Shaking my head, I playfully chastised him, “Look what you did. I can’t go down there looking like this.”
Stepping closer, Preston brought his hands down to cup my ass before pulling me flush against him. The obvious bulge pressing against my abdomen showed me he was similarly affected by our little exchange.
Dipping his head next to my ear, he whispered provocatively, “My gift might help with that.”
Rearing back to look at him, my brows drew down. “How could whatever you have possibly keep me from soaking through every dress I have when you talk to me like that?”
Releasing me from his arms, he strode through the open door to my bedroom, returning with a gift bag and offering it to me. “You’ll see.”
Curious, I took the bag, removing the tissue paper, before pulling out a pair of black lace panties. Twirling them over my finger, I teased, “I thought I wasn’t allowed to wear panties?”
His hazel eyes flared. “These are special panties. For tonight only, I’ll make an exception.”
I narrowed my eyes at him before focusing on the panties I held in my hand. I designed underwear for a living, and these didn’t look any different than any I’d seen. “What makes them special?”
Crowding my space, he reached into the gift bag, pulling out a bullet vibrator, causing my eyes to widen. “There is a special pocket, allowing you to place this inside the gusset.”
He was insane! “There’s no way I’m wearing that to dinner with my whole family! You’ve lost your damn mind!”
In a flash, he transformed into the Dom who could bring me to my knees and command me like no other. His tone was firm as he countered, “I wasn’t asking. Youwillwear these tonight. Is that understood?”
My mouth suddenly went dry, and I swallowed uncontrollably, but I managed to nod.
That wasn’t good enough for him, and he demanded, “Words, Princess.”
“Yes, Sir,” I managed to croak out.
Softening slightly, he smirked. “Don’t worry. I’ll only have to use it if you’re naughty.”
My knees threatened to buckle. He knew exactly what he was doing, and God help me, I was so turned on that I feared that when I donned these panties, the brush of the lace against my throbbing clit would be enough to send me over the edge.
While I made my way into my massive walk-in closet to find a new dress, Preston took the scrap of lace from my hands, inserting the vibrator into its special pocket.
I was so fucked.
Pre-dinner drinks went the way they usually did, with everyone breaking into groups for more intimate conversations, but all I could focus on was the ticking time bomb resting between my thighs. I wasn’t naïve; I knew Preston had some kind of remote control hidden, and we were playing a game where only he knew the rules. I was completely unaware of whattransgression would cause him to turn on the vibrator in a room full of my entire family and closest friends.
“Lucy!” I heard Natalie call out beside me.
“Huh?” I murmured.
“Where are you? You look like you’re a million miles away.”
“Oh, um.” I had to think of a believable lie and fast. “Just thinking about all the work still left to be done on the dresses.” That would work.
Natalie flashed me a smile. “Don’t worry about the dresses. They’re gorgeous.”
Before I could respond, Hannah huffed, “Not like it matters. I don’t even have a date for this thing.”
“Neither do I,” Natalie stated with a roll of her eyes. Jaxon’s hockey team was in their final playoff push, and she traveled to Belleston with only her three oldest children.
“That’s different.” Hannah pouted.
“You’re right, it is. You should take advantage of not having a date and maybe open yourself up to meeting someone who isn’t forbidden.” Natalie was referencing Hannah’s life mission to land a hockey player, even though her dad, Jaxon’s team’s coach, had banned any of them from touching his daughters.
Hannah thought it over. “Well, I wouldn’t exactly say no if one of these rich royals wanted to whisk me off to the Maldives for some post-wedding fun, but eventually, I would get bored.”
Enjoying the distraction, I joked, “If there are no fists flying or any blood spilling on the ice, it’s not exciting. Am I right, Hannah?”
