All Chapters of Worthless In Their Eyes, Perfect In His : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

I thought about the contract. It was a contract. I had been clear about that from the beginning and so had she. There were terms and a timeline and at the end of it we would both walk away with what the agreement had promised. That was what this was.Except I was lying awake at whatever hour this was with her asleep on my chest thinking about a hallway in high school and the way she laughed and what her stepfather's name was and filing it somewhere in my mind to teach him a lesson.That was not contract behaviour. My wolf had been restless all morning since before Ruby woke up. Since I had gone to make the breakfast and come back upstairs and heard her moving around and felt that thing in my chest that I was not labeling yet.My wolf wanted to claim her. I had been managing that for weeks. My wolf was not subtle about it and was not interested in the concept of a contract or timelines or what was practical. My wolf had made a decision early on and had been increasingly impatient about

“I know I sound very different from the wolf who has been taunting you for almost all your life,” She paused, and I swallowed hard. Joey had been quiet these days, but the least thing I expected was that she had been staying quiet to prepare an apology to me.She went quiet for a while after her earlier statement. Maybe it was a bit hard for her to say. I didn't say anything. I simply waited for her to continue talking.She did something like a low purr and continued. “I kind of believe in you right now. Don't get me wrong or think that I'm an opportunist who only wants you now that you have secured a contractual relationship with Malcolm or now that you're chasing your art dreams. That is not the case. I know I always wanted a body that reflected my strengths, and I'm sorry for all the ways I made you feel because you didn't fit the image I wanted.”She paused and I hesitated to respond. I was still processing everything Joey was saying. I still couldn't wrap my head around the fact

I paused to think about how exactly I should phrase the response. I knew that once I told Sandra about this, she would be excited and might even try calling me. She was my best friend who liked me even before my own wolf liked me. I wanted to tell her that I and Malcolm have had sex.I took a deep breath and typed it. “Malcolm and I have had sex.”Her reply came almost immediately. “What? You don't mean it. Tell me you're lying.”“I'm damn serious, Sandra. It happened yesterday.”She responded with an emoji showing shock and accompanied it with a text. “I can't believe it. How was it?”Like I had guessed, she called me. I quickly declined the call and went back to text her. “I am currently at work. I'll call you later.”Her reply came again. “OMG. I can't believe this. We should definitely meet after work to talk about this.”She didn't give me time to reply before she sent another message. “Relish Bar by 6 p.m.”I responded simply with an “Okay.”She reacted to my message with a thum

“The girl is mean for no reason at all,” I muttered.Sandra laughed shortly. “I couldn't be bothered by what happened to her.”We continued with the rest of our meal, then Sandra spoke again. “Is it just my eyes or do you actually look different?”“How?”“You look more stunning.”“Well, I've actually been going to the gym.”Sandra dropped down her cutlery and looked at me. “Ruby, promise me that you aren't still so concerned about your body. It isn't a crime to be chubby, you don't have to become thin.”“I'm not working out to become thin. I just want to remain fit.”She sighed once again. “I hope so.”My phone rang. I looked at the screen and saw that it was the driver calling me. I picked his call.“Hello, ma'am, Mr. Malcolm was calling to ask where you are and why I haven't brought you back yet.”“Oh. I'm still inside the restaurant. You'd still have to wait longer.”“Okay, ma'am. Thank you. I'll relay the information to him.”“Who is that?” Sandra asked.“The driver. Malcolm assig

Ruby's POVAn hour in the hospital waiting room felt longer than it should have. Malcolm had not moved from the seat next to me except once to get water from the vending machine at the end of the corridor. He came back with two bottles and handed one to me without asking if I wanted it. I took it and drank half of it without realizing how thirsty I was.The television on the wall was still playing something silent. The man with the sling had been seen and gone. The woman with the child had fallen asleep in her chair with the child curled against her side.It was a strange kind of quiet, not uncomfortable exactly. Just the kind of quiet that settled in when two people had run out of the urgent things to say and had not yet decided what the normal things were."She did not tell you," I said at some point.Malcolm looked at me. "Tell me what.""About the pregnancy," I said. "Or about him abusing her. She did not tell you any of it?"He was quiet for a moment. "No.""Why do you think tha