Unbreakable Devotion: A New Adult Romance Novel Read Free Page A

reverberated throughout my body in deep and rich sensations. He grabbed my leg and pulled me close, and the familiar feelings overpowered me again, causing me to go off balance emotionally and physically as Devon pulled me close to him.
    We leaned into each other and laughed as I continued to soak my lifelong friend with my drenched hair. When Devon grabbed me and trapped me in his long arm, I sat on his shoulder, continuing my playful onslaught. Devon sat me down, pulled me close, and pushed my hair back over my shoulders. He gazed into my eyes, and I was completely helpless. Just one kiss could change everything. But I could not risk losing him completely.
    “Devon!” Laura was wearing a maroon and pink bikini that complimented her brown hair and hazel eyes against her tan skin. Laura’s long, athletic body had some of the boys playing Frisbee stopping the game. She ran up to Devon and planted a long kiss on the lips.
    I sat back, and leaned on my hands, my wet hair flowing down the side of my body. “Hi, Laura.”
    “Hi, Erin! What a beautiful day! You guys up for a game of beach volleyball?”
    “Sure, who’s going to play?” I watched Laura place her slender arms around Devon’s broad shoulders. I dug my toes into the sand, and my breaths became coarser and faster as Laura drew Devon closer.
    “I invited some friends, including Taylor and Amber from the volleyball team.” Laura peered into Devon’s eyes and smiled.
    “Cool. Well, it will be fun and good practice. Are you playing on the team this year?” I dug my toes deeper into the sand as my muscles tightened.
    “I don’t know. There is a chance my dad is transferring. I may be moving.”
    “What? You didn’t tell me!” Devon caressed Laura’s hands behind his neck as he spoke.
    “I just found out today. I know, it sucks. This would be our third move.”
    “I’m sorry to hear that. Hopefully things will work out for the best.” I stared at my feet half buried in the sand now trying to stifle the smile tugging at my lips. Laura was fun to be around, and before today, I thought she and Devon were cute together. Now I did not know what I was feeling. I wanted to understand what was happening between us. Didn’t Devon feel what I was feeling?
    I went to bed with Devon on my mind. The day had brought a sea change to our friendship. I was not the kind of girl to interfere with relationships. Devon and Laura seemed happy together, and I would not interfere with them. But I could not help wonder how Devon felt about me after today. Did he feel the same current when we touched? I fell asleep, knowing that this summer I would remain Devon’s friend. But I also knew that if Laura was moving, there would be nothing in our way for us to face how we really felt about each other.
~Devon~
    Devon reached into the refrigerator for the dinner his mom had left for him. She always worked late, and he often wondered how he could change things before his mom ruined herself working too hard. For now, all he could do was work the yards in the neighborhood in the summer, and graduate from high school with good enough grades to get into a decent college.
    His thoughts turned to Erin almost immediately. Her smile could light up any dark area in his life. It was true when they were kids, but it was even truer now. Devon tried to sort through what he was feeling. Most of the best days in his life were spent with Erin, but this—this topped them all. Devon was not prepared to see Erin the way he saw her today: her silky blonde hair cascading over her golden skin, her bright blue eyes laughing and filling him with delight. The smell of her sweetness still permeated his senses.
    Devon prepared to get up early, his heart still pounding inside his chest. He still wanted to see Laura this summer. She was one of his first girlfriends, which put her in a special place in his heart in her own right. But now his heart was torn, and he began to think about Erin more and more. He