Vince’s POV
She was gone.
Just like that.
One second she was there, her eyes wide and stormy, and the next she was disappearing into the forest floors like a startled deer.
Frustration was a familiar feeling I had to deal with whenever it came to Nina. It was one thing to fight the pull of the mate bond, the urge that screamed at me to claim her as mine. It was another entirely to do so when she lived under the same roof, her scent a constantly reminding me of what I couldn't have.
Hell, I'd been trying my best to ignore the way my heart hammered in my chest whenever she was near, the way my gaze lingered on the curve of her hips, the fire in her eyes. But the girl was a walking inferno, a wildfire waiting to be ignited. And the worst part? I was the damn match.
Watching her run, a s
