Bitter Truths (The Denton Family Legacy 3)

Tears flooded her vision once again.

“I’m with you, baby.”

“They were here,” she said. “This was where they were killed.”

“I know. We know.” He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. “You’re not alone anymore. You’re here, where you’re supposed to be.”

She started crying, allowing the tears to fall. Pulling out of his arms, she stood in the spot where Lionel had taken his last breath. When she finally had her shit under control, she left the table, and made her way toward her father’s desk. Opening the drawers, she saw they were empty.

“We completely cleared everything,” Maddox said.

“You did.”

“Yeah, I did. There was too much risk. Your father knew the risk and would have wanted me to.”

She hit her elbow on the desk, like she’d seen him do many times. The secret drawer opened up, and popped out. She stared down at her father’s gun and knife. She held it up, seeing the name Santos inscribed onto it.

“You are Ruby,” Jacob said.

“You had your doubts?” Ruby looked over at the oldest brother.

“Of course I had my doubts. You could have been anyone.”

That she could understand. Putting the weapons down on the desk, she stood up. “Those are mine.”

Leaving them alone, she went toward the stairs, going up to her room.

Everything was exactly the way she left it, and she winced at the horrible shade of pink.

“What are you looking for?” he asked.

“Someone killed my family. Someone who wanted their secret silenced, and I want to find out who it was.” She left her room, and made her way toward the final floor of the house where her brother’s bedroom was. Kicking open the door, when it wouldn’t open, she made her way toward his desk.

Oliver had followed her. She gave the desk a shove, and used all of her body weight to move it.

“How do you know all of this?” Oliver asked, when she lifted up the carpet and the floor board. She pulled out the metal safe and went toward the window. Opening the window, she climbed up, and Oliver gasped. “You’ll fucking fall.”

She reached out, finding the key that was attached to a little piece of string.

Showing off the key, she went to the safe, and unlocked it.

Inside were a couple of files, and she pulled them out.

“I’m ready to head back to your place now,” she said.

“Your place?” Maddox asked.

“She’s staying with me.”

Ruby held the files to her chest, and made to pass Maddox.

“I think I should have them.”

“No. These are mine. My brother told me where he’d put everything I needed. This is mine, not yours.”

“How do you figure?”

“My brother told me where his hiding places were.”