Page 38 of Reckless Games

“Okay…” she drags the word out, looking me over. “Not as inexperienced as I thought. You go, girl.”

Little does she know I’m only familiar with it because this week has been an eye-opening experience. I’d never used a vibrator before this trip.

Stella flips it over in her hand, using the remote to turn it on, and the familiar sound of it is enough to make me miss him. It’s depressing—pathetic even.

“You’re not even looking.” Stella frowns.

“I am.” Kind of.

I’m at least glancing things over. But every toy reminds me there’s something much more real I’d rather have inside me.

“You’re a terrible liar, but I’ll let it go under the circumstances. Either way, you have to pick something. Forget Adam for a minute and think about you. Find one thing that helps you step outside the box. Live a little. This is girls' day for a reason. He doesn’t even need to know about it.”

“That’s assuming the room isn’t wired.”

Stella looks up at the ceiling. I was joking, but as she looks around, I can’t help but wonder how accurate my comment is. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Adam in the past twenty-four hours, it’s that he likes to watch.

My eyes move upward.

If he is watching—fine. Today is about me.

I skim my fingers over the toys, picking them up and feeling them out. One looks like an octopus. I’m not sure what’s up, what’s down, and what goes where, so I pass by it quickly. But as we reach the end of the table, something small and gold catches my attention.

“Didn’t see that coming,” Stella says, spotting what’s in my hand.

The small golden plug isn’t something I would have considered before this trip. I’d probably have run in the opposite direction if anyone so much as suggested using it. But Adam has awakened something. And now that I’ve had a taste of what it feels like to live out a fantasy, I can’t seem to stop.

“Do you think he’d use it on me?” I ask Stella. “Assuming I’d forgive him.”

“Lakeyn…” Stella rolls her eyes and leans in close. “I think that man wants to do terrible, unspeakable things to you. Things that would probably terrify you, if not turn you on. So yes, I think he’d use anything here on you if you wanted.”

“That should scare me, right?”

Stella looks at the small golden object in my hand and shrugs. “Depends on if you’re into that kind of thing.”

She continues down the table in the other direction, but I stand frozen in place, holding the gold toy in my hand and questioning what I really want.

I thought I knew.

I was certain until I came here.

But all it took was Adam skating through my life to stir everything up.

A shiver runs the length of my spine, and I swear I feel him watching me. I look around the room, and he’s not here. But then my eyes dart to the ceiling once more. To a dark corner. And it might be my mind playing tricks on me, but I swear I feel him.

Watching.

Waiting.

Wondering if I’ll run or meet his challenge.

He invited me here to work me out of his system. To absolve himself of his obsession. Too bad all he’s done is feed my own.

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Adam

Lakecanrunfromme, but she can’t hide.

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