Ruby's Knight: Coming Home Series (Romance Bunnies) by M.J. Herald
Author:M.J. Herald [Herald, M.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-07T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Eight
Dread washed over Dalton. Heâd been the one to put that awful pain in Rubyâs eyes. But why? Why was he being a complete jerk? Why was he trivializing what theyâd shared? What she truly meant to him? The sledgehammer of truth whacked him over the head. He sucked in a deep breath at what it revealed.
He was scared.
Terrified.
Paralyzed.
The best thing heâd ever had in his life was over.
The text heâd just received told him so.
Deke had neutralized Gascan.
Ruby could go home now. And he could goâ¦well, wherever he wanted. How was he going to leave her? How?
He strode across the room and yanked her to his body. âYou donât hate me, princess.â
âLet me go.â She growled into his chest.
âNo. I was wrong. I didnât meanâ¦â. The heel of her shoe crushed down on his toes. âOuch!â He dropped to the bed, giving his foot a vigorous rub. His toes throbbed. âI think you broke my toe.â
âServes you right. When a girl says to let go, you let go!â
Panic had Dalton rushing his words together. âIwouldneverhurtyou.â
âYou already did.â She thrust her chin out.
âIâm sorry.â
âI donât believe you.â
Dalton racked his brain for somethingâ¦anythingâ¦he could say to get her to believe him. He didnât want it to end like this. Normally, his grey matter would be able to conjure up the perfect words during a crisis. However, this was not the military. This was his lifeâ¦his real life. And heâd just thrown a Molotov cocktail into it. What a catastrophe.
As he watched her chin tremble, he committed every ounce of her to memory. Her hair. Her smooth, flawless skin. Those long fingers that had touched every part of his body. And those eyes. Those damn, whiskey-colored eyes that were going to haunt him until the day he died.
The sledgehammer that had whacked him over the head took another wide swing. This time it smashed straight through his chest, cracking through bone, until it sliced through his heart. He jerked, as he waited for it to beat again.
How he wished heâd done things differently.
But this is where he was.
And he had to let her go. She was never meant to be his to begin with. He knew that. He knew it the minute he laid eyes on her. He knew it the minute he walked into her house and told her she was going with him. He knew it the moment he first touched her, tasted her.
He had nothing to offer her.
And a woman like Ruby Graham deserved everything.
âPack a bag.â He stared at the floor. âIâm taking you home.â
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