had to do with the mention of her mother or parental responsibility. The first was when Elle’s caregiver hurled insults at the child. She froze, and after a while, her expression turned panicky. The second time was a few minutes ago when she interrupted the woman she introduced as her friend. He typically would have forgotten that, but...he wanted to know more about her.She robbed him of that.He spun her, and the softness of her hair brushed his cheek, leaving a trace of her scent on his skin; he almost shut his eyes to experi
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter Thirty-Five: Second Chance
"And your husband, the Alpha? I heard that he is a good person-""The best."I add quickly, whatever game this is, let's end it.His hand rakes his hair before he sighs."I don't mean to do this.""Do what? Insist on my being fine, and were I to give you a different answer, accuse me of my inability to choose happiness? Rhett, if you want to run without looking back, run. I do not plan to hold you captive."Again, he remains silent."I don't want to go back to who I was, Ruby. I can't take the pressures anymore. I'm sorry if-""If you are sorry, how about taking temporary custody of Elle?""What?""She is...my plan was to send her to boarding school, but I think she is too anxious for-""Ruby, she is four. You can't send her to boarding school.""I know that. I know....do you know that earlier today, she apologised for crying? I feel like such a garbage human being for not being emotionally able to tell her, 'You know what, let's stay in and eat cake together'. ""Well, garbage human
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter Thirty-Six: Right?
The softness of fabric softener has never felt so soothing in my life.I am used to clothes doused in cologne from the men around me; to say Beta Leon feels refreshing would be an understatement.My arms wrap around his big and burly body, pressing myself deeper into him until he is all I can smell.I wasn't crying. At least not anymore.His shirt holds evidence of my existence in the tear stain shape, the smeared makeup and... well, my snot."I'm sorry."I offer."I don't think you should apologise for being sad."He responds, and I almost laugh; I should have said that to Elle."What in God's name do you think you are doing?"My heart’s race from my chest causes my hand to fly between my breasts; for a moment, I thought my heart had left my skin.I hadn't sensed him, I didn't smell the ocean, and there was no sign that the Alpha was close or-"Get your hands off my wife."Upset.Then again, still, oceans are more dangerous than rowdy ones.**Adrian M. Knox"Like the one in Central
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter Thirty-Seven: Leash
After the outfit change, the Alpha and I did not speak to each other, merely maintained friendly conversations with anyone else."Are you okay?"Alba asks as I place my water on the table; I am tired of feeling depressed yet surprisingly hydrated.“Why do I feel like that is a trick question?”“Trick, how?”She retorts."My answer always borders on ‘of course’, but since you witnessed what happened before, you will not believe my answer.” “And will you blame me for your lack of believability?”She asks, and I smile tiredly.“Of course not. But my next question will be, what do you want from me, Alba.”“A reaction.”“To what?”I ask with a dry laugh.“What am I reacting to?”“Ruby, your husband left you when you were vulnerable at the ball to save another woman, and now you try to save him from the retribution he would have gotten from fighting his Beta? Don’t you want revenge, don’t you want… I mean, and what about what you said during my wedding? Isn’t it obvious that-”“That what,
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter Thirty-Eight: I Am
"Leash?"I repeat, astounded by his gall."You would threaten to leash me as if I am a dog? A dog you would most likely abandon the second an attractive child so much as swoons before you."The fury in his expression is delicious.Is this why Alba asked me to react?If this is it, then I have been reacting.I have been tasting his regret, but...what if there are different layers to it? What if I can elicit more from him?"I'm sorry for that. I apologised!""Oh, come now, Alpha, if 'I'm sorry' worked, you wouldn't hate my entire family. We both know that word is just a b-"A smile crosses my lips as a bad idea pops into my head."I'm sorry."I utter, and his frown grows as his brows knit in understandable confusion."I'm sorry my father killed someone precious to you."A stillness follows my words, but the expression of more anger that I expected does not come instantly, only anguish that he then covers with a trembling sneer.His scoff follows, and for a second, I expect him to slap m
The Alpha's Ruby Obsession Chapter Thirty-Nine: 'Wife'
The arms of the Alpha’s mother are warm and soft too—I don't think the latter is brag-able; she also smells like freshly baked bread for some reason."Hello, I'm sorry I couldn't see you sooner-""I know, I know, I gave birth to such a brat."His mother devours my excuse, leaving me at a loss conversation-wise.What...do I say next?I know how to dominate a conversation, so...why don't I know what to say next?"He is a brat, isn't he?"My voice trembles. Mother would hate it if someone said that about me to her."Wait, no, I-"I try to take back my words, but she laughs a hearty sound that again makes me feel out of my element."Oh, he was worse as a teenager, something about puberty just..."She continues, but I cannot place her words.She is shorter than me, a little plump but not like Martha and her apron is covered in red soil despite her bready scent.Her hand on my waist feels warm and secure, like the blue of her eyes that promise comfort and support even though I am certain I
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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
