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Ruhn is Bitty's uncle and mated to Saxton in both The Black Dagger Brotherhood and Black Dagger Legacy series by JR Ward.

Biography[]

A working class vampire, to help pay off his sire's gambling debts, and prevent his sister and mahmen from being used as prostitutes to pay off the debt instead, he was conscripted into an underground fighting ring for ten years in South Carolina. He was approximately 20 years past his Transition by then, and had learned to fight and kill there. He killed 37 males in the ring, and his 'owners' took a knife to his back to carve that fact into him, then salted over the wounds to make them permanent.[1]

Ruhn saves Silas' life by donating bone marrow for an experimental treatment for an autoimmune disease called Cane's Lethargy.[2]

Ruhn is referenced as an uncle in The Beast, but makes his first appearance in Blood Vow. He is interviewed by Vishous, who then goes to South Carolina to confirm his story. After his story is confirmed, it is decided that he and Bitty will be introduced. The introduction between Bitty and Ruhn isn't known, but Ruhn does see how Bitty acts with Rhage and Mary. Bitty does hug Ruhn goodbye.

Bitty insists that Ruhn stay with them. After a conversation between Rhage and Ruhn, Ruhn tells him that Bitty is cared for with Rhage and Mary and they are a family. Ruhn agrees to sign over any legal rights to Rhage and Mary. Rhage insists that Ruhn live at the mansion to stay close to Bitty and immediately considers him family.

Ruhn meets Saxton for the first time when he comes to have Ruhn sign the legal documents giving up legal rights to Bitty. Their relationship grows as they work together until they fall in love, much to Ruhn's surprise since he had never been attracted to a male before.

Ruhn has this throat slit by the humans involved in the real estate legal dispute.[3] After he survives, Minnie wants to sell her house to Ruhn and Saxton.

Personality[]

He's quiet, thoughtful, kind, and steady. He is illiterate.[4] He's an artist.[5] He has PTSD from the fighting ring.[6]

Physical Description[]

Young, healthy, heavily muscled, brown hair, pale brown eyes[7], tall[4], rough hands[8]

In regards to Ruhn and Bitty: "The male's face had the same nose and cheeks, the same jaw and mouth, the features simply passed through a filter of masculinity and age. An then there was the hair--his hair was the exact shade of brown and the precise thickness even though it was shorter. The eyes were a carbon copy, too." [7]

He has scars on his back from the fighting.[9]

Relationships[]

Bitty[]

Niece. Not much is known about their relationship as they are just getting to know each other, but Ruhn does care enough for Bitty to know that she is in the best care with Rhage and Mary.

Saxton[]

hellren. Saxton and Ruhn meet in Blood Vow, when Saxton brings the papers to the mansion for Ruhn to sign over his legal rights in regards to Bitty. Ruhn was assigned to protect Saxton when he went to investigate a real estate dispute on behalf of the King. Ruhn eventually realized he had a sexual attraction to Saxton which was a surprise as he hadn't been attracted to a male before. Eventually, he admitted it to Saxton after Saxton misunderstood the reason Ruhn was uncomfortable as him being homophobic. They both realized they were attracted to each other sexually and a strong emotional bond grew from that over the course of their work on Miniahna's real estate dispute. After Ruhn's throat is slit, from a fight with humans over Miniahna's real estate legal dispute, Saxton plans to ahvenge Ruhn. Ruhn survives and Minnie offers to sell her house to Saxton and Ruhn.

Rhage[]

Rhage took Ruhn under his wing and taught him as much as he could since he was only 15 years out of his transition. Ruhn was also quickly becoming like a son to Rhage.[10]

Trivia[]

  • He enjoys working on the grounds of the mansion, cutting firewood and cleaning up after storms using the truck Rhage gave him.[11]
  • He was gifted a Ford truck by Mary, Rhage and Bitty for Christmas.[10]
  • Member of the Survivors' Club
  • Donated bone marrow to Silas in Dearest Ivie.

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