Unbreakable Devotion: A New Adult Romance Novel Read Free

submersed in the water as I watched Devon jog away, his body tight and hard.
~Devon~
    Devon leaned back on his towel and watched Erin run towards him from the water, her soft, curving flesh golden brown in the summer heat. She ran next to him as he lay on the towel. Devon squinted up at her in the sun, placing his hand over his forehead. “Slowpoke,” he said.
    Erin swept her long wet blonde hair into her hands, moving her hips to the side, and wrung her hair out all over Devon. “Hey, whoa, I am sunbathing here!” Devon protested.
    “Payback!” Erin grinned devilishly as she scattered streams of water from her thick tassels of her hair over Devon. Devon crouched from the cold water and grabbed Erin’s ankle. Erin laughed. Her laugh was like a melody soothing Devon’s entire body as she leaned against him to maintain her balance, now wringing the water on top of his head. Devon grabbed her bare leg and pulled her close to him, locking her thighs together with one long arm. Erin was determined to continue her playful attack to drench Devon, sitting on his shoulder now and still streaming water over him.
    “God, you’re a brat.” Devon ran his long fingers through his hair and beads of water bounced and dashed from his hair in the sunlight.
    “I told you not to call me that, Devon. Here, have some more.” Erin draped Devon’s head with her wet hair. Devon breathed in her sweet scent that smelled like wild strawberries, as her hair covered over him in luxurious, graceful tassels.
    “You look good as a blonde, Devon.” Erin giggled as she wrapped her long hair around Devon. Devon grabbed her, sat her down, and pushed her hair back over her shoulders, looking into her bottomless blue eyes, his heart banging in his chest.
    “Payback for giving you a free ride to the lake?” he asked her, feigning innocence.
    “No, for throwing me in the water.” Erin’s pink lips curved upward. “Or maybe it’s payback for not giving me a ride back,” Erin said with a turn of her head and a dimpled smile that drove Devon crazy now. Devon stared into Erin’s soft eyes, scanning her tender face, the round tip of her dainty nose, her smooth golden skin and rose-flush cheekbones, and the tempting curve of her soft, full mouth.
    Time stood still as he gazed into her deep blue eyes, wondering what she would do if he kissed her. Would it change everything? Would he lose her as a friend? Having Erin as a friend would be better than losing her completely. The thought made his stomach churn and his throat tighten, holding back the words and the kiss that he wanted so much to give to her.
~Erin~
    We had spent time together every summer, but now Devon was getting the attention of the girls in the area and I wanted more time with him alone. I wanted to know whether what I felt when Devon held me close was real or whether I was just losing my mind.
    Devon emerged from the shore as he walked towards the beach. I had noticed other girls watching him as he stretched his long, hard, muscled body over his towel, and leaned back on his elbows. I submerged myself in the water before coming ashore. I approached him with a mischievous grin and my thick, wet hair knitted together in my hands. It was payback time for throwing me in the water, or at least I would let him believe that. I felt heavenly sensations of electricity course through my body when Devon touched me now, and I secretly wanted that feeling again. I prepared my assault.
    Devon’s green eyes narrowed in the summer sun, and his face visibly became flush as he watched me approach him. I wanted any excuse to fall into his strong arms again, while maintaining the cover of a playful friendship. I gathered my thick, wet hair into my hands and stood over Devon, still staring at me, and I wrung my hair out and streamed water all over his muscular torso.
    Devon crouched and sat up, grabbed my leg and laughed a soothing and deep laugh that I had first noticed over the summer. His laugh