Page 53 of False God

My head tilts to the left. “Are you going to drive it?”

“No.”

“You’re dressed for it,” I remind her.

Lili’s full lips part with surprise, and I decide bringing up our first conversation was a mistake. Not only did I reveal how well I remember it, but I’m now focused on her mouth and fantasies of kissing her again. The heat is no longer the only reason this suit is uncomfortable.

“Did you want a photo with this one, Lili?” The blonde—Theo’s bride—appears, glancing between the two of us inquisitively.

I should introduce myself. Congratulate her on her upcoming nuptials.

But my eyes refuse to leave Lili. “Hundred quid I win.”

Her eyebrows fly so high that I can see them over her sunglasses. “You want to race me?”

“I want tobeatyou,” I correct. “Again,” I add, just to be a prat.

The blonde makes an amused sound in the back of her throat. I’m assuming it’s because she knows the same thing about Lili that I do—she’s bloody competitive.

Lili crosses her arms. “A hundreddollars Ibeatyou.”

More muffled laughter echoes around us.

Elizabeth Kensington is a multibillionaire.

I live on one of the largest estates in England.

Yet we’re bartering like broke university students because this wager has nothing to do with money.

She stares me down, and I stare right back, wishing she’d take off the fucking sunglasses so I could see her blue eyes.

“Deal?” Lili holds a hand out, likely wondering why I’m standing silent. “Your Highness.” Her voice is teasing. Her expression relaxed.

That amusement fades slowly as my fingers wrap around hers. I squeeze her palm tighter than necessary, reveling in the way her attention remains on me. Absorbing the confusion and the anticipation crackling in the couple of feet separating us.

She doesn’t know why I’m doing this.Idon’t know why I’m doing this.

After months of plotting every move, it feels fucking incredible to justact.

“The proper address isYour Grace, Americana.”

“Respect is earned, Redcoat.”

Her fucking mouth. I’m dying to fill it with my cock. See what she has to say to me then.

I’ve never had this visceral of a reaction to a woman before. My interest has always waned over time. It’s never grown like this, expanding into insatiable attraction. I blame the foreign feeling for what comes out next.

“I win, I want a date.”

Lili looks more stunned than when she first saw me here. “What?”

I’m equally surprised, but I don’t let it show. “You heard me.”

She visibly swallows. “And what if I win?”

“What do you want?”

Lili’s silent for a few seconds as she thinks. “I win, you give a speech at Theo andChloe’s wedding.”

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