Chapter 7
RUBY
When Alex tone the door open. Ruby was practically shaking in her heels. She’s been caught and she knew it. But if the was being ompletely honest, she knew she’d been caught from the moment that Alexx eyes mer hers on the staircase And when he burst to the room guns blazing she knew that there was no escape for her. Hilly was a noticeably small man compared to Alex but that didn’t seem to scare or deter hum. And as she watched in shame as he called her a cheap slut in hout of new of the largest men she had ever known, she was slowly starting to understand just how much danger she had really put herself in. But the crazy thing about that was that she would do it again a thousand times over if it meant saving her mother’s life
She was alone with Alex in the room now, and she had never seen him look so angry before. “Xander, she whispered with shame coloring her cheeks crimson, using the nickname they had all called him when they were younger.
“It’s Alex to you,” he corrected her. “We’re not that close.”
Her heart broke at his words and she nodded slowly. Once upon a time, their families had been inseparable, with her mother being Alex’s mother’s best friend since they were just kids. She and Scott were the same age, so naturally, they had become best friends. But as a little girl, she had always had a crush on Alex. She had been one of the few people aside from his family who got to call him “Xander, and it killed her to know that she was nothing but a stranger to him right now
She nodded. “You’re right Alex, we’re not that close. So I don’t have to explain a thing to you. Nor should you care.” her voice was even, and she hadn’t stumbled over her words like she thought she would. She stared into his eyes, praying that her poker face was as good as she imagined.
Alex’s grip on her chin was even tighter now, and his eyes travelled over her body, taking in the skin tight black dress she was wearing. She had chosen that particular dress knowing that it would accentuate her curves and make her look good. But now she was seriously regretting that decision. She didn’t feel beautiful or sexy, all she felt like was a cheap whore. Which was honestly quite appropriate for the position she was currently in. She avoided his gaze and looked down. But before she could react, his hands were on her waist and he was hoisting herup onto the table in the room and nudging her legs apart. She watched as his eyes darkened, and she knew that he had caught a glimpse of her lacy red underwear. Another piece of clothing that she had chosen for its confidence but only made her feel like a slut now.
“Ruby, do you understand that the men here will touch you however they please and do whatever they want with you?? He asked her
She could feel the anger in his words, but she nodded anyway. She wasn’t stupid, and she wasn’t a child. She knew why she was there and she knew the things that would be done to her. She swallowed hard, refusing to let Alex intimidate her out of doing what she knew she needed to do. And if he thought he could scare her into running away screaming, he really had something else coming for him
So she looked him straight in the eyes and spoke, m
