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My blush deepens even more. My heart kicks up a gear in my chest and my hands start to slide against my glass as a wave of hot heat washes over every inch of me. Oh my.
“What about you, Pippa?” Wrenlee asks me. “Do you want to play pool?”
“I’ve never played.” Because I need to cool myself off, I take a long drink from my glass. Then I wince at the burn.
I can only imagine what Remira would say to me playing pool. She’d say it's a game played in grunge biker bars, not for the upper class. That thought itself has me standing, swaying a little. I keep my feet, thankfully.
“I want to play.” I look imploringly to Nevaeh. “Since you’re the queen of the game, will you teach me?”
“I'll teach you.” The deep rumble comes from Tav. My eyes dart to him. My lips part as I see him moving closer, prowling, like an animal on the hunt.
A dangerous thrill moves through me, but I stay rooted in place.
“But she never loses.” I pout. “I want her to teach me.”
Tav doesn’t relent, closing the last of the distance between us. “I’m teaching you.”
I feel stalked.
I think I like it.
No. No, no, no, Pippa, you don’t like it. That’s the liquor talking.
“But…”
“I’m. Teaching. You.”
Well, when he says it like that. I’m breathless. “Okay,” I agree. “Teach me.”
Tav’s eyes flare. Kane makes a noise in the back of his throat that has me looking in his direction to see he’s biting a fist. It's a heated noise, one I instinctively know means something intense.
My eyes flutter to Nevaeh, who is grinning wide as she stares between me and Tav. If I didn’t know better, I’d think she was happy I’m here with him. Like, really, genuinely happy.
Tav leans in, one big hand finding my waist as his hot breath slides over the shell of my ear. “Oh, I’ll teach you, Princess. Anything you want to know.”
I jolt back, frowning up at him. I’m tipsy, but I know there’s a double meaning to those words.
I don’t have time to formulate a reply before his free hand is touching the bottom of my glass, and he’s directing it to my lips. When the glass connects, he tips it up, forcing me to drink the last of my drink. Then he leans in and licks the remaining drop from my lips.
The flush in my body intensifies. My knees turn to jelly and the panties between my legs—instantly drenched.
fifteen
Olympia
“Do you understand the rules?” Tav asks, and my eyes slide to the pool table again, then to Nevaeh and Kane.
“Is it fair I’m playing my first game against a pro?”
“Self-proclaimed,” Kane teases Nevaeh, earning a gentle swat to the chest.
I roll my eyes, but I’m smiling as I take another sip of my drink—my third and almost empty drink. “Anyway, yes.” I give my attention back to Tav. He’s really so handsome. It’s not fair how handsome he is. “I think I’ve got the rules.”
“Newbie gets the first break.” Kane gives me a wink that makes me blush just as Nevaeh giggles. When my gaze shifts to Tav, it stutters, because I’m pretty sure I caught the tail end of a glare, but I can’t be certain, because Cash is trading my almost empty drink for a fresh one.
“Are you trying to kill me?” I ask sincerely. I only slur a little.
He grins. “Not you, Pippa.”
