Chapter 6

Ruby

What do I do now? This is the reason why I didn't want any man. Now, who gives him a reason to behave like that with me? He doesn't know who I am completely.

What do I do?

I remember, I once took classes in drama, Zama always used to say that I was a good actress. I am going to give him one, he'll of an act that is going to make me get out of this place.

I start coughing loudly before he goes further away. I want to capture his attention. I cough as loud as possible and when I hear his footsteps approaching, I start clutching my stomach and making disturbed noises.

“Ruby what's wrong.” He comes in rushing beside me and scoops me in his arms running outside and screaming orders to someone I can't even see. By now my eyes are closed partially. I scan my surroundings, it seems where I was kept, it is pretty far from where he is running to. There is a dimly lit corridor which leads to the room I was in. It's like I was a prisoner or something.

“Open the gate.” He shouts when he gets to a metal grilled door which is closed from the outside and a guard is at the door. I notice that we are going up, which means I was in some kind of basement. I close my eyes once I see the light ahead of us.

Thank you goddess for giving me this idea.

Wait a minute, I blame you too for giving me a psycho.

He is damn cute and hot, but he isn't a good person, and I am sure he has some bad intentions with me. If he were genuine, then he wouldn't have placed me in an isolated place like this.

How am I even going to get out if truly I am in the underworld.

The gate opens, and he continues to run while I am in his arms. He carries me like I don't weigh a thing. I would have enjoyed it were it not for the circumstances. But then he comes to a stop all of a sudden.

S**t, can he feel that I am pretending.

“Brother!” I sigh when a strange voice calls. “So this is what has been keeping you busy, huh?"

“I don't have time for you Möbius, I need to take my mate outside, she isn't feeling too good.” Owen replies hurriedly, I feel him walk but I guess Möbius blocks his path. I am all guessing because I can't open my eyes.

“Brother please, I can't lose her, just let me save her please.” I feel bad making him feel this way, it breaks my heart hearing the tone in his voice.

“Please stop with the drama Owen, she is your ticket, and you don't feel a thing for her.” Möbius mocks. What does he mean though by that? His ticket?

“Quiet Möbius before I kill you.” Owen says in rage.

“Oh please, you know perfectly well that I can't die, but your mate is going to because there are no doctors here.” With that, I feel shuffling away from us.

“No baby you will not die, I won't let that happen.” Owen says firmly panic written all over his tone. I feel how deeply he cares for me.

All of a sudden, I feel a rush of cold wind brushing my face. I am sure we are now outside.

“Ruby, please hang in there okay.” I feel him pulling me closer towards his chest and he ties some rope which keeps us connected.

What is he doing?

Before I can wrap my finger around the moment, the atmosphere suddenly changes, I feel heat suddenly, but then it vanishes and it's replaced by chills and in just a flash everything becomes normal.

“We are here Ruby, please open your eyes.” Here? Where? The scent feels so familiar. He places me on something soft. Omg it's my room, how did we even get here without bumping into anything? "I am sorry, you are not used to the air down there, please open your eyes, you are home now." he begs tapping my cheek gently.

“What will I use to wake you baby, I can't see you this way Ruby it's breaking me? I wanted to be with you alone, but I can't see you sick.” He says rummaging through my closet. "I will give up everything Ruby please don't punish me this way."

I decide to get up from the bed since he can't drag me back unwillingly, or that's what I hope.

“Ruby, you are awake?” He asks, both surprised and excited at the same time. His Ruby eyes glow as he walks towards me and embraces me tightly. He releases a long hot breath which fans my neck causing some tingling and longing sensations.

My mind forgets everything when our skin comes into contact. The warmth that erupts from his touch is unimaginable. I want more of this.

I snuggle myself deeper in his embrace and decide to savor the moment. Weirdly, I don't seem to be angry at him in any way. I am just glad I am in his arms. But I feel that I am not totally okay, it's like I am missing something, my heart seems hollow, I feel alone despite being in his arms.

He let's go of me and holds me in arms length. His expression is unreadable, and not in a good way.

"I am sorry Ruby." He says.

"For what Owen?" I ask not finding anything in my heart to hold a grudge against him.

"I can't hold myself any longer." He says looking down. That's when I realize where his eyes are looking at. The bulge in his trousers is enormous. He is hard for me, I want him yes, but I can't stop myself from thinking about Damien and Rowan.

I want all of them, I want them to claim me in every way possible.

What is wrong with me?