Even as the mans arms went around his arm, Devin didn't loosen his grip, only squeezing the mans throat. The fact he started to turn into a wolf didn't frighten Devin, clearly this man was a weakling and Devin had no doubt that he could take him as a wolf all the same. If anything it just pissed him off a little more as he yelled that Avina was his wolf. Beside him, Avina ordered this Kiel to stop and the man growled at Avina, Devin let out a hiss pulling Kiel away from the wall before slamming his body back into it. 

Devin watched Avina closely as she came close to him, placing her hand on his arm. The heat from her touch seeping through the sleeve of his shirt warming his cold arm. His attention was more on her now than on Kiel, as made him stop fighting, Kiel going limp in his hold. Devin didn't let go right away when Avina walked away, and if this had been years ago, he wouldn't have at all. He would have squeezed Kiel's neck until his weak little head popped off. Despite Devin's want to do so, he let the wolf drop to the ground as Avina walked away from him.

The fact that Avina had had a fiancé was news to him, even if they hadn't known each other long, it was annoying him to find out this way. Avina already knowing about Devin's wife and what had happened. 

Although she had told him about her first pack, the things she had left out. The rape and the fact it had been her fiancé that had caused her so much pain. It bothered him worse then the first bit of the story she had told, and he stood quickly watching the exchange between the two of them.  He let out a groan of disgust at the answer that Kiel gave. He couldn't believe Avina was believing this shit, he should have popped Kiel's head when he had the chance.

There was a sigh of relief when she said they had not been together since she was human. Not that it would have mattered were they still together, because in the long it probably wouldn't have. No matter what Devin would have fought for her, and clearly he would win if he had to. When Avina took a step back from him after and started talking though, he couldn't help the look of pain that slipped through. It was painful to know that Avina actually believed he didn't care for her. She might have been forced to leave and came to him, but he had chosen to follow. 

When it came his time he was quiet for a moment. Sharing how he felt was uncomfortable for him, it made him seem weak and even showing how he felt was hard when it was just him and Avina. It was not making it easier that Kiel was there either. [color=00a99d]"Avina, I choose to follow you, I had nothing forcing me to do so. I put my life on the line just for the fear of losing you. The fact that you might not be an elder? That truly means less to me than you seem to think, it is just a title to me. I don't know what makes you feel that I don't feel the same connection with you take I have since you grabbed my hand and placed it on your heart, so I could see you had only one heartbeat. I do care deeply for you, which honestly scares the shit out of me that you would even think for a moment that I don't.[/color]"He said his eyes fading to their normal soft gray color as he reached up, his finger wiping another tear from her cheek without really even thinking about it before removing his hand.

[color=00a99d]"I am not sure how many times you see me as simply walking away from you. I honestly do that to people without even thinking about it. If you are talking about before, I needed to gain control again, submission is a form of punishment to my kind, one I had never felt before."[/color] He admitted closing his eyes for a moment his pride hurting a bit more at even the subject being brought up again. [color=00a99d]"If you are talking about something else, tell me I assure you that I have a reason for doing it. Because I would never be able to walk away from your warmth if there no reason for it."[/color] He finished moving forward the step she had moved from him as he did.