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Prologue: Dare

Prologue

Dare

Belfast

Thirteen years ago

“Come on, boyo! Tear him limb from limb!”

With a roll of my eyes, I tried tuning out my brother, Quinn’s, intense rugby commentary. Normally, I would’ve been cheering right along with him for the Ulster team. Not only did I love watching it, I loved playing it. I’d started on the varsity team asa freshman at the ultra posh private school my father forced my brothers and I to attend.

But tonight my mind was focused on one thing and one thing only: a blonde haired beauty with unending curves and a smart mouth that she loved to wrap about my cock.

For the hundredth time in the last ten minutes, I snuck a peek at my phone. No matter how hard I willed a call or text to come through, there was no response. Instead it was just a pathetic string of my needy texts that made my balls shrivel upon rereading.

Shan?

Shannyboo?

My bad. I know you hate that one.

Your orgasm donor is desperately trying to make a delivery.

Come on, love. Answer your fuckin’ phone.

Shoving my feet off the couch, my oldest brother, Callum, plopped down beside me. “What the fuck are you doing mooning about and not watching the match?”

“I’m not mooning.”

“And what would you call it when you’re sitting here on a Friday night staring at your phone?” he challenged.

Quinn eased down in the chair across from us. “Give him a break, Cal.”

Snorting, Callum replied, “Considering how he’s always on my dick about something, why should I give him a break?”

When Quinn gave me a knowing look, I shook my head at him. “Don’t go there,” I warned.

“You know he’s going to find out sooner or later. He always does.”

Flickering his gaze between us, Callum pressed, “Find out what?”

Since I knew it was futile to continue, I replied, “There’s this girl I’ve kinda been seeing.”

“What the hell does that mean?”

“Exactly what I said.”

“Yeah, you see a lot of girls.” With a wicked grin, he added, “A lot of their tits and their fannies.”

As Shannon’s face flashed before my eyes, I replied, “I’m seeing her and only her.”

Callum’s eyes popped wide. “Don’t tell me you’ve actually caught feelings for a girl?”

Raising my right shoulder apathetically, I replied, “Maybe.”

“I never thought I would see the day,” Quinn mused.

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