RUBY'S POV
The second I stepped outside, I fell apart.
My legs gave way, and I dropped onto the cold steps of the government building. I couldn’t hold it in anymore. The tears came hard and fast, leaving me trembling as I buried my face in my hands.
All I had was her name. Just a name and nothing else. It felt cruel, like the universe dangled a lifeline in front of me only to yank it away.
The pain was suffocating me, I couldn’t stop crying. I didn’t care who saw me, who heard me. I was tired of feeling like this. I was tired of feeling lost, small and abandoned. I had no family.
A hand on my shoulder made me flinch. I looked up, and Dominic was standing there.
“You waited?” My voice was hoarse and broken.
“Of course.” He sat on the dusty staircase beside me, even with his expensiv
