Page 65 of Their Dangerous Game
I want to ask what he did, but it’s not my business what they do. As long as he didn’t touch or fuck another girl that is. But I don’t think he has.
“We drank and played pool,” he offers.
I hesitate and then I ask, “Did you win?”
“Of course.” He smirks. My pulse skips. “What were you reading?”
“Oh.” I lift the book and set it down again. It feels weird without the others. It feels weird to talk to him like he’s a human being and not just a guy trying to get into my pants. “It’s a historical romance set in Regency England. Kind of likeBridgerton.”
Eli walks into his room. “Good evening, kitten.” His gaze goes to Luke with his lips pressed together. I haven’t forgotten how he and Caden stepped in at lunch. It’s embarrassing that they needed to.
“Nobody has asked Harper to strip yet, right?” Caden says as he lies on his bed. “I could use something new for the spank bank.”
“No one has asked her to take off anything,” Luke assures him.
“That’s a shame.” Jack sits at his desk, and suddenly all the horsemen are here once again. Something settles inside me. It relaxes me to know they are all here with me.
Though I’m a little worried they’ll want me to get naked again.
“I found something,” Jack says as he clicks away on his keyboard.
I’m not going to ask. If I just sit here, they’ll have no reason for me to strip. Well, besides the fact they’re guys and like looking at naked women’s bodies.
“What’d you find?” Eli rests against his headboard.
Jack smirks. “Our little virgin has a secret.”
My brows furrow. What the hell is he talking about? I’m a really boring person unless he found some of the erotic romances I’ve read on my Kindle. Even then, it’s not really a secret.
“Harper was on a competitive dance team until last year.”
My cheeks flush with color. It was outside of school, and both Kenz and I were on the team. I needed something to pad my college applications since I’m not involved in much at school. “It’s not really a secret.”
Jack shares his screen, and he plays footage from our last competition. We did a jazz routine to “She’s All I Wanna Be” by Tate McRae. Our outfits weren’t uncommon for a dance competition, booty shorts and a tight crop top with long sleeves.
Instead of watching the video of myself, I study the guys.
Caden smirks while he watches me move to the music. Eli seems thoughtful, watching as if he’s critiquing my performance. I can’t see Jack, but I assume he’s still grinning at what he’s found. Luke watches without expression.
His gaze lifts to mine like he knows I’m watching him. A shiver races through me.
Jack changes the video to a bunch of us during dance class working on new choreography. The instructor put on Doja Cat’s “Need to Know” and we were working on dancing in heels.
This time it’s not me on stage with a dozen others, but me, Kenz, and Becca, a girl from the team. Becca is out front hamming it up, while Kenz and I do the routine behind her. I’m sure the guys focus on Becca. She’s not from our school and older. She’s hot and definitely has the moves down.
I take a deep breath as Jack ends the share. He grins at me. “Nice moves, sweetheart.”
“Where did you find that last one?” I know it wasn’t posted online. Hell, I don’t even know if I have a copy of it anywhere. I think it was on Kenz’s phone.
Jack winks. “A master never reveals his secrets.”
“You gonna dance for us, little nympho?” Caden leans in toward his screen. His green eyes are hot on me.
I feel my cheeks heat. “I retired from dancing last year. It got to be too much with school, and I need all the time I can get to study this year with the AP classes I’m taking.”
Please don’t make me dance for you guys.I really don’t want to do the whole peepshow thing, so I’m hoping I diverted their attention enough.
“But you definitely know how to move.” Jack smirks. “I would dance first, but I’m afraid my skills aren’t equal to yours.”
