Burning Ruins

Chapter Thirty Eight

Chapter Thirty Eight

Delaney

"This just ended, girl leaves Calvin King's son Axel King apartment. Rumor has it that the mystery girl is out of the picture. Ever since she's left it's like the old Axel King is going back to his old way. We'll keep the story updated and you'll hear it here first-"

I sat down at the dining room table and looked at Elias text.

"He punched me in the face, usually when he goes this overboard he does something fucked up."

"Something fucked up alright." I muttered before my stepmom walked over.

"Hi sweetie. How are you feeling?" she asked as she sat down. "You were a mess when you got here."

My vision blurred.

"Hunter please sit down." I whispered.

"No! No I won't!"

"Hunter please!" I begged him trying to force him then.

"Shit!" he growled before hitting me in the face.

The pain shot up my face and the pain started and wouldn't go away. I was hurting.

"Fuck Hunter!" I was crying not because of the pain but because I told myself to never be close to him when he was drunk.

I forced myself out of it and looked back at her.

"I'm ok now. Just a little jetlagged."

"Oh I'm sorry hun. Listen I can move Mya and Zoey out of your room."

"No it's fine. It's their room now anyways."

"It was your room first."

"I can share."

"They are capable of sleeping with Abby."

"I thought Abby was traveling." I looked up at her.

"She was but something brought her back here so soon. She met someone. You'll meet him tomorrow for dinner." Jenna smiled.

"How delightful." I muttered.

"He's very handsome Laney. I'm hoping one day you can bring someone home to." Jenna sighed. "There's still time too."

"I had Hunter."

"And you saw how that went. You need someone that gives you the same love you give out though."

I wanted to tell her there was Axel but she was a fan of the Kings and telling her I kissed those lips and fucked up... she'd hate me. Think I was an idiot. Truth is I'm just unable to love like I used too.

"You know I've never hated the idea of you and Ryan." she smiled.

"Ryans my step brother and your son."

"Love works in mysterious ways sweetie and there's no blood relations." she scrunched up her face. "No now that I'm saying it outloud it's disgusting."

"I was about to take you somewhere to get you checked out."

She laughed. "I would have been grateful."

Zoey crawled over and begged for me to pick her up.

I lifted her up and sat her on the table as the looked at me and smiled.

"I see two teeth coming in." I smiled tapping her nose.

She giggled and pulled me into her hug.