Page 208 of Ruby Tears

A boulder sank into my gut.

Ily never looked away from me.

She completely destroyed me with a single silent nod.

Permission to hurt her.

Permission to cut her, bleed her, play this disgusting game with her.

She wouldn’t die.

But she would scream.

She’d feel pain and heartache, and…I couldn’t do it.

If you don’t, you’ll die.

And then where will she be?

At the mercy of Victor and Roland. Gangbanged by all the other beasts who’d drooled after her.

I didn’t have a choice.

To save her, I had to hurt her.

And by hurting her, I’d lose myself.

You won’t.

You’re strong enough.

She won’t fight back.

She gave you her word.

So what if I did it drunk?

That didn’t strip me of my faculties—it just intensified the parts I kept secret.

But Ily already knew those secrets.

She accepted those secrets.

We fought together because of those secrets.

Together.

A shred of salvation filled me.

I let out a heavy breath.

We’d both accepted this might happen.

We just had to hold on until it was over.

Forgive me.

Jesus Christ, forgive me.

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