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"What will that prove?"

"No one will ever coht? I can test your theory"

He chuckles "Do you think this challenge is going to work?"

Yes "Is it not?"

"You should go"

"I know"

His eyes flit to the entrance The gold lobby The silver elevator Then back to me "What if it's the best kiss of your life? What if you think of it every time you kiss another man? It's not fair to your future husband"

I can't tell if he's teasing, but I like it "It's not fair to reatest kiss of my life"

His smile widens "I suppose not"

"So…" I offer my hand

He takes it Places it on his shoulder "Good night, Sienna"

My fingers curl into his neck It's different touching hiht, Cam"

He , with equal parts finesse and power

He presses one hand into the ss the other to my chin

He pulls my body into his

Then his eyes close and his lips find mine

It's soft

A hint of a kiss

A second, maybe

I can barely taste the chane on his lips

But, fuck, I feel it everywhere

My entire body goes light

The world turns into a perfect, soft, beautiful place

Ca me

And, soain

Chapter Two

Sienna

Two Months Later

Thirty seconds on the clock One–one on the board

Either I ace this free kick or we call it a tie

A tie is al up

Deep breath Slow exhale Eyes on the ball

I wind up Kick to my teammate

The rest of the world falls away as I race onto the field I don't feel the blazing sun, the hu down my ponytail

Only the pounding of my feet

I run toward the goal, but a sweeper blocks nal to Katie

She kicks to me

I dribble, wind up, take my shot

But it's no good The goalie blocks it

And that's it Game over

My surroundings come back to me quickly The sticky air, the deep blue of the Hudson, the noise of the Financial District

The team captain ready for a chat

Her boyfriend waiting on the sidelines

And Cam

What the fuck?

My breath escapes my body My cheeks flame My cool evaporates

That's actually Carass in a three-piece suit

Is he seriously wearing a three-piece suit?

It must be a Hunt requirement