Total pages in book: 30
Estimated words: 28145 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 141(@200wpm)___ 113(@250wpm)___ 94(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 28145 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 141(@200wpm)___ 113(@250wpm)___ 94(@300wpm)
"Here you go, kid." Her boss's tone was extra silky, and the irony of Sword guiding her fingers into gripping her iPhone wasn't lost on Lily. It was the same thing she had done earlier with the wine glass, and when she took a peek at Sword's dark gaze—-
The gleam in his eyes told her he was doing this deliberately, and Lily didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was just so competitive, darn it, while she...was just as bad. The man knew that she hated saying no to challenges—-
"Well, kid?"
Oh, he was good. Sword knew how much she hated it every time he called her that, and he was obviously using it now to goad her into saying yes to her challenge. But if she did—-
You know you're being baited, right?
So don't fall for it, Lil!
Don't fall for it!
Sword leaned back against his seat. "But of course, if you think you can't handle how hot I look when I'm naked—-"
Lily choked. "Excuse me?"
Sword regarded her solemnly. "That is why you're hesitating, isn't it? Because you don't think you can control yourself around me—-"
"Oh, puh-lease." Lily lifted her chin. "I've been around you for years, and I've never once flirted with you, have I?"
"Like I said..." Sword's gaze glittered. "Things are likely to change...once you see me naked."
"Ha!"
Sword's expression turned bored. "Are we or are we not going to play?"
Don't fall for it, Lil.
Don't you dare.
But her ego still won in the end, and Lily heard herself say, "We need to establish some rules first, to keep it fair."
"Such as?"
Lily, who was now thinking of ways to prolong the game, said slowly, "We need to make sure if we're wearing the same number of items—-"
"Or we can just play a set number of games," Sword interrupted lazily. "How about a race to five?"
Lily started biting the inside of her cheeks. Why five? Was there an ulterior motive behind it? Should she ask for seven or three instead?
"Lily?"
"Three," she said jerkily. "Let's do race to three."
"Deal."
The fact that he agreed so quickly made her even more suspicious, but for the life of her, Lily couldn't think of anything else to say when Sword asked her if she wanted to add any other rules.
I feel like I'm missing something here, Lily thought in a fit of frustration, but since the game had already begun...
Concentrate, Lil!
Dr. Mario was one of her favorite old-school games, and the music alone gave her lots of feels while playing. She tried to be strategic with her every move, but in the end...
Shit.
Lily couldn't believe she had lost. She always beat him in Tetris, so what made this different? She glanced at Sword, and frustration flared up inside of her. There truly was something she was missing here—-
"Well then..."
Lily made a face at the way Sword smirked at her. "It's just the first game," she told him loftily while bending down. But just as she was about to take one heel off, she saw Sword frown, and her fingers stilled. "What?"
"What do you think you're doing?" Sword asked.
Lily started frowning as well. "You won, I lost. So I'm—-"
"—-supposed to listen to what I want you to take off," Sword finished for her.
Lily gaped at him. "Are you serious?"
"I did ask you if you wanted to add any other rules, but since you didn't—-"
"Oh, c'mon!"
"I won't stop you from withdrawing if you think I cheated you." Sword paused. "But have I, really?"
No, Lily thought reluctantly. It really wasn't cheating per se, but...
"You know this is a cheap, dirty shot, right?"
"All I know," Sword drawled, "is that I won while someone's chickening out—-"
"Oh, for God's sake."
Sword only smiled at her, and Lily had the craziest urge to slap it off his too-beautiful face. How dare he imply she was the type to chicken out when he very well knew that wasn't true?
"Fine then." Lily glowered at Sword. "Tell me what you want me to—-"
"Your gown, of course."
Lily's jaw dropped.
A moment passed, and then Sword asked politely, "Chickening out again?"
Just quit, Lil! Quit while you're ahead, remember? So quit!
But instead, she found herself slowly rising to her feet so she could turn around and say somewhat unsteadily, "Help me with the zipper then."
SWORD'S DICK WAS LIKE a beast trying to escape its cage. It kept knocking and throbbing against his pants, and it had been this way since the moment they started playing, and Sword realized he had an actual shot at seeing Lily naked.
Just the thought of it had him inhaling harshly for control, and now that her gown was about to go...
Don't do this, asshole.
The fact that Lily was making him horny was already fucked up, and things were only likely to get crazier and shittier if he let this whole messed-up situation continue. The right thing to do here, and the only way to ensure their friendship survived this shit was to stop everything right this fucking minute.