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I bury my face in his chest, letting him pull me closer to him. I know that he needs this embrace. He doesn’t need me to tell him not to fight with his brother. He just needs me to comfort him. I let him hold me against him for a few minutes before he loosens his grip on me. I pull back to look at him and see green eyes studying me.
Devin gently rubs his thumb along my cheek. “Are you okay?”
My eyes widen. “Me? You’re the one who’s hurting.”
His face softens. “Your eyes are gray.”
“Because it makes me sad to see how much you’re hurting.” My bottom lip quivers.
“Ah, baby, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to make you upset.”
“You didn’t.” Tears roll down my cheeks. “I’m sorry. I just wish there was something that I could do to make this better.”
Devin pulls me onto his lap and wraps his arms around me. “You are making it better. Just being around you makes everything better.”
My heart swells at his words. “Maybe I could talk to Damian and explain—”
Devin shakes his head, cutting me off. “He’s not going to listen to reason right now and I don’t want him to take his anger out on you.”
I nod, not knowing what to say. There isn’t anything I can do.
He cups my chin with his hand gently, studying my eyes carefully. “You have a soft heart.”
I lower my head. “You mean I cry a lot.”
“Crying isn’t a bad thing. Besides, it’s not just your emotions that you’re dealing with. You’re constantly feeling what others are feeling and that’s got to be hard. I can’t imagine. My own emotions are enough,” Devin says, making me seem so much cooler than I am.
“It sucks that your brother won’t let us get married.” I bring up the one subject that Devin likely wanted to avoid. “But I just want you to know that I think you’re worth waiting for.”
Devin’s shoulders sag forward and he smirks at me, shaking his head. “How do you always know exactly what to say to calm me down?”
I shrug one shoulder. “I don’t know. I always wonder the same thing about you. Maybe it’s a mates thing.”
“Maybe.” Devin leans closer and presses a kiss to my cheek. “I think you’re worth waiting for too, Tori. I don’t ever want you to doubt that. But I’m not going to stop trying to get my brother to see reason when it comes to this. If our roles were reversed, he’d be fighting for the same thing with his mate.”
I nod, agreeing with his statement. “No matter what, I am on your side. I’m just not going to fight with your brother.”
He smirks. “Leave that to me.”
I have no doubts that Damian will have a big fight ahead of him if he doesn’t cave on the issue soon. Bigger than even tonight. Devin is stubborn. He’s going to get what he wants. But despite the fact that Devin disagrees with what his brother has asked, I know he won’t go behind Damian’s back. He’ll wait until he has approval.
“Were you really that upset about Blake and Ember?” I ask.
“No.” His green eyes look at me with such intensity. “I am just really, really jealous.”
I won’t admit it out loud, but I’m jealous too. Though, I am still happy for them. Blake and Ember deserve happiness.
Devin runs his finger along my cheek, then slowly tucks a piece of hair behind my ear. He doesn’t drop his hand, instead he puts it on the back of my neck, gently touching me.
“I will fix everything for us,” he promises. “And don’t worry about the fight I had with Damian. I will always love my brother, even when I disagree with him.”
I worry my bottom lip between my teeth, searching his eyes for the truth.
Monica was right—everything is going to be okay. Devin and Damian have an unbreakable bond. This family isn’t going to start hating one another because of one disagreement.
Devin pulls me into his arms and I snuggle into him.
I’m so lucky Devin is my fated mate. I can’t wait to be part of his family—officially.
