The Dark Side Of Fate

{Book 2} Chapter 53 – ~Devin~

I was unable to sleep. I was eager to see Susan even though I had told her it would be strictly friendship. My wolf wasn’t happy with me for it, but it was necessary.

As much as she meant everything to me, loving her was killing me, and it was wrong.

Love isn’t meant to kill. It is intended to build and nurture.

I heard when Susan entered the house, and my heart began to beat fast.

I was nervous and eager at the same time. I knew Rex was causing it, but I tried to control myself.

I heard her gentle footsteps on the passage and a door open.

I figured she had chosen a room already.

I did not know if it would be wise to check on her.

Maybe it was best she believed I was sleeping. That would help set the boundaries.

I laid still in bed, fighting myself from getting up and going to her, when I heard the knob on my door turn.

I shut my eyes immediately, trying to pretend that I was asleep.

I knew it was childish, but I wouldn’t let her know I stayed up for her. So I closed my eyes and regulated my breathing.

“Devin,” she said gently, and I fought the urge to wake up.

I usually had sensitive hearing, and I was a light sleeper. If she called me again, I would have to pretend to wake up, or she would know I was pretending to sleep. Susan was an intelligent woman.

“Devin,” she said a bit louder, and I pretended to wake.

I gently sat up in bed, pretending to be waking up, and looked in her direction.

I was stunned by what I saw.

She was just as beautiful as the last time I saw her.

She had on a sexy nightgown. I wondered if she had come to my house dressed like that. I wouldn’t put it past her. She must have hoped I would be awake.

Susan did not play fair.

I averted my gaze from her body and looked at her face.

I could see her eyes were swollen, and she had been crying.

“Hey,” I said, trying hard not to look at her see-through robe that showed sexy lingerie like a nightgown underneath it. It was black, and it had to be lace. Susan was unfair. I fought myself from grabbing her.

“Devin,” she said, calling my name but maintaining her distance.

The lights were low, so she looked exquisite in the soft light.

managed, and she

her to

sat beside

looked at her, and she bowed her

almost four in the morning, for fuck sake. She had turned me on, and now I had

gotten some rest?” I

Devin. I won’t mess it up this time around,” she promised me, and I knew

me time,” I told her, and she

if she did, I would bury myself in her. It will happen faster than I would be

chosen a room already,” I said with a strong voice but as gentle as

sighed and then got

smell her arousal, but she could not always have her

her to value what we have and not think she could

but being hung on Sylvester

the room and lay back

Sleep eluded me completely.

hell and somehow regretted turning her down. I knew I was going to

hours, and I got

wasn’t enough, but it was

the day and left

house smelled of breakfast when I

Susan was making breakfast in her favourite t-shirt, which used

cook and hated being in

was doing

hair was a mess, but she looked

tan on her skin. She was gorgeous, and she had a great heart

at me, and

morning,” I greeted

she teased me, and I wondered why she

Devin?” I asked, and she shook her

If you want me to call you Devin, I will,”

hurt, but I could see through

then,” I said, and

burnt bacon and toast in the trash and ignored it so she did not feel

to use the restroom, so they got burnt,” she said quickly, noticing that I

way about the kitchen,” she said, plating some scrambled eggs

a luna if I can’t…” she said, cutting herself

but we broke up because I

drummed my hand on the kitchen Island and sat

judge it,” I said and

was battling tears, and her

and placed the frying pan on

wipe away her tears. I did not know if it was wise to remain there, so I got

about to turn when

said with a fake grin, and I did not know how