#Chapter 75 (Ronnie) – Goodbye for Now

As the others left, Ronnie stared up at Erick with big and terrified eyes. She couldn’t believe what had just happened. Erick was going to war with Jonathan, and they were leaving tomorrow. Her heart was shattering within her chest. My body no longer felt like her own and she just wanted to crawl into bed and cry her eyes out. She’s been fairly quiet up until that moment; finally standing up to her mother took a lot out of her. It was one of the hardest things she’s ever had to do. Watching her mother go into custody and get arrested was the hardest thing she’s ever had to watch; but she knew it was the best thing that could happen. Right now, what she needed was to be with her boyfriend and be enclosed in his arms; but he just agreed to leave tomorrow to an uncertain death. She felt as though her world was closing in around her and all of a sudden there wasn’t any air left for her to breathe. “I know it’s a lot,” he said to her softly as tears fell from her eyes. “But I need