your position uncle? I already said I wouldnât go near her unless in town, and unless Nerina is someone who likes to get down and dirty out in the open, Iâll have no chance.â
Cassandra eyed both of them with a serious face when she brought them both back to reality.
âBoth of you need to forget about her. Sheâs human, end of story. Now go and help father with Nerinaâs supplies, and Teak,â
âYeah mom?â
âMind your uncle.â
Teak nodded as he made his way out the door and over to the supply shop.â
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Nerina drove up the hill on her ATV. The air was cooler as she slowed her vehicle to a stop in the shed. Cassandraâs big ass brother was not sexy. She wasnât into mountain men. Hell she wasnât into any men at the moment. He was taller than his father Thorn, with piercing emerald eyes, and a nicely trimmed goatee. His hair the same inky black as both his parents. His jaw strong, and his lips, man those lips were full and she knew he could make her weak in the knees with a mouth like that.
NO!
She wasnât going to think about him. Heâd been rude to her. His gaze had been appreciative at first until he got to her hands where she was burned. Sheâd seen that look so many times. Only his was devoid of pity. In its place was disgust. Like the rest of the townsfolk, he looked at her as though she were diseased. She wasnât going to be any manâs doorstop, or secret fuck either. The heat in his eyes was unmistakable. He wanted to get in where he thought his dick would fit in, but only behind closed door where no one would know about their indiscretion.
The cabin was still warm when she stepped inside. The security locks firmly in place, she stripped down to her underwear and walked to her room where she changed into a sports top and yoga pants. The weather was perfect for working out. What little space she had was enough to get in a decent cardio work out. She just needed to move her small recliner and table further out of the way so that she had room to move about. Nerina turned on her music player and went into her kickboxing routine. Demon and Daar sat in the entry way of the room and watched. Their bodies supporting one another as they focused on Nerina. Jabbing while bouncing back and forth she swung out with an uppercut. She mimicked a right cross, then a right hook. She repeated these moves over and over again, changing up every now and then, blocking, deflecting and ducking until sweat dripped down the sides of her face, and her sports top was soaked through.
After her cool down the music switched over to Sean Paul, the beat of the music was sultry with its heavy bass. Of their own accord her hips swayed to the beat of the music that was native to her motherâs island. Lost in the moment, Nerina didnât notice the knock at the door until Demon walked over and butted his head against her leg.
Chapter 3
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Victor stood outside her door completely dumbfounded. How heâd ended up at her door was still a question he wasnât able to answer. His father was more than willing to take her supplies up to her, as well as check on her snowmobile, but heâd insisted he should go instead. He told himself it was because he needed to make sure she wasnât a Hunter.
You can swallow all the bullshit you want man, still doesnât change the fact that youâre drawn to her.
And that was his problem. Sasha and her family were due to arrive in a couple of days, and although he had bedding rights, he knew bedding the human was out of the question. He heard the loud music as he made his way up her drive; saw her through the window as she went through kickboxing moves. She was fluid like water, and even though her limp impaired her, sheâd learned to adjust. Sweat glistened down her body making her sports shirt cling to her breasts. He could see the scars all along the side of