Page 10 of Demon’s Temptation

Like Victor said, all the good stuff happened behind closed doors at Toxic. Maybe she could just go check it out, a place where no one knew her, where she could be anonymous.

Maybe Brent wouldn’t be so quick to turn her away if she wasn’t some green newbie.

Brent wanted a sub. She needed to learn to be what he needed. Her mother had been born with that kind of nature, always giving, letting others lead, making sure those people she loved came first in all things. Her sister was that way as well. Chaya had been striving to be like them her whole life, but her need to push limits, to take charge, her stubbornness, had always come forward, had gotten in her way.

The opposite a male like Brent wanted.

If she wanted him, she had to fight for him.

He said he wasn’t interested in amateur hour.

What if the next time she went to him she wasn’t an amateur?

Chapter 3

“So how’s the new club going? I was hoping Laz might take me,” Eve said, grinning.

Chaya snorted. “Yeah, good luck with that. He handled it so well the last time you were at one of Brent’s dens of iniquity.”

“Honestly, after what Eve told me about her time in Chicago living above Havoc, I’m more than a little curious myself,” Mia added before popping another piece of chocolate in her mouth.

Chaya took Mia’s hand and looked her in the eyes. “You, sister dear, are bonkers if you think Zenon would ever, in a million years, let you put even one of your precious pinkie toes over the threshold.”

Eve chuckled. “She has a point there.”

“As if Lazarus is any better,” Mia said.

Eve sat back in her seat, nodding. “You know, mating’s only made them worse. I thought it would calm them down…you know, eventually, but boy was I wrong. Laz actually growled at some poor demi the other day for daring to touch my arm. The male was just getting my attention to ask about his training schedule.”

“I guess that’s what happens when you hitch your wagon to one of those non-human types,” Chaya said, trying not to let the jealousy steadily rising inside her show. “They don’t act human.”

“And thank God for that,” Eve said, going for the chocolate herself.

That depended on the male. Setting your sights on a sex demon certainly hadn’t been a barrel of laughs.

Painful memories flashed through her mind. Her first and only ill-fated attempt in the bedroom was with a demi she’d met at the compound, not long after her transition. They were fooling around in his room and she’d made a complete idiot of herself.

She’d been too rough, too aggressive, he’d said. Both things males didn’t like, apparently. But something had just…come over her. In the end, he’d told her to leave, that he wasn’t feeling it anymore. So she left, virginity still intact.

He’d made her feel abnormal, undesirable.

The humiliation of that night still burned.

And like her sister, Chaya had never dated human males, which meant their experience was limited. But knowing what was coming, that they had a demon side just waiting to be unleashed, they’d been cautious, afraid to form attachments or risk getting their hearts involved.

“So, Chay,” Mia said. “Has Brent hired anyone nice? Maybe some hot males working the bar? What about the bouncers or security?”

“They’re all nice,” Chaya said, being evasive.

Her sister rolled her eyes. “You know what I mean…a guy that you can—”

The door opened and Zenon walked in.

His brows dropped, a scowl covering his face. “What guy?”

As usual, his gaze went straight to Mia.

Chaya had noticed a big change in Zenon, but he still felt most comfortable around her sister or his brothers.