Devin Booker Chapter 1 Novels & Stories

"Not remotely." I looked at the lamp. Fifty chapters. I thought about Chapter 1 of this. Not the book. The actual thing. The beginning of us. A hospital lobby, bad coffee, a crooked stitch, and two people who talked for two hours and did not yet know what they were beginning. "What do you think comes next?" he said. I thought about it. Viktor Ren's assessment, Theo's two weeks, Adaeze's legal case, the baby coming, the foundation growing, Sienna building something real, Damian paying his debt honestly, and all of it still moving.

"My name isn't Devourer." Aiden blinked. "Then what is your name?" The little boy lowered his head. "I... I don't remember." No one moved as the child looked around at them all. "Did I forget it?" There was no deception in his eyes—only genuine confusion. The Book of Origins suddenly floated from Aiden's pack, its pages turning rapidly until silver words appeared: > *Before he became the Devourer...*> Another line formed: > *He had no name.*>

I let myself fall deep into my zone with red in my sight. “Gaetano, do you understand why they say never make a deal with The Devil?” I interrupted his laugh. He looked at me with narrowed eyes as I blew out the cigarette smoke into the night sky. I flicked the bud away and met his gaze, giving him a devilish smirk. “I’m about to show you why.” I drew my guns out at the same time men jumped out from the wooden crates. And a war with fire began.

An interesting turn of events. CHAPTER FOUR Devon's POV I sat in my brother's pub for hours, thinking and relocating my plan, replaying it over and over my head. I took a sip from my drink, and watched the group of guys that sat in the right corner of the bar. My fists clenched, but I knew I had to wait. The right time had not yet come. I had to wait. Taking a deep breath, I unclenched them.

Their dad requested Devon come home. Devon gets an unexpected call from Evan and Mina one day while he was in a business meeting with his staff. He learns that their father has fallen gravely ill and is in ICU. He returns home to see his father and the family. But Devon has all intentions of returning back to Chicago. He's only planning to be here a few days. Until he gets the requests from Evan and his father to stay and help run the business until dad gets well. Devon reluctantly agrees, but for the love of his younger brother he remains.

he said when I told him about my suspicion. I wanted to whine and express my frustration, but is there truly a point for that, when it has already happened? And it basically was the seed I said that we needed to plant for everyone to know our fake relationship. But gawd! To see and hear what everyone thought about that was a nightmare! “The Devil’s secretary has now become the Devil’s baby. Scroll to continue reading,” I moaned and covered both hands on my face as Freda continued laughing at me.

______ Epilogue Zayn's POV: With the party in full swing, I spotted Beth standing at the edge of the dance floor, her eyes filled with a mix of sadness and longing. Despite her attempts to distance herself, I couldn't help but be drawn to her, my heart aching to ease her pain. Summoning all the courage within me, I made my way towards her. "Beth," I called out softly, my voice filled with genuine concern. Startled, she turned to face me, her gaze guarded but tinged with a hint of vulnerability but in a fraction of a second she regained her composure. "Zayn, what are you doing here?"

AXEL’S POV: "My name is Devon Lugi," he declared with an edge of vulnerability I hadn’t expected. He fixed his gaze on me as if daring me to question him further. "I served in the Army—part of Blackhawk Shadow, a covert unit trained in assassination and high-risk combat." His tone dropped, reverent and raw. "Before all that, I was just a kid from the slums. My mother was dying of a disease we couldn’t afford to treat. I remember that charity event you held in our broken-down neighborhood—you, dressed so casually, laughing with the kids and comforting the old. When you were about to leave, I ran to you, desperate. Security tried to stop me, but you—God, you stopped them. You scooped me up in

[IN LOVE WITH A LYCAN BOOK TWO. CHECK OUT "IN LOVE WITH A LYCAN" TO HAVE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF BOOK TWO. THANK YOU: SUNSHINE39] Chapter 1 Alice stood at the entrance of Devon's study, staring at him with fear in her eyes as Lucas reported to him. Her hand was on her now protruding bump as her heart raced in fear…