Nutter Nero [Brac Pack 12] by Lynn Hagen

Author:Lynn Hagen [Hagen, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
Published: 2012-10-21T03:42:38+00:00

Nutter Nero

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Chapter Five

“What’s manhunt?” Nero looked around at all the wolves’

boyfriends as they stood in the backyard. It was a little nippy out, but nothing a jacket wouldn’t cure.

“Easy,” Cecil explained. “I’m it, you men hide in the forest, and I come find you. If I touch you, then you’ll be it.” Nero scratched his head, wasn’t that hide-and-seek? Seemed these people were a little confused when it came to their reindeer games.

Everyone scattered, Nero taking off in the opposite direction as the rest of the boyfriends. He didn’t want to be touched, so he got as far away from everyone else as he could. He ducked around brush, hopped over fallen logs, and found himself at the side of a small hill.

Finding an opening to a cave, Nero pushed the vines back, sneaking inside to hide.

There were four passageways to choose from, but Nero stayed in the main chamber, not wanting to get lost. The quietness was a little discerning, but Nero didn’t want to be it.

He took a seat on the dirt floor as he thought about his Gunny and the rest of the men who lived there. They were different from the people Nero was used to dealing with.

They didn’t make fun of him, call him neurotic, or any of the names he had grown used to over the years. It was real nice. He wasn’t too sure about Melonee though. She was little, messy. Kids always had germs.

Nero sighed. What would it be like to live a normal life? Everyone in the house seemed to be normal. They probably didn’t know what it was like to be an outcast. He wished he was like them. Nero hated the 56

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fact that he feared germs and disorganization. Why did his parents have to instill this in him?

The killer part was that his parents had been slobs. They expected him, even at a young age, to make sure the house was spotless. Who did that to their child?

He knew his mom loved him, tried her best to protect him from his abusive father, but he still held some resentment in him toward her. She could have made life easier for the both of them if she had just left him.

He’d never understand her and stopped trying years ago. They had a friendship now, and that’s what Nero focused on. She would never win mother of the year, but he did love her.

Nero brushed his bum off and began to look around. He wasn’t sure how much time had passed. He was too busy trying to peek into the darkened caverns as his mind wandered to pay attention. He called out Gunny’s name into the tunnels, smiling when the echo bounced back. This was fun. He did it a few more times, loving how Gunny’s name sounded on his lips. Nero knew his mate’s name was Gunnar, but using Gunny made him feel special, like he was the only one with that privilege.

When he heard twigs snapping outside, Nero ventured closer to the entrance, pushing the vines aside to peer out.

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