Deadly Devotion: Betrayed by Love

The noises Ruth and Ivan made pierced my ears. I wanted to cover them so I wouldn't have to listen to them, but the noise penetrated my soul. I clamped my ears as hard as possible, but it didn't help. I couldn't escape, either. It was as if I'd been placed under a spell that bound my soul to Ruth. I couldn't get away from her. I could only watch as my fiancée, the woman I loved more than life itself, slept with my murderer. I was so disgusted that I wanted to puke. After retching, I cruelly thought about how Ruth would eventually learn that the corpse was mine. Would she have a mental breakdown when learning she'd slept with her fiancée's murderer and even helped him destroy my corpse? This thought made a hint of thrill rise in me. It made me feel better, at least. Ruth and Ivan did the deed beside my remains for over an hour. When she finally went home, she opened the door to find the apartment in pitch-black darkness. She turned the lights on and headed to the kitchen for a

Joseph told me that Tracy had run into some gangsters while waiting for me outside the station. Thanks to our recent crackdown on illegal activities, I'd arrested their leader. They wanted to get revenge on me, so they knocked Tracy out and dragged her away. Then, they'd chopped her limbs off and thrown her remains into a nearby drain. I couldn't believe Tracy was dead. I looked into Joseph's eyes, my disbelief evident. He lowered his head and sighed. Meanwhile, Ruth slumped onto the desk and burst into tears. "You're an asshole, Eugene! None of this would've happened if you'd brought my mother into the station sooner!" She wanted nothing more than to kill me when she thought about Tracy's death being an act of revenge on me. Tracy had only been at the police station to bring me chicken soup. I had planned to propose to Ruth the following week, but that had to be set aside because of this. She refused to forgive me and even moved out of our shared apartment. I called and

When Ruth returned from the restroom, she saw Ivan had already left. She sighed in relief and stood before her workstation. After some thought, she decided to submit the DNA sample to the tech department for analysis. While in the restroom earlier, she'd thought things over. She'd already made the wrong move when helping Ivan tamper with the body. She couldn't continue making mistakes and doing everything she'd learned wrong. She had to seek justice for the victim! Regardless of whether she would be implicated when the results were out or what punishment would be meted out, she would accept it. Ruth brought the DNA sample to the tech department. On her way back, she ran into Joseph. When he saw her, he asked urgently, "Has Eugene contacted you lately, Dr. Goldman? We've all tried calling him, but he hasn't answered." Only then did Ruth realize she hadn't received any messages from me over the past week. When she shook her head, Joseph said, "Eugene isn't the type to run away wh

She waited outside, wanting to be the first to know who the corpse belonged to. Her phone rang. It was Ivan. "I miss you like hell, Ruthy. Can you come and see me?" He was slurring a little. It seemed he was drunk. "I'm at work now," Ruth said patiently. "Can you bear to leave me be, Ruthy? Don't you love me anymore?" he pleaded. Ruth frowned at that. Then, she said, "Stay where you are. I'll be right there!" She hung up and headed to the motel. Ivan had sent her the location. Less than half an hour later, she arrived in the motel room. Ivan looked drunk. He staggered to Ruth, wanting to kiss her. I saw the lecherous look on his face and wanted nothing more than to kill him. However, I couldn't do anything to him in my current state. All I could do was cover my ears and shut my eyes as I stood in the corner. After they were done, Ivan fell into a drunken stupor. Ruth got out of bed and quickly got dressed. Before leaving, she turned to look at Ivan. There was a scar o

That night, Ruth wrote a letter detailing everything she'd done. She knew this would implicate her and make her end up in prison, but she'd still done it. She wanted me to get the justice I deserved. At the same time, she checked the hardware store online and discovered Ivan owned it. With all the evidence she had, there was no way Ivan was getting away with murder. She submitted the letter. With the evidence and witness statement provided, she and Ivan were soon arrested. "How could you have been so silly, Ruth?" Joseph sighed after reading her letter. Still, he had no choice but to arrest her. He pulled out his handcuffs and cuffed her. "Do you think Gene will forgive me, Captain York?" I floated beside her, immediately saying, "I've never blamed you!" It was true. I didn't blame Ruth for destroying my body or refusing to answer my final pleas for help. I only blamed myself for loving her too much. "I don't think Eugene would blame you for this." Joseph sighed again. "H