Page 84 of Hard Rock Sin

"Or,"Cameron came up behind Noah and threw his arms around his neck, "We pit them both against each other in a death match and see who wins."

Noah jabbed his elbow into Cameron's side. Cameron held on with a grin. Noah looked to the heavens, as if praying for patience.

"Have you made the rounds yet?" Cameron asked. "I'm putting together a game of—"

"Don't you dare say Strip Go Fish," Noah warned. "It's bad enough when Jen takes part. No way is Lily playing, too."

"There really is a Strip Go Fish?" I blurted out. "I thought you were just joking about that."

"Why were you telling my sister about your sick games?" Noah asked.

I froze, panic hitting me. I didn't want Noah knowing about the kind of things Cameron and I talked about. I didn't even want Noah to know Cameron and I talked at all. The less Noah knew about how close Cameron and I were, the better.

But Cameron didn't seem to care.

"I can talk to Lily about whatever the hell I want," Cameron said, a stubborn expression crossing his face.

"I asked Cameron about what other kinds of games he plays at his parties," I said in a rush. "Like that scavenger hunt game. I was curious." I forcibly turned my attention to the man who I was pretending was not my boyfriend. "What game have you planned this time?"

Cameron eyed me, no doubt sensing my rising panic. "Kell wants to play a drinking game."

Jen's eyes lit up. "Is itNever Have I Ever? I've heard a lot about Feral Silence drinking games. I'm in."

"Count me out," Noah said. "I'll just watch and make sure the rest of you don't end up in a ditch somewhere by the end of the night."

Jen gave Noah a soft smile and squeezed his hand. If it hadn't been my own brother, I would have said he almost blushed.

"You in, Lily?" Cameron asked.

"How do you play?" I asked.

"We go around the circle saying something we've never done," Cameron explained. "If you have, you take a shot."

Take a shot. I'd never even been drunk before. And now I was supposed to do multiple shots in one sitting.

A small jolt of excitement went through me. If I was ever going to start drinking, at an intimate party full of family and friends was the place to do it.

"I don't know if I want you playing that game," Noah said.

I punched him lightly in the shoulder. "Remember that conversation we had? About overprotectiveness and letting me run my own life?"

"I just don't want you dying of alcohol poisoning."

"Is that likely, in a game ofNever Have I Ever?"

"Depends," Cameron said with a grin. "If you've lived an exciting life, you'll get tanked."

"I'll probably stay stone cold sober, then."

"We'll be sure to get a few drinks into you by the end of the night," Cameron promised. "It's no fair if you don't get to drink at your own party."

"No getting my sister drunk," Noah warned.

"Don't worry," Cameron said. "I'm mostly in this to team up with August against Kell." He took my hand and tugged me along to a table near the back.

Jen and Noah followed. Noah took a seat and pulled Jen into his lap.

"Am I supposed to play the whole game this way?" she teased.