by Marian Tee
PLAY WITH ME
By Marian Tee
About Play With Me
19-year-old Lace Wyndham only loves three things in the world: Nike shoes, basketball, and Nike basketball shoes.
25-year-old bad boy billionaire Silver March only wants Lace in three ways: under him, on top of him, and him inside of her.
It’s not exactly a match made in heaven, but since he already had his heart stolen, Silver knows he has to play the game. Seduce her, bribe her, manipulate her – he’s willing to do whatever it takes until his stubborn little kitty surrenders to the inevitable.
It’s his name she’ll be crying out…every night.
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PLAY WITH ME
By Marian Tee
Copyright 2014 by Streak Digital Publishing
All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
PART ONE: SILVER
First Look
His dance partner for the wedding came thirty minutes late for their first practice. A tiny, voluptuous nineteen-year-old who came barreling through the doorway with a flushed face, long, wavy blonde hair flying behind her.
Silver March forgave her on the spot.
He had to. He wasn’t the type to have sex with girls he disliked.
Everything about her was fascinating. The way her pretty face was bare of makeup, even if she had dark circles under her eyes. The way she tried to hide her curves under shapeless clothes. And, most of all, the fact that she came in wearing a pair of Jordans while everyone wore three inch stilettos—
He found it hot. Amusing, too, but hot. Enough for him to use one full second to ensure his body was put under control.
She scanned the room, seeing everyone paired up except for him. She went to him immediately, walking so fast he was certifiably impressed by her speed. And amused. Everything this girl did was refreshingly…amusing, the way she was so genuine and wholehearted in her actions.
Looking at her under his lids, he noted how nothing in her face showed any kind of surprise or excitement that he was to be her dancing partner. Did she know he was a last-minute substitute? Did she know who he was? Did she think he was hot?
Silver almost started at the last question that popped into his mind. Where did that even come from? He couldn’t remember the last time he had even cared to wonder what a woman thought of him. Most times, there was no need to even wonder, the way every female he encountered would throw herself at him.
“I’m so sorry I’m late.” A husky voice that had his body stirring again, but in a tone that was brisk and apologetic at the same time. Clearly, this girl didn’t like wasting words. She looked up at him with a grimace. “One of my guys—”
He blinked. “You have kids?”
She was visibly taken aback at his question. “Uh, no?”
He was even more stunned. Then that meant she was in that kind of relationship?
Her eyes widened, and then she grinned. “Oh, no, no, no. You got it all wrong. When I say ‘my guys’, I mean the guys in the basketball team I’m managing. That’s all. One of them had an injury and I had to at least make sure that he got to ER okay before coming here.”
“I see.” It took him a while to answer. He needed a few moments t
o make sure he didn’t sound relieved. Even if he was. When he had thought she was in a ménage a trois –
Silver almost shook his head in exasperation. What the hell was happening to him? Why did it matter so much that this girl wasn’t with anyone?
“I’m Lace Wyndham, by the way.” She offered him her hand immediately.
“Silver March.” He grasped her hand. It was tinier and rougher than most female hands but somehow, he found that hot, too.
She beamed up at him. “Hello, March.” Releasing his hand, she said, “I have to say you’re one of the prettiest boys I’ve ever seen.”
He blinked.
Before either of them could say anything, Liam, the groom-to-be, came bearing down on them, holding in his hand a pair of stilettos.
Lace groaned at the sight of it. “Noooooo.”
Liam grinned. “Yes.” He tossed the pair to her, which Lace caught with one hand. And then both of them said at the same time, “Perfect pass.” They grinned again, and it was clear that the two knew each other very well.
Silver needed another second.
So this, he thought with a frown, was what jealousy felt like.
First Dance
“Hey, March.”
“Wyndham.” They fist-bumped each other the moment Lace reached him. It was their fifth practice together, and by now he was used to the way Lace did things. She was the least self-aware person he had ever met, the least coy. The way she looked at other men, the way she spoke, the way she acted – it was as if she really did consider herself of the same gender as men.
If only the other men in the room thought the same, then maybe Silver would feel a bit more at ease. But at this rate, he felt like he had to be on his guard all the time, needing to protect his unsuspecting lamb from the wolves circling around her.
There were twenty groomsmen, including him. Half of the group were from the same high school as Liam and Lace, and they all treated Lace like a kid sister. The other half were Liam’s college friends – and they all looked like they want to have a kid with her.
Bastards.
Evangeline Lace Wyndham was his.
Tonight, Lace herself would know that, too.
Fifteen minutes later, and the music started to play. He and Lace assumed their positions, her hand on his shoulder, his hand on her waist. In the previous practices, they had only danced the first sequences, none of it requiring them to close the distance between their bodies.
But tonight –
Tonight, it was all about swirls and dips, about their bodies touching, and Silver intended to fully take advantage of it. As they danced next to each other, holding hands while facing the stage, Silver asked her about basketball, knowing it would help her relax and lower her guard.
“Yeah, I watched the last game, and it sucks that the Bulls lost.” She squared her shoulders. “But like I always say, the game’s not over until it’s over. They still have a chance to make it to the next round.”
The way she was always full of hope and optimism fascinated him. She was snarky most of the time, but when it came to basketball, she’d turn into a fount of positive quotes in a blink.
“It’s really too bad you never played when you were in college,” Lace was saying, and he had to smother a laugh when he caught her stealing a look at him and started muttering to herself about his height and his damn wingspan. Wingspan. Most women would have seized the chance to inject innuendo into the conversation, to talk about the length and girth of his cock. But his sweet snarky lamb?
“…bet your vertical jump would be off the scales.” A gleeful evil smile curved on her lips. “If I had you on my team, I’d be making the others piss in their pants because I’ve got another pretty boy with brains.”
Silver had to take a deep breath so he wouldn’t be tempted to haul her into his arms.
When the tempo of the music sped up, Silver almost hesitated. They were having such a good time that he was reluctant to ruin it
But then he saw one of the groomsmen staring at Lace, another wolf on the hunt.
Ah, fuck it.
Jealousy ignited, and Silver tightened his grip on her waist. It made Lace look up, and when she did, he smiled at her. Fair warning, his smile said.
Her eyes widened, and Silver knew that she had the tiniest inkling of what his smile was warning her about. She started to pull away from him, but by then it was too late.
In all honesty, it had been too late for her the first time they met.
He wanted her, and he would have her.
Silver pulled her close, using his strength without hurting her. Their bodies touched as he swirled them around. Just a few moments of their bodies coming into full contact. Her breasts pressing against his chest. Her belly against his cock. A few moments, too fast for the other couples to notice, but for them, it was an eternity.
Her eyes widened, her lips parting in shock, her body freezing.
She almost stumbled, but he didn’t let it stop them, managing to catch her although he wasn’t able to prevent her sharp stiletto from trying to crush his toe.
Capturing her gaze, he didn’t let her look away, didn’t allow her any chance to deny the truth. With every swirl and dip, he let her feel it. The way his cock hardened more and more with each brush. His deep, burning urge to possess her. And most of all, he wanted her to know that she wanted him, too.
She didn’t surrender right away, his beautiful girl. She tried pushing him away, tried to cripple him, but every time she did, he retaliated by pulling her closer, angling her body so his cock would throb right between her folds. It had Lace biting her lip very hard, which of course made him want to bite her beautiful lip, too. It was clear in her bright blue eyes she was confused by the way her body was betraying her.
Silver badly wanted to teach her what it all meant, then and there, but he knew it was still too early.
His rebellious lamb had to be wooed very gently and carefully. If he was too aggressive, he would risk having her run away, and he didn’t want that.
When the music ended, Lace was wide-eyed and trembling, but her chin was up and her stance defensive. Little rebellious lamb was not going down without a fight. And hell if that didn’t make her hotter in his eyes, didn’t make him imagine how wild she would be in bed when all her passion was focused on pleasing him.
“Thank you for a wonderful dance, Wyndham.” He had a hard time struggling to keep a straight face at the way his words threw her off. She had expected him to come on strong, but now, when he wasn’t saying or doing anything to confirm it, she was starting to doubt everything, wondering if she had imagined it all.
If she did end up thinking it had been all her imagination, Silver didn’t mind. What mattered was that she now knew what she felt about him.
She wanted him.
Now, it was only a matter of waiting for the right time and place for him to make his next move.
First Kiss
Lace arrived at exactly ten minutes before seven. Except for that first practice, she had been remarkably punctual, something he learned she actually felt strongly about. In her opinion, no coach worthy of self-respect could ever be late. Ever.
Since he was observing from the balcony, she didn’t notice him at first. A good thing since it gave him the rare pleasure of savoring the sight of his rebellious little lamb. She looked like a goddess, blessed with the most divine curves. It was too bad she also happened to be cursed with two left feet. After their first dance rehearsal, he had stopped counting the number of times she had stepped on his feet.
A smile touched his lips at the way she marched even in her three-inch heels, but he also ended up cracking his knuckles when he saw the way the other men in the suite couldn’t take their eyes off her form.
Like the other bridesmaids, she was dressed in a strapless mauve gown, its low-cut neckline giving everyone a more than ample view of her cleavage. She was easily the sexiest girl in the room, but it was clear in the way she kept fidgeting and pulli
ng her gown up that she hated the way the men were staring at her.
He smiled humorlessly. Well, at least she was not alone in hating it. He goddamn hated it, too.
God, if his siblings could see him now. They’d likely die laughing. If Silver didn’t feel so damn jealous, he’d probably find it funny as well. People had always said he was the most laidback guy they had ever met. Someone who could always be counted on to smile. To charm. To dazzle. It was, in fact, why Silver and his older brother worked well together. Steel fought ruthlessly and head on. Silver preferred to be in the shadows, a spy in the guise of an irreverent playboy.
Shallow was often used to describe him, and he preferred it that way. But when he was around Lace—
His little lamb had found him, her eyes meeting his across the suite.
He was always in danger of losing his cool, his sophisticated mask always on the verge of cracking. He followed her every move, his gaze hooded, but his blood heated with a primitive urge to claim her as his.
She tried to ignore him. The way she kept her back to him, the way she kept herself surrounded by her male friends, the way she didn’t stop talking and laughing, like her life depended on it.
Silver was a very patient man. He was also a strategic man, and in his mind, he already had his plan mapped out. He always thought four moves ahead, had contingencies in place, and even so, he would always take the time to think things through before making a move.
But when he saw Lace inhale sharply—
He knew something was wrong, and he forgot all about the plan. He found himself striding out of the balcony purposefully, only taking the time to nod at the others and murmuring an excuse before he was taking her away.
