Bought For A Baby, Kept For A Lifetime-Chapter 152: A Game

He hadn’t heard her footsteps as she approached, but the moment he started to perceive the sweet scent of magnolias, even though the very same scent filled the room, he knew she was coming closer because that fragrance became stronger and stronger till he felt her shadow loom over him.

Something in his chest fluttered instantly, and in the next few seconds he felt her soft fingers brush over his eyebrows tenderly.

The light brush of her fingers caused something hot to start tickling through his veins.

His eyes opened up instantly to find her near, and the light heat became a sweet tenderness which quickly disappeared when she started to leave. Subconsciously, his hand grabbed her wrist tightly and she froze.

"I thought you were asleep, I was just trying to..." He noticed how she quickly became flustered and how she tried to retract her wrist from his hold.

Was the butler actually right?

Why did she keep trying to run from him?

That prompted him to tug her backwards, the action cutting off what she was saying. She came falling towards him not expecting him to pull her like that and he grabbed her waist steadying her thighs till she was sitting on his lap.

"You thought I was asleep, so you came over here to touch me?" His voice sounded unusually deep and dark with an unrestrained heat lurking within.

She looked startled, "I didn’t touch you, I was just checking to see if you were awake."

Despite saying that, her cheeks slowly began to turn a bright red guiltily.

Again, he found himself fascinated with the way blood seemed to flush her cheeks coloring it and the embarrassed tremble of her lashes.

His mood suddenly seemed to improve and his lips tilted upwards.

"So you mean to say you didn’t come over here to take advantage of me in my sleep?"

"Why would I want to do that?" She answered faster than one would expect.

She couldn’t believe he could actually accuse her of that.

He was the one in her room right now, and he was the one refusing to leave, why was he claiming she wanted to take advantage of him?

"I should be the one saying that to you." She added quickly.

"Am I taking advantage of you?" He leaned his face lower towards her as he asked this and her breath hitched, she could feel the heat of his breath and tingles erupted on her skin.

He didn’t wait for her to reply as his lips hovered near her ears,

"If you want I can let you go, but first you’ll have to play a game with me." The low husk of his whispering voice tickled her gently and she almost momentarily forgot how to form words as her breathing turned heavy.

"What...kind of game?"

If she were paying attention, she would have noticed that an evil smirk was currently sitting on his lips. But his presence was clouding her mind again.

"It’s called five minutes submission."

Anne furrowed her brows in bewilderment.

"I’ve never heard of such a game." She didn’t know if him being so close to her was a deliberate thing to distract her, but she couldn’t fully focus with the close proximity of him, with his arms around her waist where she could feel his thumb tracing a lazy circle over her skin through the fabric of her pajamas as if it was nothing at all but that tiny action was making her heart race and her body slowly begin to heat up.

"Then allow me to show you, I’ll guide you through the game." He replied lowly, there was a rare hint of mischief dancing within his eyes but she couldn’t see it, she was constantly distracted by his voice, his hot breath and the subtle movement of his fingers.

It was a game she had never heard of before, but at least playing something would get her mind distracted from what he was doing and the way her body was reacting.

"How do you play this game then?" She queried, curiously and heard him chuckle lightly, the sound a low deep rumble from his chest.

She suddenly began to feel a premonition that she would be on the losing end if she agreed to this game he was suggesting. But it didn’t matter if she won or lost, he would let her go after the game and she would quickly go back to bed and bury herself beneath the sheets till she no longer noticed his presence and he would eventually leave her room. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"You just have to agree to every rule of the game first." As he said this, she made a deliberate action to pull away from his closeness to look up at him questioningly, he looked like a mischievous devil luring her into his den, she didn’t know the rules, but something curious in her wanted to agree with it just to see where it would lead.

"What if I don’t agree to the rules?" She asked experimentally just to know what would happen.

"Then you won’t have to play the game, but I won’t be letting you go...I might hold you here with me all night."

For some reason, she couldn’t help but feel a flirtatious air from him.

Could it be that he was just bored so he wanted to play with her a bit? Was that why he’d asked her to come to his room earlier?

Tsk, it was like keeping her hostage till she agreed to this mysterious game he wanted to play with her.

Who would have thought that the great Andrew Sterling had a playful side to him?

She suddenly felt like she wanted to explore this rare side of him a little bit.

What she didn’t know was the fact that this side of him had never existed before her, she was the only one who could bring out the playful, and somewhat mischievous part of him.

Andrew had experienced fun a few times when he brought his business rivals to their knees, but there was a different kind of fun he was feeling in being here with her, holding her, and slightly teasing her.

It seemed he was discovering a new favorite thing to spend his time doing.

"So what do you say, do you agree to the rules of the game?"

"Do I get to hear the rules first?"

She caught the smirk on his lips now as he shook his head, "It’s a mystery you unlock only after agreeing to it."

She bit her lips hesitantly.

The strange premonition she felt earlier now felt stronger. But if she didn’t agree to it, she would be stuck here for who knows how long and what if her body ended up betraying her?

She was weak in his arms, every touch even an accidental one made her body react, ignited like faint sparks of electricity that made desire gather low in her belly with an ache.

Maybe having feelings for someone was just like this, every touch felt like fire, every whisper awakened sweet tingles, every physical contact an electric desire.

She would play his game and get to escape the sweet trap of his touch.

How bad could playing one little game be anyway?

"I agree to the rules of the game." She announced quietly.

He grinned cunningly, a kind that hinted he’d achieved what he wanted,

"Wise choice. This game has only one rule." He announced, his dark eyes dancing over her face halting for a lingering moment on her glistening pink lips, a feral look of hunger darkened his eyes even more as he leaned even closer then continued speaking.

"The game only lasts five minutes."

"Five minutes? Does that mean after five minutes the game automatically ends?" Anne asked with a hopeful light in her eyes.

He gave a single nod and she couldn’t help but internally rejoice.

That was great then, she would be getting out of this faster than expected.

Whether anyone won or not, in five minutes she would get to slip away from his arms and go back to her bed. To the sweet safety of her bed where there wouldn’t be any sparkling sensations that could cause her to feel the sudden desire for him to touch her, the safety of her bed where she wouldn’t smell him with every breath, where she wouldn’t hear his intoxicating low voice that would cause her body to tingle.

"Alright, let’s start." She agreed.

That cunning look was still present on his handsome face. "Are you sure? I could give you a minute to prepare..."

"No, I don’t need a minute, let’s begin right now." Anne quickly cut him off thinking she couldn’t spend another minute sitting so close to him without losing her mind.

It could be her hormones or even just a rush of her feelings but she felt everything ten times more intensely. The sooner she played the game, the sooner she’d get to escape these sensations.

But what he said next, was totally unexpected.

She had expected some board game, or even a word game, however her expectations were immediately crushed as he said in a mischievously low and alluringly tempting tone,

"In five minutes I have to make you moan and say my name in submission, otherwise I lose and you win."

"What?" Taken aback, her eyes widened and she suddenly looked startled.

"You agreed to the game Annelise, no take backs." He remarked, as he pulled his phone, setting up a timer for five minutes, and a ticking sound immediately filled the quiet bedroom even before she could mentally prepare for the game.

"And I assure you.. I’ll have you saying my name in less than five minutes."