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

sat beside me on the

her, and she bowed her head and began to

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

gotten some rest?” I

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

time,” I

bury myself in her. It will happen faster than

with a

sighed and then got off

me; I could smell her arousal, but

not think she could

but being hung on Sylvester was

the room and lay back on my

Sleep eluded me completely.

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

early hours, and I got

it

for the

breakfast when I stepped out of my

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

cook and hated being in

stopped what she was doing and looked

a mess, but she looked

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

me, and

morning,” I

morning, Alpha,” she teased me, and I

Devin?” I asked, and she

the boundaries. If you want me to call you Devin, I will,” she

hurt, but

be fine then,”

trash and ignored it so

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

my way about the kitchen,” she said,

a luna if

tell anyone, but we broke up because I

the topic, I drummed my hand on

judge it,” I said and

tears, and

turned away from me immediately and placed the frying

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

to turn when

it, I hope,” she said with a fake