He had been happy to see her, he wasn’t happy to see her pack members. The look on her face at his black eyes, showed what looked like it pained her. Well he was in pain as well, he had trusted her and it could have killed him. When she said that she wasn’t alright his eyes snapped back to her, looking her body over really quickly looking for wounds. When she pointed back at the other two saying they were in trouble as well, why should he care about them? Before he could reply, the two men out of the alleyway followed by Violet. 

Avina’s voice venomous as she quoted him the other night, and Devin looked away from her in shame for a moment, before sighing and looking back at her. [b]“We do, it is a sense of freedom, unless you have a changeling. I told you that I was told to stay away from you, Violet here was my punishment, a way to put me where I belonged.”[/b] He explained to her before looking at Violet who seemed very hurt but the truth of why she was killed. Hearing that she was only here because of a punishment, was not a nice thing to deal with on her first day, she wiped her eyes quickly hoping no one would notice. 

He told her to attack him, and instead she closed her eyes in front of him as she had before. The words that she didn’t come to hurt him, made him raise an eyebrow at her, looking at the other two before she lifted her head up to look at him. No they would have to fight! That was the way things worked! His guard raised the closer she got to him, body tensing, though instead of looking at Avina, he was watching the other two closely. He didn’t know them, and the male had been one that was standing behind him yesterday. That was enough to make Devin not like him.

Even though his eyes stayed black, he still listened to her problem, not showing any emotion, though he took a deep breath out that he had been holding. Eyes closing slightly, until she lifted her arm showing the dried blood still on his shirt, his shirt even smelled like Avina. A smirk trying to cross his face at the mention of last night. Thinking about kissing her, it made him want to kiss her again. 

Then she stepped away, and it hurt him in a way he hadn’t been hurt in years. It wasn’t fair, it wasn’t fair what she was doing to him, she was making him care. Looking at Violet for a second as she gestured to her, Violet rolled her eyes, if she could breathe already, she would huff. It was almost like she knew what he was going to go before he did. When she turned away from him Devin slowly rubbed his hand over his face annoyed and thinking over what she had told him. Why did he have to care about what happened to her? Was it because of the blood she gave him? It could very well create a tight bond when actually given. No, though it likely, he had cared before then was why he went to her.

[b]“D*mn it! Avina this isn’t….you will be the actual death of me.”[/b] He yelled angrily though there was a slight trace of agreement in his tone, as Avina walked a few steps in front of him, back to the others. In the blink of an eye he was behind her, his hand gently on her arm, turning her quickly to face him, Devin’s eye were the soft dark grey again and they looked into hers. As his fingertips rubbed against her warm forehead softly, pushing her beautiful red hair behind one of her ears, before smiling at her. [b]“I would have protected you last night there was no reason to call your pack. I wouldn’t have let Rachael touch you.”[/b] He told her softly, before other hand pushed the hair on her other side out of her face as well, it was meant to be sweet so that he could see her face clearly. 

Taking a step back to where he was clearly more comfortable, he relaxed a little bit and looked at the other two. [b]“And I guess that, what is that stupid thing the humans say? The more the….perrier? No merrier. But you do understand that we….”[/b] He gestured between himself and Avina. [b]“Will have to fight once you are safe? It is our way, to gain trust back fully. Just us.”[/b] He finished looking at her pack as he added the ‘just us’ part. Violet finally stepped away from the wall of the building crossing her arms. [b]“Well that is just lovely that you made up with the mutt that caused my death and all, Devin. But may I remind that Cadence will kill you this time as she warned. So we have no home, no watchers, and oh yeah no clan!”[/b] She said her voice gravely, eyes black because what he had said about her.

Devin frowned looking back at her. [b]“You want to go back, you can. Though that was never my clan, my clan is dead, and Cadence will kill you.”[/b] He said his tone almost cocky again, watching her drop her arms to the side again letting out a hiss, before turned back to Avina again. 

[b]“Remember I told you I stayed hidden when I broke our laws? I…I may have a safe place…with a watcher. Though there is one thing.”[/b] He said before looking at the other two pointedly. [b]“He is off limits. You can’t turn him, nor your cla….pack. If you come with me you must swear he will stay human.”[/b]

It would take a few hours to get to the house, it was a town away, though that sadly wasn’t far enough Devin feared. The house was rather small from the outside though the inside was much bigger than it looked. Quickly he knocked on the door, and waited as there was movement inside, a curtain pulled back before loud cussing could be heard inside. The sound from about twenty locks clicking, and then the door opened. Standing in front of Devin was Logan, he stood about the same height as Devin, greenish grey eyes, and blond hair. [b]“Who did you p*ss off this time?”[/b] He asked then looking at the group quickly before moving aside, when Devin stood still looking at him Logan sighed. [b]“Well please do come in lads and lasses.”[/b] He added letting Devin enter the house.