Page 121 of Ruin

“Trixie, when I find you, I’m going to fucking tie you to the bed!” I hear Robert shout, his words echoing in the air around me. It sends a shiver through me, because I know he will do it.

I take off into a sprint again even though my feet are in pain. My heart is hammering in my ears, which helps me to keep up the pace.

I need to find a house, or one car, and I’ll be safe. I look around but there is nothing but trees, just like Robert said. There is nothing else here. I can’t see anything but trees, and that’s when the realization hits me.

I’m going to have to run until I have nothing left, or Robert finds me.

Quickly wiping the tears away as they blur my sight, I go behind a large tree, and turn in a different direction. I’ve fought him for years, I can win this one last fight. This is the fight of my life. Because if I don’t win then I know I’ll be dying in the woods tonight.

THIRTY-SIX

DECLAN

It didn’t takeMason long to beat the location out of Brad, I mean Mason completely lost it with him, I’ve seen him in action, but the way he was beating Brad up was insane. Once he told us where Robert would have taken Trixie, Mason went crazy to the point he took his baseball bat and killed the guy.

It wasn’t part of the plan, but I wasn’t going to stop Mason, the guy is a fucking loose cannon when he’s in on a mission to get answers. Cain tried to stop him, but Mason wasn’t having it. Miles stood next to me laughing, while Hayden looked around the house to see what else the asshole was hiding.

Once Mason was finally finished, Cain stayed behind to wait for the cleanup crew, because he told us even though we haven’t touched anything, he wasn't going to risk it.

The only thing I told my brothers was that Robert does not die tonight. I’m not letting him die without any pain. I’m going to make him suffer for years before he dies.

Hayden parks the car outside the cottage, Mason parks up behind us. I run into the house; the door is wide open. Why is the door open?

“Trixie!” I shout, walking further inside. Nothing. I open another door, but nothing. There’s no one here.

I walk in further and I see a plate with the contents spilt over the floor. Looking around I don’t see anything, until I walk to the window, and see the fork.

“Nothing.” I hear Miles behind me, and Hayden takes the fork from me.

“What?” Hayden asks.

“She was handcuffed and used the fork to get out.” My girl is smart, but it doesn’t help the anger building up inside me. He handcuffed her. He fucking handcuffed her.

“The place is empty,” Mason shouts at us.

I look out of the window and try to open it but shake my head when it doesn’t. open “She ran. She fucking ran into the woods. Whatever was happening in here, was far worse than what will happen to her out there.”

Walking out to the front of the house, I kick the table as I pass it. I scream out in anger as I look toward the forest.

“She could be fucking anywhere, and he’s not here-”

“Breathe D, breathe.” Miles looks out towards the woods. “Let’s get moving.”

“She’s been here a day. God knows when she started running.” I take my phone out and get the torch up.

“And we will stay out here until we find her” Hayden says as he walks first. Mason pats my back as he follows Hayden then Miles follows. I take another look around to see if I can see a light anywhere. Trixie doesn’t have her phone, but he does.

“Miles, did you get Robert's phone number?” I ask, catching up with them.

“Yeah, why?”

“Once we get a little deeper into the trees, call him. If we’re lucky, he’ll have it on loud. If not, then a light will come on.” We continue to walk through the trees, looking around, no one is talking in case we can hear something. Any noise will help us. I should shout her name, but I don’t want Robert to know we’re out here.

It’s too dark to see anything, and even though I said no talking, Robert will see the light from our phones. I’ll lose either way.

“Wait.” Miles looks behind him, and we all listen for something. “I thought I heard something.” I try to look through the trees, but I don’t see anything.

We keep walking, but I pick up my pace, Trixie has been out here for too long. He could be doing anything to her.

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