Chapter 55

• Hanging up the phone, Devin moved back over to the window and watched Rayne walk along the water’s edge. She had run for cover when his agent had called, feeling responsible for the fast departure. He had expected to be raked over the coals and back when he’d answered the call, only to be shocked beyond words when she had told him that he had sold out. Not one single painting left. What had happened to make that possible he still had no idea, but he’d take it.
• Despite the feeling of wonder that had him flying high since last night, the guilt kept over-powering them and leaving him feeling like a heel. He had marked her. She had claimed him. They were a mated pair and she was none the wiser. His instinct and body had taken over when she’d climbed on him and sunk her teeth into him, unknowingly accepting him as hers, but still he had let it happen and now had to face the truth and tell her—everything. What Devin had to figure out now was how to tell her. It had to be today, he couldn’t let it go any longer, not after last night.
• His cell phone cut off thoughts off. Without taking his eyes off the sunbathed woman he answered it.