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 walked

her to maintain her distance, but

sat beside me

her, and she bowed her head and began to

fuck sake. She had turned me on, and now I had to

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

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

I told her, and

and I knew if she did, I would bury myself in her. It will

I said with a strong voice but as gentle as I could

then got off

could smell her arousal, but

her to value what we have and not think she could

we were together, but being hung on Sylvester was

watched her leave the room

Sleep eluded me completely.

and somehow regretted turning her down. I

in the early hours,

wasn’t enough, but it was better than

for the

house smelled of breakfast when I

headed to the kitchen, and Susan was making breakfast in her favourite

cook and hated being in the kitchen. I guess she wanted to

was

hair was a mess, but she

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

I greeted

teased me, and I wondered why she

to Devin?” I asked,

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

but I could see

be fine then,”

noticed some burnt bacon and toast in the trash and ignored it so

restroom, so they got burnt,” she said

the

I be a luna if I can’t…” she

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

topic, I drummed my hand on the kitchen Island and sat

I said and

tears, and her hands were

immediately and placed

I did not know

about to turn

Try the food. You will like it, I hope,” she said with a fake grin, and I