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Devyn sighs “I don’t knohy you’re torturing yourself like this”

“Because it’s better to hurt a little now than hurt a helluva lotwent doith Adaain”

“Why are you so convinced that he’ll screw things up? After everything you’ve toldI’ve seen, that man adores you, Lorraine It’s been pretty obvious to Drew andtime”

“Surenow he does But what happens when let’s say, a year froone past the point of no return, he decides that one woh?”

“This isn’t so fancy for him,” she says “Did you miss the part where he said he’s been in love with you for years?”

“He’s confusing that with lust” I give a dis with other women the entire time”

“Because you never gave him any indication that you were interested You turned down his advances repeatedly Aaaaaand, you were engaged to Ada chunk of that time What was he supposed to do? Become a monk?”

“The idiot would probably still be hot wearing one of those ugly brown robes”

She chuckles “It’s not too late, honey Just call him”

I shake my head “I can’t, Devyn”

“Why not?”

Damn it, I can’t hold back my tears anymore “Because in ht possible I’ve never felt this strongly about anyone, not even Ada to marry him There’s so much more to Brody than he lets people see And I adore every part, Devyn, even when he’s being a complete jackass If he decided that he didn’t want nition I can’t risk it”

“I really hope you don’t regret this, Lorraine” She pulls

“Me, too, Dev”

Chapter Forty-Nine