Chapter 34

• Feeling like a coward for running from her, Devin walked briskly through the trees. One innocent touch from her and his body went berserk. Her hand on his bare skin had brought him close to swallowing his own tongue, her touch was so soft, so warm. This was going to be harder than he thought. He needed to keep his distance to learn more about her, and doing that when she was under his roof and lying on his couch—in his robe, was just a little too tempting. He didn’t want to send her back to her camp, not until she healed. His stomach tightened in an odd way. Devin stopped and rested his forehead against the rough bark of the closest tree while he thought this through. Do I want to send her back at all? His stomach clenched once more, no I don’t. What was he going to do? He had no idea. All he did know was that he wanted her in his house close by.
• Exhaling loudly, he turned and quickly closed the distance to her camp site. Did this happen to all the males that found their mates? That might be the reason many avoided being mated.
• Walking through the door, Devin quickly bee lined to the sitting area, only to find she wasn’t there. A few scraps of the toast were left on the plate sitting beside the empty juice glass, the pain killers he’d left on the tray were also gone. He turned and glanced into the kitchen, she wasn’t there either. In long strides, he went towards the bedroom and stopped suddenly when he noticed the studio door was open.