Unbreakable Devotion: A New Adult Romance Novel by Amanda Chayse Page A

cheek. But they were kids, and he did not think much of it.
    This summer, a kiss on her beautiful swollen lips would melt him in the summer heat and leave him wanting to kiss her even more as her soft blonde hair cascaded over his hands, and his nimble fingers wandered over her delectable body. He could barely look at her now, without feeling these feelings that had nothing to do with friendship. Her soft curves flustered him, and made him deny what was happening, but it was all too clear. What the hell is going on? he thought.
    This is the same girl he saw in grade school in that silly uniform they made them wear in private school, her goofiness still fresh in his mind. Her little blonde curls were that of his best friend, a kid sticking her tongue out at him, and then smiling as if to say, “You know you are my best friend.” Then they would have lunch together. Her mom had given her a ring that she took off and placed in her lunch bag to keep it clean.
    One day she forgot that it was in the bag and she threw the lunch sack away by accident with the ring in it. “Please, Devon, I have to have my ring back,” she said with pleading eyes and tears streaming down her face. “Please help me get my ring back.” Her pleading was irresistible even then. He must have gone through a hundred crumpled lunch bags in the school dumpster before he found one with the name “Erin” on it. She opened it to find the ring that her mom had given to her to let her know she was special. And then she kissed him, in sixth grade. And in one moment it was all worth it, but that was a different kind of happiness. This was something entirely different. The feelings for her had only grown stronger over the years.
    This was more like a category five hurricane that lifted him off the ground and threw him through a wall, landing him in a pile of debris, dazed and disoriented.
    The summer began like any other for them. Erin had worked part-time at a retail shop by the lake during the busy season. Devon mowed lawns and did landscaping work in the neighborhood in the morning hours before it got too hot. He enjoyed working his own hours and being his own boss. Later in the day, he would take a bus to the lake to cool off and to see his best friend Erin.
    Devon had been dating Laura since the end of the school year. She was on the volleyball team with Erin. An athletic and beautiful girl, Laura stood five feet nine inches tall. Girls like Laura used to tower over Devon in grade school, but during the past year he had shot up to just over six feet tall. He also transitioned from a skinny and lanky kid to a lean and muscular eyeful with a handsome, strong face and strong, broad shoulders.
    Devon was now catching the attention of many of the girls in the area. Laura was the first to make her move. “We should hang out this summer, Devon. It will be fun,” she said with a sweet smile and warm eyes. Devon just thought this particular girl was interested in him, when in fact many were but Laura approached him first.
    Devon could not resist. Laura had hazel eyes, shoulder -length brown hair, and adorable freckles on her nose. She was already stunning going into her junior year of high school. As the summer went on, they were officially boyfriend and girlfriend. Devon took her through the trails in back of the lake to an old cabin where they made out repeatedly.
~Erin~
    I had not thought much about Devon’s new girlfriend. I knew Laura from the volleyball team and I was glad that two of my friends were getting together. Devon was always my best friend, and I liked to see him happy. But I could not resist teasing him about kissing Laura, and asking him if he was in love.
    I had begun to notice that Devon, who used to be at my eye level, now towered over me. His body had become lean and strong, and his big green eyes complemented the handsome symmetry of his face. I pushed the thought out of my mind .
    One day, when I was in the retail store getting off work,