The Billionaire's Gambit Play-Act

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of me probably revelled in this thought. But I wouldn't let myself be pulled back for this one time.

age had experienced as soon as puberty hits them. Tonight I would get drun

And no drunk drivin

er lips and wiggled her brows at me as if asking me if I was really up for this. My lips thinned, and I bo

le beside me with a leg crossed over the other. Sweeping her blonde

imberly and the brunette beside her, Lola, had known it too since they had known me from high school, but the

o you know, because I agreed to this st

of the beer. We were only on our third round and I could already feel my i

r across barely had a seat left open. Of course, Kim had to choose the busiest bar in the whole of Manhattan.

y girl, you ask me two tr

o, for the first truth, t

ou know exactly what happened. He broke my heart.

e. Didn't you not

asn't as paranoid as the two of

just too focused on our careers." Before she could snap something back,

ould zap her carefree aura right out of h

ot even the editor. I'm part of the acquisition team. Besides, even if I had said yes, the editor would've put

im. "Please tell m

here's always one or anot

think you're p

lease?" Pushing Kim too much co

ast we had her attention now. "Can I give a dare, please?" She didn't wait for me to respond and jumped on the oppor

s right now?" I

Kimberly since the moment she walked in. One of us should get a dick

e, she made her way to the man in a black shirt and grey jeans, his hair pushed back and the top few b

eaning her back on my shoulder while all three o

said, and I sniggered. "I would definitely ma

onth time you've said this," I co

o be a girls' night out thing. But screw the no-dick rule.

d. "No, I'm not. I'm not ready to

ou keep acting like a

ay. You've been so hung up on work that you've di

ait for me to be ready," I tried to

and seethed, "You don't have to be ready for marriage and neither

u drunk

nd then said, "Do no

Joy's face, breaking our eye contact. "

" I asked. "Do

n, kiss, not blowj

ything you guys

unched, and she whispered, "Stop overthinking and just pick a guy a

so agreed

wned, and she sighed with victor

om guy. And then wha

," Lola rejoiced and I st

t takin

dicks all over and around you," Lola said with a sly grin. Joy burst out laughing and

to kiss?" I asked, my

a drink, so I doubted she'd be back here anytime soon. Joy and Lola high-fived

ted. At the long entryway of the club, there was a long dangling yellow light. I

"What if it's an o

fully," Joy drawled. "And if it's a girl, at least

of a dare. I

ve kissed Joy or me. A peck won't do. You're going to walk out there a

sed was my high school boyfriend and he and I had called it off about

," I murmured under my breath a

wasn't sure if I could pull it off. But I had to do this. One reckless night couldn't hurt, could

s quarrelling with each other, giving me enough time to rethink my steps. I glan

back at the men. Only one of them had paused under the light. His broad back was turned to

pped the lapel of his blazer, and pulled him down. His height was so tall that I had to tip-toe,

right now. Without consen

open his lips or reciprocate while I tried my best to earn some kind of reaction from him. Even th

back. He wouldn't kiss me back

d green, but I could tell how vibrantly blue they were. His eyebrows were on fleek and his jaw was strongly cut. His nose was slightly crooked

confusion marking his face. That was when reality dawned on me. What if he was committed?

y the hell did I give into this stupid game? Before I knew it, I had already whirled a

fucking