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

came and sat beside me on the

bowed her head and began to

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

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

around,” she promised me, and I knew she believed her words, but I wanted

I told her, and she gradually

bury myself

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

then

knew she wanted me; I could smell her arousal, but she could not always have

we have and not think she could switch

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

watched her leave the room and lay

Sleep eluded me completely.

her down. I knew I was

hours, and I got two hours of

enough, but it

for the day and left

smelled of breakfast when I

to the kitchen, and Susan was making breakfast in her

a great cook and hated being in the

she was doing and looked

mess, but she

tan on her skin. She was gorgeous, and she had a great heart too. My pack members loved her and wanted her as their Luna; too bad

and I returned

morning,” I greeted

morning, Alpha,” she teased me, and I

What happened to Devin?” I

so I respect the boundaries. If you want me to call you Devin,

her hurt, but I

be fine then,” I said, and she

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

restroom, so they got burnt,” she

learning my way about the kitchen,” she said,

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

tell anyone, but we broke up because I proposed, and she said she would think about

drummed my hand on the kitchen Island

judge it,” I

battling tears, and

turned away from me immediately and

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

was about to turn when

will like it, I hope,” she said with a fake grin, and