114 All I ever wanted (2/2)

Anger charged Russ's words, ”DeMarco. The bastard broke into their home during the wedding and hid out. The night they returned from their honeymoon, he tortured Rin and made Shelly watch. His parents found him pinned to one of the bedposts...”

Tears streamed down her face. ”That... horrible... He is... was a gin... surely he could have...”

”They had been caught by surprise. His dad said that was obvious enough.” Russ growled in livid anger.

Jos furrowed her brows as she glanced over by the pile of pillows still laying by the fire. ”Then it's no wonder Shelly refuses to transform back. She was never trying to heal the external injuries...”

Russ nodded and held Jos tighter. ”She don't know she's pregnant yet. I don't think Rin told her and I haven't either.”

Jos shot him a surprised look, ”Should we?”

He shook his head. ”Raven and I talked about it. We agreed it would most likely be too stressful for her to know right now.

”But what if she finds out on her own and thinks it's Dante's? I'm sure he raped her among other things...” She thought back to the horrible things he had joked about by the pool that day and all the nasty bruises and bite marks lining Shelly's scantly clad body that day and more tears seeped from her eyes. ”Had I known, I would have made him suffer more...” She said through clenched teeth.

”Shh...” Russ stroked a hand over her silvery hair, ”It's over now...” He scooted farther down into the bed and pulled the sheets snuggly around Jos's shoulders before adjusting his hold on her and resting his chin on the top of her head. ”Get some sleep, I have a training idea to run by Ry in the morning. Hopefully if it works, he'll change his mind about sending me away.”

”Sending you away? Now?” Jos asked.

”Yes, had you not asked Ry to turn you in, I have a feeling they'd already be packing my bags.” He stroked her back as he gazed at the flickering flames of the fire.

”Why though?” Jos asked.

He grunted, ”Because the emotional abuse I've put you through since we started dating, has put you under so much stress.” He smiled down at her. ”They care for you too, you know. Some of the people in your life may have came in by force, but they stay because you are an amazing person, Jos. You are what draws people to you, not some lame ass curse. The sweet, kind person that puts other's needs first, who seeks justice for those too weak to fight for themselves.” He held her gaze a serious look in his eyes. ”They told me about the other murders around campus. Those guys were not innocent and as soon as Arei's men can prove it, there's no way the council will hold it against you.”

”Jos?” He asked a hint of something left unsaid lingering in his tone.

”Yes?” She asked meeting his questioning eyes.

”Were you conscious of those crimes? When it was happening, that is?”

Jos shook her head. ”No... at first I didn't even put two and two together, but then when I saw the one guy on the news... I recognized his face. He'd made some vaguer remarks to me at school, even came into my office a few times... but even then I wouldn't have put it together had Raven not called me out on it.”

Russ looked puzzled for a second then realization dawned on him. ”I was wondering what that was about...” He chuckled, ”I guess I was too preoccupied to pay it too much attention.”

She shook her head, ”You were definitely persistent…” She kissed his chest.

”Um...” He growled as he pulled her up to meet his lips. ”But aren't you glad now?” He kissed her deeply, ”After all there's two things we do better now than ever before.” He ran his fingers down her spin slowly then back up.

”Really, and what is that?” She purred as she crossed her arms over his broad chest and rested her chin on them.

He sent her a devilish grin. ”I would have thought that was obvious.” He leaned forward cupping her ass cheek in a tight grip as he placed lingering kisses across her lips. ”Fight and fuck, there's no better sex than makeup sex so they say.” He used his grip on her butt to pull her fully onto him until her legs startled his waist. ”Now to test that theory.”

She giggled, ”Jeez, do you never tire?”

His smile faded to a serious stare as he gazed up at her. ”Never of you.”