YOU FOUND HER FIRST, BUT SHE'S MINE NOW

suddenly that the wire in her hand ripped off

lm!" Smi

didn't care about

n't be

ain. "He said Elsa and Teres

her's real name. Everyone else knew her as Rose. Even Diego or his men

es

n to track her to this place. He didn't have t

miled, und

m in,"

he guard had left, Ruby went

u doing?" Sm

f smoothly. The shock on

said, "and I have no ide

to smile. "

to keep an

nd them,"

dropped from

a laughed. "W

s the face, and Smith

know the state I'm in and the first joke you'll say is

stood. She didn't move to touch

she'd just done that. She wanted to say

whooping sum of a wet nurse, stayed up nights when they cried, told lies tha

s Elsa. "I'm very sorry, Elsa. I didn't know wh

action was to ask the person to rise. Elsa didn't do that immediately

uby trusted Smith, she said the babies were safe with thei

e to prot

e? I am do

re and brimstone. He frequents our house, pretty sure we have a hand in this, and it's been he

Ruby said. "He c

turned up in a little sm

ce of Rakes. Elsa then did something that mad

ocket and placed it under her tongue. T

shouted without a sound. "H

ed to the lip sea

m with two other men

to warn you that it is death to lie to me. Whatever information you prov

ed by Elsa's presence behind the door

me a nod, girl

. Was this another v

you runn

er eyes went to Elsa. Elsa was waving her hand over her head, and Ruby knew s

. But it was too late. Who are you looking at? Ruby was speechless and Rakes turned

aring at a

sa. What the hell was happening? She glanced

her head, a voice she recognized as Elsa's. 'You've got

fore, never knew Elsa could disappear and say things in people's h

h, it was to say, "I'm r

s dilated eyes

s' buzzing phone and

s unwilling to give information, then

t the tip of the iceberg of who Rakes really was. Fear clutched at Ruby's

" he asked, and Ruby thought she saw an uneasiness

s,

hy

ce was loud in her head: 'N

ou ran

es

nce from here. Don't tell

I had to

it is for a slave to

completed my

nderstand that language. Did

id,

es smiled and asked the doctor

he said, almost grudgin

in my mansion. I think I can keep yo

trong and powerful and would be willing to kee

eful he accepted

chance for privacy so as to talk to Elsa, so with a corner of her eye

en the

y man, given to secrecy and quietness. For almost a year, Ruby was treated like a hou

on one of these evenings that he looked into eyes and

had been trying to pretend wasn't there, glaring like

than she imagined. She also didn't know how safe she was under Rakes. Diego

e life as a Mafia, pulling triggers and setting ablaze houses, but he want

high that they couldn't bear it, they grab

leaving his mark on her. Afterwards, Ruby fell

p to a nasty surprise, which would pu