Devin POV
I awoke peaceful and rested. I could hear Erin moving around the house. It felt surprisingly natural to wake up like this. I thought I would be disoriented and miss my cabin and the academy, where I worked and exercised, but I was perfectly content here. Erin's alarm had woken me up, but I didn't want to leave bed. Instead, I waited until Erin herself got up. I was hopping she would wake me up, but instead she snuck out to let me continue sleeping.
Eventually, I had to give up on her waking me and get up myself. I put on my running clothes and by the time I had gone downstairs, Erin had left. I seriously considered sending her a text that my car wouldn't start as I now was certain she was avoiding me. Instead, I gave her space and went for a run. I needed to think things throu
