The Game

Dhalia POV

The whole strip poker idea was supposed to be my golden ticket to tantalise and tease, but it seems to have fizzled out spectacularly. I’m beginning to wonder if they’re unfazed by me sitting here utterly naked because maybe, just maybe, they’re not all that interested in women. It’s an amusing thought but unlikely—they have impressively stoic poker faces.

And here I am, entirely nude because I kept losing hand after dismal hand. If I had known about their poker ability, I would have steered clear of suggesting this game.

Blake is down to his boxers, somehow maintaining his composure. Chase is slightly more clothed, left in his boxers and socks, a sight that somehow adds a humorous touch to his usually imposing demeanour. Jax, in a bizarre twist of strategy, decided to shed his trousers and boxers first, leaving him oddly dressed in socks, a shirt, and a jacket. The sight of him getting up to fetch something, half-dressed like that, never fails to send me into fits of laugh