No Redemption (Completed book 6 of the Atonement Saga)

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“Are you ok?”

“Fine”

I sign back, he doesn’t look convinced and honestly I don’t feel convinced either but I needed time to process my feelings

“Now that that’s cleared up, can we talk about the fact your naked in front of my best friend! You can’t just get naked infront of him?”

“Why he’s seen you naked, why can’t he see me naked?”

Gavin throws his head back as he takes into a fit of laughter, Desmond shakes his head smirking at me

“Plus he’s hot”

I add just to annoy him, he zeros his eyes in at me

“Seriously, you're telling me you fancy him? How is this possible! I thought mates didn’t find other people attractive”

“Well do you think he’s attractive?”

I sign back immediately, he pauses shrugging his shoulders

“A little”

I snort

“Oh please, your d***s not that hard for me alone and we both know that”

Desmond drops his head looking back up and he goes bright red shaking his head

“You are in so much trouble”

“Is that a threat or a teaser for what’s to come alpha?”

“f**k she’s hot”

Gavin signs, I grin at them both, taking both their hands I pull them into the water further so my feet can’t touch the ground anymore. I swim letting them go and I head straight to the waterfall, swimming so I’m right under the steady stream of water looking out at them both.

the s****l tension between them both was very obvious. Even when Desmond talked about him over the years you could tell how much he missed him, how close they actually had been.

“Is it weird we aren’t jealous?”

“Yes it’s really weird”

Hope answers

“Were you guys in love?”

I ask them both, they were just awkwardly standing there looking at me

“Might as well ask them the stuff we want to know”

I tell hope, she nods in agreement, pushing forward to get the answers

“Yes we were in love”

Desmond says honestly, this seems to shock gavin, turning to Desmond he asks

“You told her about us? Your not mad?”

He finishes turning back to me

“I tell her everything, she’s my best friend and she doesn’t judge”

“And no I’m not mad, I’m mad it took us so long to meet, I’m mad you don’t feel the connection we already have, I’m mad that I want to love you to”

His jaw drops as I look to Desmond, he’s studying my face

“Your right she is incredible”

Gavin says softly, clearly shocked by my outburst

“For the record I feel the connection too, I could feel it when you arrived, feel the pull to you, then I saw you and I realised who you were I felt like my world fell apart. I can’t claim you but I want too”

Desmond’s head snaps towards gavins, he looked a picture as all the emotions run through his face, confusion being the main one

“Wait you thought she was your mate?”

Desmond asks, gavin nods his head, his eyes skim down my body as he answers

“Yes, I thought it was weird that my mate may be in your house, that’s why I stayed outside, I had no idea it was going to be heartly”

“And you felt like he was your mate too?”

Desmond demands, it was clear he was frustrated but also not mad. I shake my head

“Yes and no, it’s different but it’s there, the pull, his scent, how it feels to touch him. All of it. But it’s not the mate bond but it is there”

My fingers twitch as I look them both up and down, both of them deep in thought staring at each other. I felt like I was dreaming, like a fog had set over me.

Shaking it off I turn and dive into the deep end off the pool, as I break through the surface for air I’m suddenly tackled from below, looking down I hold my breath as Desmond pulls me under, pushing me up against the cold hard rock wall.

The moonlight reflects of the crystal clear water below,

Lighting up his His perfect face, a face that wore a devious smile as he signs

“Happy birthday baby”

I grin looking up at the sky, it was now the dead off night and probably after 12 o’clock.

He pulls me back up to the surface pecking my lips softly, I splash the water on both of them, turning I run and dive back in, I can feel the water move around me as they follow me.

Gavin grabs my leg, yanking me back towards him. Letting go he grabs my waist and he pulls me back up to the surface with a huge grin on his face.

“Happy birthday beautiful”

He whispers, pushing hair from my face, I move my hand into his touch, my heart racing at the connection. His breath fans my face, his sweet honey scent relaxes me as he stares straight into my eyes. My breath catches in my throat as he moves closer, closing his eyes and sniffing me slowly. My heart flutters in excitement as I stare at his pink plump lips, just waiting for him to kiss us.

But just as I’m about to move closer I’m thrown across the pool of water by gavin, I scream in shock as I tumble under the water.

He laughs

“What a wanker”

Hope growls, disappointed and hurt at the fact he didn’t kiss us.

Desmond grabs my hand and he pulls me back to the surface, yanking me into his chest. His touch stops my heart from breaking. Comfort and love flow through me as he touches me. Calming me immediately.

“Let’s go home, it’s getting cold out now and your freezing ”

I nod my head, letting him push me to the edge of the water so I can slowly climb out. As I turn I notice the pain on gavins face as he watches us, my stomach drops at the look he wore. He was hurting and I didn’t know him well but I did know I wanted him to be ok. I did know it would hurt me to see him hurt. Especially when I feel that same yanking feeling on my heart, tugging me back in his direction.

Desmond seeing my face looks behind himself, his shoulders drop before he says something, stepping to the side so I can see his face while he talks

“—Run home with us?”

He finishes as l catch the last part of his sentence, I look to gavin as he slowly shakes his head. My heart felt like it was being torn out of my chest cavity. The pull to them both so strong it hurt.

“Why is this so hard”

Hope cries, she was heartbroken at the fact he was not ours