Chapter 40

I sighed. “So, at first, yeah, I didlook at you as a piece of meat because I just wanted to get you in bed, but now—”

He jolted upright and sat on the bed, his face looking pensive. “Gosh, what? I was a game to you?”

Fuck. I should’ve known this would happen. I lifted myself to sit next to him, and I wrapped my arm around him, kissing his cheek. “You’re not, I promise.”

“But I was. You justconfirmed it.” He couldn’t look at me while he spoke. He just remained there, appearing deeply hurt. After a moment of anxious silence, he said, “How long was I a game for?”