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

wanted to tell her to maintain

sat beside me on

looked at her, and she bowed

four in the morning, for fuck sake. She had turned

rest?” I asked her, and she looked at me with her gorgeous blue

up this time around,” she promised me, and I knew she believed her words, but I wanted her to prove

I told her,

would bury myself in her.

a room already,” I said with a strong voice but

sighed and then got off

her arousal, but she

and not think she could switch us on

since we were together, but being hung on Sylvester was too much for me to

her leave the room and lay back on my

Sleep eluded me completely.

regretted turning her down. I knew I was going to have a

in the early hours, and I got two hours

wasn’t enough, but it was

the day and left my

smelled of breakfast when

to the kitchen, and Susan was making breakfast in her favourite t-shirt, which used

and hated being in the

what she was doing and

a mess, but she looked pretty

was gorgeous, and she had a great heart too. My pack members loved her and wanted

and I

morning,” I greeted

morning, Alpha,” she teased me, and I wondered

Devin?” I asked, and she

Devin, I will,” she said, and I knew she was mad that I

her hurt, but

fine then,”

noticed some burnt bacon and toast in the trash

restroom, so they got burnt,”

the kitchen,” she said, plating some

I have improved. How can I be a luna if I can’t…” she said, cutting herself off. I

but we broke up because I proposed, and she said she

change the topic, I drummed my hand on the kitchen

judge it,” I

was battling tears, and her hands

and placed the frying pan

hand, and I knew it was to wipe away her tears. I did not know if it

to turn when she stopped

hope,” she said with a fake grin, and I did not know how to feel about