Rage by Michelle St. James
Author:Michelle St. James [St. James, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blackthorn Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
18
Ruby
Their late night-movie had stopped seeming like a mistake and had started to feel like a routine, which was dangerous in and of itself.
Obviously.
But it had been so gradual sheâd hardly noticed crossing the chilly abyss sheâd put between them, and the truth was, she was lonely.
It had been three weeks since her rescue. She spent every day alone, either in the loft or on the roof deck, tipping her face to the sun or wind, wondering when she would be free to walk the streets again, to take Olivia for pizza or ice cream (there was always enough money in the swear jar for ice cream).
Sometimes she prowled the loft, looking for clues about the man who had barreled into her life, beating a path of destruction behind the happiness theyâd so briefly experienced before everything went to shit.
But other than her bedroom, which had clearly been made cozy for her, the house itself was devoid of information. It was like living in a museum.
Talking to her dad and Brooke helped, but they felt so far away it was like dialing home from an outpost on the moon.
She saw Vera when she came to cook, which wasnât every day (Ruby sensed more to that story but didnât want to pry), and Max when he hung around the loft to talk business.
The other men came every few days, but their business seemed serious and confidential and Ruby always made herself scarce during their meetings.
Other than that, it was just her and Roman, and her appetite for giving him the cold shoulder was dwindling by the day.
She didnât know where heâd been today but heâd returned to the loft looking windblown, his face raw and ruddy from the cold. Theyâd eaten separately â Ruby still took her food to her room when Roman was home, a kind of pathetic last stand â and sheâd read for a while, the scented candles flickering on the bedside tables.
She told herself she didnât care about the movie, that it was just another way to pass the time, but she was antsy and unfocused, and she slogged through the chapters of the book sheâd been immersed in earlier in the afternoon.
Finally, the time on her phone flipped over to 11:30 p.m., the unofficial start time of their late-night screenings, and Ruby headed for the living room.
Roman was already there, legs extended onto the coffee table in a pose that still seemed strangely casual for a man who had seemed almost formal when sheâd first gotten to know him. He was wearing gray sweatpants and a long-sleeve black T-shirt and looking more delicious than any man had a right to look in such haphazard attire.
âSure you donât want to pick this time?â he asked.
A bowl of popcorn sat on the coffee table along with two beers.
âIâm sure,â she said.
Sheâd been surprised to find her lack of agency in the loft had an upside: she didnât have to make decisions. Her food was prepared by Vera with
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