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Or maybe sheispunishing you, and it’ll be by kicking you out of the game first.

“Hoping to see something soon?” Avril teased.

“Perhaps I’m doing it for all of you,” Victoria said, maintaining her usual aplomb. “It’s clear that at least a couple of the people in this group will be excited when it happens.”

All four, I hope,Liam thought.

Anna, continuing to make Liam more confident that she was ready to take their relationship a step or two further on this trip, removed her bra following a loss to Tess, even though it seemed highly unlikely that she’d been asked for anything too drastic and dizzying.

“Déjà vu,” Avril commented, which caused Anna to blush furiously. But just like then, she didn’t look like she regretted exposing her wonderful breasts.

A few more rounds of play followed, and annoyingly enough, they resulted in Victoria being the last woman standing with two pieces of clothing. However, that was only the second most shocking event to transpire. Taking his luck for herself,Victoria won two in a row. First against Anna, where the price to stay in the game involved a chaste kiss—one he suspected was more for his benefit than anyone else. But when she beat Tess, she again refused any bartering, which added one more tally to the number of topless women in Liam’s sight.

“I still intend to win,” Victoria said, noticing Avril’s pouty expression.

“If that were true, you would have gone way harder against Anna.”

“Maybe I want her to get second,” Victoria replied, then began shuffling the deck for her deal.

The following round brought Anna back under Avril’s power, andshewasn’t willing to let Anna off easily. The best friends went back and forth for a while, but ultimately, Anna chose to stay in the game. She did so by bowing her head and kissing both of Avril’s breasts. Just on the top, and they were almost quicker than lightning flashes. But she did it. And Liam loved her for it.

On Anna’s deal, Tess defeated Avril.

And then Avril chose the last route Liam would have guessed. Without looking toward Tess, she stood up. Victoria’s eyes were the first to widen with understanding. A moment later, Avril removed her final article of clothing.

“Looks like I’m out,” she said, drinking in their slack-jawed expressions with total giddiness.

“Were you starting to get bored?” Tess asked, as shocked as the rest of them.

“Not at all,” Avril assured them. “But I think the game gets a little more dramatic if I’m out. So, I’m out. And now that the group 'troublemaker' has been eliminated, let’s see if the four of you can flourish—or if you’ll wilt. I hope not. My expectations are high.”

The surviving four shared looks, none of them quite sure what to make of Avril’s spontaneity, even if she had just explained her reasoning. It was an interesting choice, no two ways about it. And for this one, Liam appreciated the shock it’d caused.

Leaving her area, Avril plopped herself down directly behind him, then pressed her breasts into his back. “Oh, and now I’m free to move around and do whatever I want.” To reiterate her point, she blew into his ear, which was less arousing than her previous gesture. “It’s your deal, Liam. Three beautiful women left to strip. Get after it, cheater.”

He frowned at her, and he wasn’t the only one to do so, aware of the double meaning within the title. He knew she was teasing him, however, so he didn’t give her more of a response than that.

With Avril literally participating as the devil on his shoulder, Liam shuffled the cards. This time, very intentionally, he left everything up to chance. Dealing them out while as blind as the other remaining players, Victoria triumphed over Tess.

That placed the buxom professor in a position to knock out her colleague. After all, she didn’thaveto engage in negotiations with her. If winning really was her only focus tonight, on this first night she’d be spending with the four of them, she could have held out her hand and stopped Tess from coming over to her side.

But she didn’t, and Liam felt Avril’s heartbeat quicken. Looking over his shoulder, he saw a cunning redhead staring hungrily at both women.

“You’re going to have to get in line,” he whispered, which snapped Avril’s attention to him.

“For which one?”

“Both. I want both.” He finally let Avril in on things. “I want all of you.”

Avril’s eyes flashed with desire. She grinned boldly. “Then take us, Liam. This trip is your chance. Make it happen.”

They both turned back in time to see what Tess had agreed to do for Victoria—what Victoria had decided shewantedfrom her colleague. Again, Liam noticed that both women glanced in his direction. Again, Liam found himself ravenous to experience Tess’s reward for himself.

For almost an entire minute, the two women made out. That was the deal that kept Tess in the game. They were going to make out for a whole minute, then see who was the “most out of breath.”

It was erotic, yes, but also amusing how they’d turned it into a competition. Apparently, chess wasn’t their only arena of choice. Not anymore, at least.

No one got out a timer, so they could only guess when a minute had passed. Liam was certain they kissed for longer, but he didn’t mind. As the two gorgeous professors shared a prolonged, sensual experience, never once separating their lips, the rest of them could only watch. It was Tess’s turn to shuffle and deal, but with her focused on her current obligation, there was nothing for him, Anna, and Avril to do but watch. And yearn to do the same thing or have the same thing donetothem.

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