My Fiance is Sleeping With My Step Sister

Chapter 39

We were still curled together, the sheets sticking to my skin from the heat of what just happened. Devon’s arm was draped over me, heavy and warm, his fingers lazily tracing circles on my hip like he never wanted to stop touching me. I hid my face in his chest, still trying to catch my breath, and he chuckled low in his throat like he found my shyness amusing.

“You are mine, Addy. All of you,” he whispered against my hair, his lips brushing the top of my head.

I wanted to stay there forever, buried in his chest where the world couldn’t reach me. For a moment, I let myself believe it. That maybe happiness wasn’t running from me anymore, that maybe it was here, wrapped up in him.

The door swung open.

I yelped and pulled the blanket to my chest so fast I nearly choked myself, my cheeks burning hotter than the fire in my veins. Devon groaned, rolling over to shield me with his body, but it was too late. Joey stood at the door with a tray in her hands, her grin wide enough to split her face in two.

“Well, well,” she said, her tone dripping with laughter. “I guess I don’t have to ask what you two were up to.”

“Joey!” I squeaked, hiding my face. wishing the ground would open up and just swallow me whole.

Devon’s deep growl filled the room, but it wasn’t real anger, more like irritation that his moment with me had been ruined. “Ever heard of knocking?” His voice rumbled.

“I brought food,” Joey said innocently, stepping farther into the room and placing the tray on the table. She leaned against it, smirking at me like she was the cat and I was the mouse. “Our Luna needs her strength if she plans on walking later.”

My whole body went rigid. “Joey!” I shouted again, peeking out from under the blanket, embarrassed.

Devon laughed, the sound low and rich. “She’s not wrong,” he murmured near my ear, his lips brushing my skin just to make me shiver.

I shoved at his chest, glaring at both of them. “You two are unbearable.”

Joey raised her hands in mock surrender. “Relax, Addy. I’m just happy to see you finally smiling. You’ve been walking around like a storm cloud, and now look at you.”

Her teasing faded just a little, and I knew she meant it. Joey always had a way of breaking through my walls, even when she was annoying.

Devon shifted closer to me, pressing a kiss to my temple. “She’s glowing,” he said, like he was proud of it.

I slapped his chest lightly. “Stop it.”

Joey snorted. “Don’t stop. This is the happiest I’ve seen her since she came here.” She turned her eyes on me, her smile softening. “Hold on to this, Addy. You deserve it.”

Something inside me ached at her words. I wanted to believe it, I really did. But deep down, I felt that nagging pull, that whisper that happiness was fragile and could slip through my fingers at any moment. Still, I forced a smile and nodded.

“I will.”

Joey clapped her hands like she was done with her job of tormenting me. “Good. Now eat before you faint. I don’t need Devon carrying you everywhere.”

“He would carry me anyway,” I muttered under my breath, and Devon chuckled like he’d heard every word.

“Damn right,” he said, pulling me closer under the blanket.

Joey rolled her eyes. “Gross. I’ll leave you two before I lose my appetite. But don’t think this means you get out of training tomorrow, Addy.”

“I didn’t think I would,” I said softly, though my face was still burning.

She winked at me, and left, closing the door behind her. The room went quiet again, the sound of my racing heartbeat filling my ears.

Devon tilted my chin up so I had no choice but to look at him. His eyes were still dark from earlier, but softer now, warm like a fire meant just for me. “Don’t hide from me,” he whispered. “Not when you’re the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”

I swallowed hard, the weight of his words pressing against me, but instead of shrinking away, I leaned into him. I kissed him, slow and soft at first, then deeper, until we were tangled together again, ignoring the tray of food Joey had left behind.

For the first time in a long time, even with the whispers in my head, I felt like maybe I could be happy.