Devout (Devout, #1)

by Takerra Allen

I guess the deeper in love we fall the scarier the thought of that love leaving us becomes.

I just chose to turn a very blind eye to it. I wasn’t stupid, I knew the truth. I just chose not to care, if you could truly choose whether you cared about something or not and not just choose to ignore the fact that you cared, one or the other was me.

“Answer me. Are you trying to make me lose my fucking mind?” His thick domed brows were furrowed, he threw a finger to his temple to emphasize the question. “I ripped my heart outta my chest and I’m standing here with the shit just waiting! What kinda shit is this? I ain’t never been this fucking weak in my life!”