Page 122 of Ruin

A part of me thought we should have split up, but Hayden said it’s best to stick together. I’m not sure if it is the best move, I think they’re more worried what I’ll do when I see Robert. Because I know I am going to find them, I just don’t know what I will do.

I’ve already told them, he will not die tonight. So, I’m not sure what they’re worried about. I suppose my mood can change in a spilt second, when I see Trixie and find out what he’s done to her.

I look over to the left thinking I heard something. Hell, it could be an animal stepping on some twigs that is getting my attention.

I stop walking, and Mason walks over to me. “What’s wrong?” he asks, looking around the trees.

“We could be here all night, or days.” I shake my head, I can’t lose the fight of finding her, but I need to think of something so she’s not out here in the fucking cold for too long. I’m in my hoodie, and I’m feeling cold now.

“And we will be here all night, if we need to be. You think we’re going to let anything happen to our brother's girl?” he asks, and I know they won’t. We have always been there for each other, no matter what. But now I’m feeling lost, because my girl has been through some fucked up shit, and is in pain, running from an asshole in the cold. And I’m not there to protect her, I feel like I’ve let her down.

“Come on, she needs the asshole Declan now, not the one who’s feeling guilty.” Miles pushes me to keep moving, and he’s right. I need to stop with the self-pity.

“Wait, did you hear that?” I ask looking around for where the sound is coming from. The sound echoes through the woods. “There.” I ask them, because it could just be me wishing I’ve heard something.

“It’s coming from over there.” Miles points straight ahead.

“No, it’s over there.” Hayden points to the left.

We all listen again, it's coming from somewhere. Turning around I hear something behind me, fucking nothing there.

My body tenses up when I hear Trixie scream at the top of her lungs. He’s found her.

“This way!” Mason shouts, and we all sprint, following him. I jump over branches, nothing is going to stop me from getting to her.

Mason stops and looks around, we don’t hear anything. Shit. Come on Trixie shout, I’m even hoping fucking Robert says something. We’re close, too fucking close, but we can’t hear anything.

Spinning around hoping to see something, fucking anything.I hear Trixie scream again, and the four of us are running in the direction it’s coming from.

My body boils when I see him, sitting on top of Trixie, his hand over her mouth, and the other around her neck. I sprint over to them and kick Robert in the head with everything I have in me. The fucking bastard is going to regret every breath he has ever taken in his life.

He shouts, as he gets back up and comes toward me, he punches me in the face. Fuck, for a split second I took my eyes off him to look at Trixie. Never take your eyes off the target, Big Man would be shouting at me for this.Idiot, don’t take your eyes off him.Grabbing the back of his neck, I slam my head into his nose.

“Fuck!” he screams, as he tries to push me away from him. He doesn’t look like it, but the guy can fight. He punches me a second time, and this time he gets a good punch in. I can taste the blood in my mouth.

Kicking him on the leg, and making him kneel, I punch him in the face with everything I have, and he places his hands to the ground to stop himself falling. He goes to kick my legs, but I move out of the way, then I kick him in the face, and he falls to the ground. I sit on top of him, and punch him in the face a few times, but Miles pulls me off him.

“Trixie needs you; we don’t want to touch her.” I look over at Trixie on the floor, her eyes are closed. Getting off Robert, I take my hoodie off, to give her. She’s only wearing a tank top, and shorts, and no god damn shoes on her feet.

“Trixie, open your eyes. It’s me.” I lift her up, and Hayden helps me put my hoodie on her. “I’m here. I’m sorry it took me so long.”

Come on, open your eyes. I lay her back down, and feel for a pulse, oh thank God she has a pulse. I look down at her body as I feel something wet on my hand.

I lift the hoodie and tank top up to get a better look—he stabbed her. He fucking stabbed her. I quickly get up and turn, but Miles stops me.

“Remember, you don’t want to kill him. She needs you, so focus.” He pushes me back a little and hands me his hoodie. “Stop the fucking bleeding D,” I kneel and wrap it around her and pull hard to stop the bleeding.

“We found her…not good…on the way.” I hear Hayden more than likely talking to Cain, and I cup Trixie’s face.

“I’m here now, you can open your eyes now.” The words escape, my voice breaking, but there’s no response. “Hayden, she’s not waking up, why is she not waking up?”

“You two take him. D, pick her up, Doc is coming to the house.” Hayden hasn’t answered my question, I can’t blame him, what can he say to stop the fear hitting me hard.

I’m not fucking losing her.

I hear Mason and Miles behind me, telling Robert to stand up. Looking over my shoulder I see him trying to fight them both. Mason laughs and grabs him by his hair, and they push him to walk.

Picking her up, I almost power walk toward the car. The sharp stabbing pain hits my chest, my throat burning as I hold down the scream of anger.

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