I Had To Leave You

Chapter 29: blame

Ruby P.O.V

"YOU KILLED YOUR FATHER?" My mother shrieked, her voice carrying through the house.

Liam and I had come home yesterday, saying our goodbyes to the pack. He was currently at his home, making sure his family was okay.
Meanwhile, I was getting screamed at by my mother for killing my father. You know, the man who abandoned us and turned rogue and also captured my mate and tried to capture me too?
Yeah, that guy.

"Babe, calm down." Ian murmured, placing a hand on her shoulder but she slapped it away.

"Don't." She warned him, "this is between me and my daughter."

"Okay, first, I am not your daughter, second, why are you he mad that I killed him? He kidnapped Liam and his family! He tried to take me away too! Or did you forget about that?" I argued, following to where she stormed into the kitchen, "and he abandoned both of us! Besides, you have a new boy-toy now, why do you need him?"

"Because no matter how much I try to deny it, he was still your father! And he was still my ex-husband!" She shouted.

I groaned, dragging my hands over my face in frustration. I didn't need this right now.

"And Ian is not my 'boy-toy' as you so eloquently put it, he is my boyfriend and you will respect him, " she ordered, pointing a finger at me.

I scoffed, "I'll start respecting him when he starts to help take care of us instead of dragging you to clubs and humping you in the bed."

Her face went red and she was about to snap something at me when I felt hands on my waist behind me, pulling me against a strong chest.
I looked up at my mate and frowned, "excuse me but we are in the middle of a fight here."

He rolled his eyes, "well, this is my way of ending, said fight. Let's go." He pulled me upstairs without another word from mum.

He closed my bedroom door behind him as I plopped onto my bed, starting up at the ceiling.

"How's your family?" I asked, generally concerned.

"Clair is a little freaked out since this has never happened before, but they'll be fine in a few days. They're going to put security cameras around the house and an alarm going straight to their phones if someone breaks in." He informed me and I nodded.

"But didn't you all get caught here?" I asked.

"Yes, and they're going to try to convince you to put security cameras here, too." He warned, laying down beside me in the bed.

"I know it's only been two months, but I feel like it's been forever since you came back from America." I murmured, rolling into his chest, "yet, I can't help but feel you're all just figments of my imagination."

He smiled down at me, his eyes soft as he caressed my cheeks.

"Trust me darlin', I'm here." He breathed, "and I'm never leaving you again, and... I'm sorry, I had to leave you."

I gave him a tired smile, "I know, you didn't want to go."

His eyes darted to my hands that rested on his chest then he met my gaze.

"Where's the ring?" He questioned and my heart squeezed.

He was talking about the beautiful sapphire ring I had found that day with the letter.
I smiled and rolled off him, opening one of my draws in my desk. I pulled out the small light blue box and turned back to him. I slid on the ring and sat down in the bed.

He propped up on his elbows, smiling at it.

"The only reason I didn't have it on was that it was a little big for my finger and didn't want to risk losing it," I explained.

He nodded, taking that hand in his and pressing his lips to the ring, then to my hand, and all the way up my arm to my cheek. Then he gently pecked my lips, making my cheeks warm.

"I love you." He said as he pulled away.

I leaned into my mate, hugging me waist as I echoed, "I love you too."

We stayed like that, savouring the peace and quiet for the rest of the evening.

***

Liam P.O.V

Her shoulders were rising and falling steadily, her breaths quiet and deep.
I marvelled at the sleeping young girl, never wanting to leave her side again. Oh god, if anything bad happened to her while I wasn't even trying to escape... I don't know what I would've done.

Part of me said I'd have to thank James for taking care of her for me, the other part wanted to threaten him. Tell him that if he ever went near her again then when I was done there wouldn't be enough of him to fill a shot glass.

She jerked in her sleep, a frown reason her brow. I kissed her temple, but she jerked again. And again, and again, and when she opened her mouth I wasn't prepared for the scream that made my heart wrench.

"Ruby!" I shook her shoulders and her scream was cut off.

She rolled off the bed in a panic, scrambling to the other side of the room and flicking on the light.
Her breathing was ragged as she surveyed the room, her eyes finally landing on me.

"Liam?" She breathed and I rushed to her, crushing her to my chest.

I hadn't realised she was sobbing until I pulled back to look at her and saw the tears streaking down her cheeks.

"Hey." I murmured, hugging her tightly, "it's okay, I'm here, alright? I'm here, you're safe..."

I continued to murmur comforting words into her ear until the sobs racking her body ceased.

I cupped both of her cheeks, forcing her to look up at me.

"What were you dreaming about, babe?" I asked as I brought her back to the bed and sat her in my lap.

"D-dad." She whispered and I stilled, "he was shouting at me, taunting me... I killed him, Lee." More tears welled in her eyes.

I shook my head, "no, you didn't. He killed himself, so you wouldn't find me."

"But I led him onto it." She sobbed

I didn't say anything else. Not because I thought she was right, but because she thought she was. She wasn't willing to let herself think otherwise, so I just held her.
I breathed her scent as she breathed mine. She drifted back to sleep and I rested her on the bed and drifted with her.

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