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I press my face against his chest, letting him squeeze me tighter. Sometimes I still can’t believe that he promised me forever. He wants to marry me. If it wasn’t for his brother, we’d already be married.
“I made you happy,” Devin says after we pull back. He’s looking at my eyes, which I’m sure are bright blue.
“You always make me happy.”
His grin widens. “You know, you’re a lot stronger than you think you are.”
“I’m not strong. I’m a coward.” I slowly shake my head back and forth. “I think about all the times I just stood there and let my dad belittle me. Even when I first came here, I saw the way you looked at me. I would let Katherine and Isabella bully me. I took everything that they threw at me and just smiled at them like it was completely normal. No wonder you didn’t want me as your mate.”
“That’s not true and you know it. You’re a survivor. You did what you had to—I know that now. I was an idiot for not seeing it then.” Devin’s thumbs gently caress the sides of my face. “I’ve never met anybody as resilient as you.”
I lick my lips and Devin’s eyes glance down. Even if he wasn’t touching me, it’s not hard to know what he’s thinking.
“I guess I just worry that you’ll eventually get tired of me. You wanted a wolf shifter mate and instead you got stuck with me. I can’t even go running with the pack. And when we live in Alaska, I’ll be the only one covered from head to toe and still freezing.” I worry my bottom lip between my teeth.
“You won’t be the only one,” Devin says. “I told you, my pack has a lot of hybrids. One guy in my pack is mated to a fae and she hates the cold. They have five kids and only one of them can shift.”
“A light fae?” I raise an eyebrow.
He nods. “And a girl in my pack is mated to an elemental. They have seven kids—two of them can’t shift. There are more too. Not all wolf shifters can shift. Just because you’re a hybrid doesn’t mean you’re not a wolf shifter.”
I look down, scared to see how Devin will react to my question. “What if our kids can’t shift?”
Devin nudges my chin with his thumb. Hesitantly I look into his green eyes.
“It doesn’t matter if our kids can shift or not,” he says. “Fate knows exactly what it’s doing. Regardless, I will love them.”
My heart swells at his promise. “Shouldn’t you be freaked out that I’m talking about our future children?”
His grin widens. “I’m not scared. We’re soulmates. I’m excited to have a family with you one day.”
“I’m excited too.” I put a hand to the base of my throat.
Devin presses a kiss to my lips. “Every day I look at you and can literally see the love you have for me in your eyes. I don’t know what I did to deserve you, but I promise I will never take you for granted.”
Because we’re touching, I can feel his love for me. It’s overwhelming just how much this green eyed boy feels for me.
Wednesday, February 3
Tomorrow.
We’re in the middle of supernatural history when I feel Devin suddenly begin to panic. I glance over at him, curious why he’s upset. His eyes are wide as he turns toward me—green is completely gone, replaced with yellow.
I am about to ask him what’s wrong when he abruptly stands from his desk. He grabs ahold of my hand and tugs me from the room. Dawson is right behind us. He doesn’t even stop to tell the class anything as we rush down the hallway.
“Devin—” I begin.
He cuts me off. “Hold on, Tori.”
My heart thumps faster as I realize that this must have something to do with my father—there is no other explanation. Has he hurt somebody? Or worse, killed them.
We pass a teacher in the hallway. Dawson doesn’t pause, but he yells over his shoulder. “Can you please take care of my classroom? It’s an emergency.”
I don’t hear their response, as we’re too far away, but I know Dawson was able to hear with his shifter hearing.
Devin leads me outside and we head toward the beach house. My mind is racing with all kinds of theories, all of them getting progressively worse.
What if my dad did something to Nico. I’m not sure I could take it if he did something to my brother.
