All Chapters of The Devil You Made Me: Chapter 71 - Chapter 74

AlastairJenna was the newly appointed manager, and from the moment Anna introduced her, I knew she was going to be trouble.She was beautiful in that polished, corporate way that spoke of expensive skincare routines and personal trainers. Smart too, from what I could tell in the brief conversation we had during her introduction. Anna had seemed pleased with herself for bringing in someone with Jenna's credentials, someone who could "elevate the artistic vision of the studio," as she'd put it.I wasn't really interested in either of them, specifically because I felt guilty about what I was doing to Anna. Every time I looked at her, I saw the woman who was planning her wedding to a man I couldn't stop thinking about, a man whose hands I could still feel on my skin even days later. So I tried not to associate myself with them any more than professionally necessary.But unfortunately, Jenna took a liking to me from her very first day. She would smile at me in a way that lingered too lon

AlastairI almost scoffed out loud when I heard it. It took a while for my brain to process the words.I didn't believe a word Anna was saying. The way she described Kyren, like he was some kind of sex god who lived to please her, felt like performance art designed for her audience. But even knowing it was probably exaggerated, even telling myself that people always embellished their intimate lives when talking to friends, I felt physically ill at the mere thought of Kyren with someone else.The images crashed through my mind unbidden: Kyren's hands on Anna's skin, his mouth against her neck, the same whispered endearments he'd breathed against my ear in that motel room. I gripped my wine glass so tightly I was surprised it didn't shatter.Anna continued talking, her cheeks flushed with wine and the attention of her friends. "He's so attentive," she said, gesturing with her hands in a way that made the other women lean in closer. "Like, he pays attention to every little sound I make