Chapter 45

"I've been waiting for you for two hours. I just woke you and you weren't here. I was just about to call the hotel staff and tell them you were missing!"

"Oh, sorry, just stepped out," he mumbled.

He saw the moment she realized. She paused and sniffed the air. He knew exactly what she smelt; alcohol, sweat and sex.

She stepped back and took him in, noting that he was still wearing the same clothes from yesterday.

"Oh," she murmured, "I see. Well, it's good to know you're not dead somewhere, at least."

She turned around and returned to her room, closing the door gently behind her. Devlin fought the urge to run after her.

Her face had completely shut down. There was no expression whatsoever in them. He didn't know what she was thinking.

He finally resolved to not go after her. That would be complicating an already complicated matter. He didn't need to explain himself to her.

On the other side of the door, Faith was telling herself the same thing. "He's a grown a*s man. He doesn't need t