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I sigh, leaning further into him. “Sometimes I think I’m more trouble than I’m worth. You’d be better off with a mate who is a wolf shifter.”
“Youarea wolf shifter.”
I glance up into his green eyes. “You know what I mean. Somebody who is a full blooded wolf shifter. Somebody who doesn’t have dark fae blood in them. Or at the very least, somebody who doesn’t cause an earthquake when they’re mad.”
“I’ve told you, Ilikethat you’re dark fae. I don’t want a wolf shifter mate. I want you.” He doesn’t break eye contact as he says it.
My breath gets caught in my throat.
“I love that your eyes change through such vivid colors.” He cups my cheek with his hand. “Your emotions are always right there for me to see and I like that. You can’t hide anything from me.”
“Which is frustrating,” I admit.
He grins. “I know, but it’s helpful to me. I need to know what you’re thinking and feeling, that way I can always take of you.”
My heart beats faster. “Devin…”
“You’re so small. You fit perfectly into my arms,” he says, continuing with his compliments. “It’s like you were made for me, which you were.”
I lick my lips. “You were made for me too.”
His green eyes flash down to my lips, then he slowly looks back into my eyes. “I’ve never felt attracted to anybody before you. When I tried to picture my mate, I couldn’t even dream anything up. But fate chose perfectly. You’re gorgeous, Tori.”
I look at him, not sure what to say afterthat.
“I can’t wait to marry you.” He gently caresses my cheek with his thumb. “I want forever with you.”
“I want that too.”
His smile widens. “You try to hide it, but I know you disagree with Damian’s decision.”
“Because I don’t want you to be mad at your brother. I don’t agree with him, but he is doing the best he can with what he’s been given. It’s probably hard to raise your younger sibling. He’s your family and I don’t want you to fight.” I worry my bottom lip between my teeth.
“That’s part of the reason it was so easy to fall for you. You care so much, even about people who are mean to you.” He shakes his head back and forth. “That night, after you took away Jenna’s wolf, you were devastated. You hated that you did that to her.”
“Because I took away everything from her. She will never get to shift into a wolf again and she’ll never meet her soulmate. I took away her pack, her friends, and her life. She’s going to live a mundane human life when she could’ve thrived as a wolf shifter.” I lower my head, not wanting to look into his green eyes. If I do, I’m scared I’ll break down.
“But she was miserable.” Devin holds onto both sides of my face gently, trying to get me to look at him.
Cautiously, I look into his eyes. “Everybody is miserable sometimes. Things would’ve gotten better for her if I gave her time.”
“No,” he says. “Jenna watched her parents die in front of her. They were tortured and murdered. That isn’t the kind of thing that somebody gets over. Yes, you took away her wolf, but you also took away her memories of that night. You gave her peace and happiness.”
“Are you sure?”
“Dawson checked up on her last week. Jenna is doing really well. The human family she moved in with decided to adopt her. She has a family—parents and siblings. She has a lot of friends in her school, she joined the soccer team, and she even has a boyfriend. Though, she’s young. Humans are so indecisive when it comes to choosing a mate.”
“It’s probably hard to pick somebody.” I tuck a piece of hair behind my ear. “When a supernatural meets their soulmate, it’s easy. Fate handpicked the perfect person. But when it comes to humans, you never know what the future holds. People change.”
Devin furrows his brows. “That sounds super complicated.”
I nod. “I’m glad I don’t have to choose. Not that I ever would’ve had a choice anyway, but I’m glad fate chose you for me.”
“I think we would’ve found one another, even if we were human.” Devin laces our fingers together. “Humans probably have soulmates too, they just don’t pick up on the feelings like we do.”
“If we were human, things would be a lot less complicated,” I admit.
“Your father would be a jerk, human or not.”
