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“I don’t need anymore of your gifts.”
“This one you’ll like, I promise.”
He sounds so earnest. Looks it too, with the way he trains his hazel eyes on me, the seriousness of what he’s about to say drawn in subtle lines on his face.
“I’m afraid to ask.”
“You want Sebastian, so I’m going to give him to you.”
I fail to breathe for several seconds, daring to hope I’m not walking into another trap. “What do you mean?”
“The last weekend of this month is yours. If you want to spend it with him, I won’t stop you. You have my full blessing.”
I narrow my eyes. “What’s the condition?”
He laughs—the type of laugh that would make toes curl because it’s so deep and full. “I’m amazed at how well you know me already.”
“So there are strings.”
“More like a bargain.” He leans forward and rests his elbows on the table. “A friend invited me to a party in a couple of weeks. I want you to go with me.”
“And do what?”
“Be my date.”
“Why me? You’re not short on women—and men—who are willing to be at your beck and call.” I wave in the direction of his great room. “Take one of them, or five, but please leave me out of your games.”
“I need you.”
“Why?”
“This friend of mine, well he and I are pretty much friends for competition’s sake.” Ford sends a meaningful glance down my chest, his attention resting on the scoop of my neckline. “He has a thing for gorgeous blondes. Bonus points if they’re off-limits to him.”
I gasp. “You want to share me?”
“Of course not. I want you to pretend you like me for a night to make him jealous. It’s fun to one-up him, trust me.”
I shake my head. “What happened last night is not happening again.”
“That’s not what I mean. You’ll keep your clothes on, Novalee. I just want you to play a role.”
“What kind of role?”
“The kind you were born for. The role of an innocent virgin queen.”
“Do I have a choice? Or are you going to force me again?”
“No force, but I will coax and challenge you. Say yes, and I’ll make every minute of fun we have together worth it, in more ways than one.”
“You didn’t let me say no last night.”
He raises a brow. “Did you really try?”
I open my mouth to defend myself, but I can’t. Instead, I go on the offensive. “So if I’d said no, you would have let me go without consequence?”
He shrugs. “Yeah. I would have been disappointed, but I’m a big boy. I would’ve found someone else to play with.”
“I don’t know if I can believe you.” Not after facing objectification by a number of manipulative men. A mental flash of Vance’s head between my thighs sends a rebellious flush across my chest. The worst part is how I keep caving.
