Road from Ruin

Chapter Sixteen

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RED

"They'll find me." Delta whispers while her face turns as white as a sheet.

Like fuck they'll find her. No man who puts his hands on a woman deserves to walk free, let alone the fact he put his hands on my woman? This man is going down.

My woman.

Shit.

"Delta breathe. You're okay. I'm here." I say while I slowly rub my hand up and down her back. I put the truck in reverse and pull out of the parking lot to get Delta home.

We sit in silence until we pull in to my shop. I get out, walk around the truck and open the passenger door. Leaning over I unbuckle delta's seatbelt and carefully life her into my arms, since she's clearly in shock she doesn't protest. Up the stairs and into my apartment I place her gently on the couch and sit on the coffee table in front of her. Taking a few deep breaths I finally speak.

"What was your plan angel. I know you panicked and got out of a bad situation fast but you have to have had a plan in place for your future. Tell me what you wanted to do." Finally raising her tear filled eyes to mine she speaks.

"A job. That I loved, I don't want to be a paralegal. I hated my job I just wanted to fix my car and volunteer at the shelter. I was going to find a place I liked, find a job and an apartment and then I guess file for divorce. I figured I'd eventually have to see Dean again because he won't make this divorce easy on me but I needed a life of my own before I got into that battle. But I'm afraid..." She stutters.

"You're okay angel." I reassure.

"I'm afraid of what he's told my parents. I shouldn't have been such a coward and ran.. I should have faced this head on. Who knows what he's told them? If he finds me he'll drag me back home and who knows what will happen to me then? I'm not ready, I was supposed to be ready for this but then my car broke down and you..." She abruptly stops. Thank god because I feel like whatever she was about to say next would have ripped me apart.

"He won't find you angel. And if he does he has to go through me. I won't let him take you. I swear it." I stop before I break down and confess I'm fuckin falling for this girl. She doesn't need that right now. I pull her into my arms and kiss the side of her head.

"So tomorrow we'll work on finding you a job. I'll call the boys and get to work on looking into your missing persons report, see who were workin with here. But now why don't you take a hot shower and get in to bed. Relax." I say as I grab under her arms and pull her up.

"How many times am I going to have to thank you for saving me Ben?" She says sadly looking at the ground. I grip her chin so her eyes meet mine.

"You're strong as hell angel, you've been saving yourself all these years. Let me take care of you for a while huh?" I say pushing her towards the bathroom. She silently nods before closing the door and starting the shower.

Pacing around the living room I can't stop thinking about every way I want to dismember her fucking loser husband.

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DELTA

Hot water streams down my back. For such a big scary man, Red has been able to calm me down better than anyone else. He's in a motorcycle gang for gods sakes. Sorry, club. Yet he soothes my fears like it's nothing. I let the hot water loosen my tense muscles and rest my head against the wall. The thought of Dean showing up starts flashbacks of the last time I saw him. The anger in his eyes. The fear I felt so deep in my soul. Married for three years and it turns out he was a complete stranger. The way he attacked me. The things he said. That wasn't random. That anger has been inside him the entire time.