A Dangerous Game (Perdition Club Book 7) by Victoria Vale

Author:Victoria Vale [Vale, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Victoria Vale
Published: 2023-06-13T16:00:00+00:00

Derek grinned, staring down at his winning hand. Upon coming to the room, he had noticed Jonas’ distraction. Whatever was on his mind, it had reduced him to grunting in response to Derek’s attempts at conversation and avoiding eye contact. At first, this had seemed like a boon in Derek’s favor. If Jonas was too distracted to play his best, Derek might easily win. However, Derek had been mistaken on that front. He had been lucky enough to draw the higher card after dealing and cutting, making him the dealer for the first partie. His hand had been decent enough for him to emerge victorious in the first partie with a sequence of five clubs which had included the ace. However, Jonas had fought back in the second partie, tempering Derek’s arrogance. It was clear that Jonas would not surrender easily. After a sound defeat in the second bout, Derek had fixed his concentration on every turn of the card. He could not stomach losing now, with one final game left to play.

Derek could not stop recalling last night’s kiss, which made it damned difficult to concentrate. Jonas had kissed him last night as if he were starved of air, as if he had not kissed anyone in seven long years. As if tasting Derek’s lips had awakened some hunger within him that could only be slaked one way. If he lingered on the memory long enough, Derek could feel the pressure of Jonas’ mouth on his and the whisper of his velvet tongue. More than that, he could feel every ounce of Jonas’ desire and inner turmoil. A kiss was never just a kiss for Jonas; it was a commitment of the body and the soul, an expression of his innermost needs and desires.

If he could only break through Jonas’ defenses, Derek might discover what had sent Jonas running away from him all those years ago. It was clear that life had not been easy for either of them since that time. There must be some way forward for them. Some way devoid of the aching loneliness that had characterized their lives for so long.

Jonas stared at the cards laid on the table between them. His eyes shifted from his own cards to Derek’s and then back again, as if confirming that the battle had indeed been lost. Instead of gloating, Derek sat back in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest, waiting for Jonas to speak, to move, to do something … anything. With a resigned sigh, Jonas pushed his cards toward the center of the table. He seemed unable to look at Derek at first, but eventually lifted his gaze.

“Right,” he mumbled. “It would seem you have bested me again. Well met.” When Derek did not reply, Jonas furrowed his eyebrows. “Well? Aren’t you going to gloat? You seemed rather pleased with yourself to have won the favors of an unwilling partner last night.”

Now, Derek found it impossible to conceal his amusement. “Unwilling?”

“I certainly would not grant you any favors of my own volition.

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