to see the fem who happily attempted to satisfy his every physical need when Eliza was unavailable. However, now his sexual interest didn’t extend beyond Cayenne Pepper.
Brandi bound to her feet. “Rayna! Jay!”
Conner rose and moved across the room to the patio doors.
As Rayna and Brandi embraced, he crossed the room to drop a kiss on Brandi’s hair before sitting on the sofa next to Toni. “This is a surprise,” he said.
She flashed a warm smile at him. “A pleasant one, I hope.”
He smiled.
She slipped her arm through his. “If you wanted company, why didn’t you call me?”
“Who says I wanted or needed company?”
“Oh, come on, Jayvyn. Why else would you hang out with your matchmaking niece?” His lips tightened at her tone but he remained silent.
His lips tightened at her tone but he remained silent.
She bit his ear while sliding a hand down the inside of his thigh to palm his cock. “Even if you don’t need company, I do.”
Before he could respond, Rayna spoke. “This is a living room, not a bedroom. Please act accordingly, Ms.
Nelson.”
Toni stiffened and turned to trade stares with Rayna. “And just who died and left you in charge?” Jayvyn clenched his teeth, annoyed that she and Rayna always seized the slightest excuse to trade barbs.
Rayna stormed across the room to stare down at the fem. “This is my home. You’re a guest. Act like it or take your skinny ass home!”
Toni hissed and bound to her feet. “I’d rather be skinny than over-weight—” Jayvyn jerked her back down beside him. “That’s enough, Toni,” he warned, aware that both Adrian and Conner would require little excuse to rip apart anyone who was less than civil to Rayna—even when and if Rayna was the instigator.
He tensed as Conner quickly crossed the room to put a protective arm around Rayna’s shoulders. “You’re going to want to control your temper with Rayna, Toni,” he said in a cold voice.
“Damn straight,” Adrian said, rising slowly.
Toni sucked in an angry breath and turned to look at Jayvyn. “She can say anything she wants to me and I’m supposed to do what? Pretend I don’t mind being insulted?”
“Remember that this is her home and you’re a guest,” Adrian said. “If you don’t like the way you’re treated in our family home, then I suggest you visit Jayvyn at his condo.”
“Don’t ever think about insulting Rayna again,” Conner added. “Or there will be some very unpleasant consequences—for you.”
Toni’s eyes glowed. “Obviously I’m not welcome here.” She rose and quickly walked across the room to the door.
Jayvyn stood up and looked at Rayna. “Satisfied?”
Rayna tossed her head, sending her long, dark hair cascading around her shoulders. “She’s not good enough for you.”
“I’ll decide who’s good enough for me, Rayna. Not you,” he told her, angry at her lack of civility with Toni.
“And if I were you, I wouldn’t count on your little trick at the club bearing fruit.” She touched his arm. “You’re right. I was unacceptably rude to her, Uncle Jayvyn.” The sincerity he heard in her voice and saw in her gaze, dissipated most of his anger. He kissed her cheek before he left the room. He caught Toni in the driveway.
When he touched her arm, she jerked away and swung around to hiss at him. “I’m sick of the way she treats me and of the way the three of you jump to her defense and toss threats at me and Eliza instead of insisting she display even a modicum of manners.”
He narrowed his gaze. “What do you expect? She’s our niece and she’s human. You’re a fem. surely, you don’t think for one damn minute we’d allow you to go up against her? If you do, you’d better think again.”
“Then I suggest you teach her some manners before some fem decides to do it for you.”
“Really? Well any fem attempting to do that had better be prepared to die!” She bared her incisors and stalked over to her car.
He watched