Jacob paced the length of the library while he waited for Peter to return with Devina.
His Devina; he hoped.
He had already decided the only way to work out the truth about this woman was to keep getting close to her. To harness the breach in his usual M.O. and let it show him what he needed to know. To push her away now could create far more chaos than it would prevent- at least that's what Jacob kept telling himself. He still wasn’t exactly sure just how Devina had gotten o him so fast. Either she was extremely skilled at her manipulation or the issue wasn’t with her at all, but rather, with Jacob. The same man who so often swore he wasn’t even capable of anything close to a healthy relationship, let alone love, and Jacob couldn't decide if it would be worse to find out Devina played h
