Page 32 of Silent Betrayal

I shrug in response, then turn to Max. “Truth or dare?”

“Dare,” he says with a smile.

“I dare you to steal Atlas’s phone and change his ringtone to ‘I’m Too Sexy,’” I tell him, giggling. It was one of the songs on the mp3 player he gave me and I loved it, I thought it was hilarious.

“Oh my god, you’re gonna get me killed!” he says, looking at me in horror.

“You don’t have to do it now, but within the next week, okay? Unless you want to bail on your dare?” I ask with a raise of my eyebrows, knowing he won’t want to back down.

“No, I’ll do it, within a week, scouts honor!” I nod at him. “Alright, trouble, truth or dare?”

“Truth.”

“What is your favorite thing about me?”

I start laughing. “Hmm, only one thing? I’d have to say…” I look him up and down. “You.”

“That’s not an answer,” he says, chastising me.

“But my favorite thing about you isyou. I love your long brown hair, I love your beautiful green eyes, I love your…” I gulp and glance down the length of his body. “Body… I love the way you make me smile and laugh. I love the way you care about your family. But to name just one thing? Nope. Can’t do it,” I say, shaking my head.

He pushes himself up on his elbow and leans over me, gripping my chin lightly, and turning my gaze towards him. He gives me a heated look, then leans in and presses his lips to mine firmly. But he pulls back just as fast. “Your turn,” he whispers, his breath warm against my skin as he slowly lets go of my chin and takes my hand again, giving it a squeeze.

My pulse and breath quicken and I take a few deep breaths to try and calm myself down. Jasper offers me some water, which I sit up to drink, grateful for his help. That might have been the most I’ve spoken at once.

Feeling like I need a slight break in talking, I point to Jasper as they both join me in sitting up.

“Dare,” he says, narrowing his eyes at me.

“I dare you to kiss me,” I whisper quickly, squeezing my eyes shut.Why did I ask that?Stupid!

Suddenly, his lips are on mine, and my eyes shoot open. He moves his lips against mine, keeping them closed, but I still feel it down to my core.

I pant heavily as he pulls back and offers me another sip of my drink. He smirks at me as he asks, “truth or dare, Mina?”

“Hmm…” What could he possibly dare me to do from bed?

“Dare,” I answer without breaking eye contact, and a grin lights up his face.

“I dare you to show us how you were touching yourself the last time you played this game,” he says, licking his lips.

I gasp at the thought of doing that. He wants me to touch myself, right now, in front of them? I twist my head to look at Max, who wears an identical grin.

“Well?” he asks with an eyebrow raised. “You gonna do it, Sweetheart, or do you want to take a truth instead?”

He doesn’t think I’ll do it. I’m not sure I can either. I turn to stare up at the ceiling. I want to do the dare, but I’m scared. I’ve never been able to orgasm before, and last time I tried this over text with Max, I froze.

“I—” Before I can answer, Tucker and Gideon suddenly appear in the doorway, making me jump.

“Sorry, Love, didn’t mean to startle you,” Gideon says as he sits on the bed beside Max and leans over to give my arm a squeeze.

Tucker stands behind him, smiling at me. “What’s going on in here? You three look guilty.”

My face heats as I quickly reply, “nothing! Just playing a game.”

“Hmm…” He narrows his eyes and looks between us. “Well, Ben is bringing up dinner for all of us to eat in here tonight. We thought we’d watch more of The Office. Sound good?”

“Perfect,” I reply, not sure if I’m relieved or disappointed over not doing my dare.

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