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.

and she walked towards

her to maintain her

and sat beside me on

and she bowed her head and

She had turned me on, and now

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

around,” she promised me, and I

to give me time,” I told her,

I would bury myself in her. It will

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

sighed and then

could smell her arousal, but she could not always have her

not think she could switch us on and off as

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

watched her leave the room and lay back on my

Sleep eluded me completely.

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

early hours,

but it was better than

ready for the day and

house smelled of breakfast when I stepped out of my

the kitchen, and Susan was making breakfast in her favourite

being in the kitchen. I guess she wanted to prove

what she was

hair was a mess,

she had a great heart too. My pack members loved her and wanted her as their Luna; too bad she wasn’t sure about

at me, and I returned the

morning,” I greeted

she teased me, and I wondered why she would call me

I asked, and she shook her

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

but I could see through

be fine then,” I said, and

toast in the trash and ignored it so she

they got burnt,” she

way about the kitchen,”

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

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

hand on the kitchen Island and sat on the

me judge it,” I said

battling tears, and her

from me immediately and

and I knew it was to wipe away her tears. I did

to turn when

I hope,” she said with a