Savage Royals (Boys of Oak Park Prep #1) - Callie Rose Page 0,77

and enthusiastic support from the crowd. But this moment wasn’t like that.

It was bigger than that.

It wasn’t us showing off for each other.

It was us… sharing.

I’d shown a part of myself that not everyone even knew existed. My favorite part of myself, the part I might truly die if I ever lost.

And Elijah had done the same. I couldn’t be sure, but I had a strong suspicion that guitar was to him what dance was to me—what football was to Finn.

His freedom.

I crossed back to the couch and sat down as Finn blew out a breath. “Holy fuck. I really am gonna need that cold shower later.”

“Not so fast!” I poked him in the ribs. “Mason and I both got dared. And Elijah got roped in too. You think you’re getting out of this?”

He groaned, but a grin tipped his lips as he leaned back, spreading his arms wide. “Whatever. I’m un-fucking-touchable.”

Elijah and I shared a smirk. “Yeah, okay. If you say so.”

We ended up daring him to streak through the party, which was actually a pretty lame dare for someone like Finn. With a few more drinks in his system, he probably would’ve done it on his own. And once again, it backfired on me as my cheeks flushed bright red when he sauntered back into the basement, naked from head to toe.

“Well, that was a refreshing jog. Oh and, Legs? My eyes are up here.” He pointed to his amber eyes, sticking his tongue out seductively.

He took his sweet time getting dressed, and I felt like I might fucking implode.

Elijah somehow begged out of the first round, but we made him do the second, and by the third, I was several more drinks in and couldn’t stop laughing.

“Okay,” I panted, scooting to sit up on the couch and straightening my shoulders, trying to look serious. “Dare.”

Mason’s gaze flicked over my shoulder, and I turned to look at the other three. There was a second of silence, and then Cole said, “I dare you to kiss each of us.”

My stomach fluttered wildly. “All of you? Like, right now? In—in a row?”

“Yeah, that’s probably easiest.” His voice was its usual neutral tone, but he was watching me intently. “You can even pick who you want to kiss first.”

I swallowed, my pulse kicking up in my throat as I glanced around the room. Finn hadn’t put his shirt back on when he’d gotten back from streaking, so the only guy who wasn’t bare-chested was Mason.

I didn’t know why, but for some reason it seemed to make the most sense to start with the most clothed man. As if that would make this easier to get through without losing my dignity.

Pulling my lip between my teeth, I crawled across the couch toward Mason. His eyes flickered with surprise, like he hadn’t expected me to pick him first, but he reached for me, helping me onto his lap.

When I was straddling him, I looked down, heart slamming in my chest as I took in his aristocratic brows, strong features, and enigmatic green eyes.

In the secret, private part of my mind where thoughts existed that I’d never tell anyone else, I could admit I’d fantasized about kissing each of these guys.

And now I had a dare to hide behind, an excuse I might never get again.

I wasn’t going to fucking waste it.

Taking charge, I reached up and ran my hands down the sides of his face, cupping it in my palms. I held him in place while I dipped my head, pressing my lips to his. He smelled like cedar and spice, and his mouth tasted like tequila, just like mine. I kissed him long and slow and deep, exploring his mouth with my tongue like I owned it, like I had every right to be doing this.

Like he was mine.

We kissed for a while, and for a long time, he left his hands at his sides. But finally, he seemed to lose some battle with himself, and they moved to my low back, tracing the curve of my spine as he kissed me harder.

I almost lost track of the dare, of the point of all this. It was only the low grunt from Cole that drew me back to my senses.

He was the farthest away from me on the couch, but when I broke away from Mason, he made another sound, like he might come over there and rip me away from his friend, throw me over his shoulder, and drag me back