Bullets & Betrayal: Deceiving Her: Book Two (Ruby Ring Renegades 2) by N.A. Jameson

Author:N.A. Jameson [Jameson, N.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-04-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter fourteen

Colton

Layla’s words confused me. I didn’t have any clue what she was talking about, but I could see the hurt behind the mask and instinctively knew that it was something I was doing to put it there. What that was, I wasn’t sure. I feel like I’ve been in an angry fog ever since I watched the life drain from my father’s broken body. An angry haze that stung my skin every time I brushed against it. I shook my head and tried to focus on Layla to understand her better.

Was I mad at her? I didn’t think I was, but she did, and that’s all that mattered. Her decisions got us here? If it weren’t for her, my father’s body might still be lying in that fucking dirty room. She made sure that he would be taken care of with dignity, the way he deserved. Clarity suddenly struck, and my stomach twisted, realizing that she thought I was mad at her and blamed her for Dad’s death. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Dad’s last wishes were not to let Layla blame herself, and I was already fucking it up.

“Hellcat,” I rasped, my grief-laden voice unrecognizable to my ears, “I’m not mad at you, and I don’t blame you.”

“Are you sure?” she asked, worriedly nibbling her bottom lip.

I reached across the car and snagged her wrist, hauling her into my lap so that she was straddling me. “I’m not really sure what I did that made you feel this way. I’ve been in a fog since Dad died, but I am in no way angry with you, and I sure as fuck don’t blame you for his death, baby.” I prayed she believed me because I wasn’t sure how else to convince her.

“Really?” she asked quietly.

“Really, really,” I replied. Layla wrapped her arms around my neck, and I wrapped mine around her waist, holding her to me so that there wasn’t any space between us. Alone in the car with the love of my life, I finally let myself go, dropping the wall I had erected in my mind to hold back the bulk of my grief. I sobbed into Layla’s neck like a child, mourning the loss of my father. Unlike the rest of my brothers, I had a great relationship with my Dad, and when Zach officially moved in with us, so did he. He wasn’t like a lot of the men who were in the organization at the time, who beat their wives and children for the hell of it.

He was a good man and a fantastic father. And now that he was gone, I felt like I hadn’t appreciated him as much as I could have. Now, it was too late. Layla let me pour all of my grief into her as she softly tried to soothe me. When I had cried myself out of tears, I held her, slowly becoming more aware of her tight body pressed against mine. The human body

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