Beyond His Evil

Twelve

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I couldn't sleep.

I turned away from the ceiling I had been staring at for hours now and sat up. My eyes drifted to Kate who had curled her body to a ball on her bed. She had been so exhausted from training today that immediately she got in, she went straight to her bed, and she had been asleep since.

I sighed and decided that maybe some fresh air would do me good.

I put on my slippers, and quietly opened the door when I reached it and scanned my surroundings. The hall was as empty as it was in the morning (I was definitely beyond grateful for that).

My footsteps echoed as I walked down the hall, the bright lights guiding my path. Soon I was at the entrance of the building and shivered when the chilly night air hit my skin. I rubbed my bare arms.

Even though I regretted not wearing something thicker over the thin nightgown I had on, I sat on one of the stairs staring at nothing but a tree close by. I watched how the leaves rustled as the night air breezed past it.

I couldn't tell how long I stayed there, doing nothing but watching the leaves of the tree and freezing. When I was certain I would die from the cold, I rose to my feet with a sigh and rubbed my arms. I felt goosebumps.

I took one step forward wanting to head back to my room.

" You shouldn't be out by this time ".

My heart leaped and I turned around so fast I almost broke a bone, and snapped my neck at the same.

Devon was barely two feet away from me. I blew my cheeks out, I needed to get used to his tendency to appear and disappear for the sake of my heart especially now I was certain I would be stuck here for a while.

His hair was disheveled, a few strands against his forehead. My eyes trailed downwards, He was shirtless, and his trousers were so dangerously low on his hips. It wasn't hard to notice the well-defined abs lining his stomach, and I tore my gaze away because I felt my cheeks heating up.

Wasn't he cold?

" Wh ... What are you doing here? ", I questioned.

His answer was almost immediate. "I'm on night duty".

My brows bunched in confusion.

He must have noticed my confusion because he explained. "Just making sure everyone's alright", he said, "And in their rooms ".
His emphasis on the word in was noted.

"Someone can't come out for fresh air?", I asked, turning my body in his direction.

"Not when that someone should be breathing the fresh air in their rooms. It's too late to be outside. You could have opened a window. I'm aware there are four windows in your room", He mused.

"Does that mean that the great safe land isn't so safe after all?", I inquired softly, but I could tell he could detect the mockery in my words.

His eyes sizzled with stress. "I never said that", he returned.

"Then why can't I leave my room at this hour?".

For a moment Devon did nothing but stare at me. Hard, in the eyes, and with an intensity that robbed me of the ability to breathe even with the distance between us.
" Why are you outside Kira ? ", He asked, his voice almost a whisper carried to my ears by the breeze.

Something about the way he looked at me made me feel exposed. He could see me, see how lost I felt, and it made me want to run as quickly and as far away from him as possible.

" I ... Em I'll go back", I muttered, turned around, and took only two steps forward when he teleported in front of me, successfully blocking my path.

My eyes met his.