Chapter 21. Spar for It

~Devonte~

I told you she’d come back. I told you she’d stuck by us.

I wouldn’t be so quick to claim victory if I were you. I overheard her last night, and she isn’t here for the reasons you think she is.

Why can’t you just admit that you were wrong?

I would if I were actually wrong. Unfortunately, I called it accurately, and I can only hope you listen to me before it’s too late. I throw a block up, not wanting to hear the foolishness anymore.

I’ve been up for a while, just watching her sleep. I know that I need to reject Lynn so I can mark Sonya. We have a lot to discuss, but I’m confident we will work things out. She came back! She could have stayed away, but she came back. That tells me everything that I need to know.

I run my fingers down her arm, and she flinches from my touch. Her face contorts, and my initial reaction is sadness and anger. I stop and reevaluate my reaction. She’s asleep, and it’s bee