Forbidden Games (Forbidden Ties Series Book 2) by Lauren Branford Read Free Book Online

First Game
     
    (This chapter is previewed at the end of Book I)
 
                  “Why monsters?” I asked Penny as we sat on the concrete stadium steps during the first football game of the season. All over, team supporters adorned sapphire jerseys, hats, and even capes with “Mayville Monsters” embroidered on them.
                  “Because monsters are awesome ,” Penny stated plainly. She looked at me as though she had lost all respect for my sense of teenage trend and style.
                  “ I think it’s stupid, too ,” Jill whispered to me. Only, even through the noise of the surrounding crowd, Penny had overheard her.
                  “Team spirit, ladies,” she reminded us as she grabbed a fistful of popcorn. “Here they come!”
                  Suddenly, the stadium exploded. Everyone stood to their feet as the Mayville Monsters ran onto the field in their blue uniforms. Near the bottom of the stands, my aunt and uncle clapped wildly. Tim wore a foam hat that looked like a ferocious monster was eating his head.
                  The football team raised their hands in the air, engaging the crowd for more noise. Looking up, I noticed that Mayville Academy was extremely high tech. Cameras run by students from the Audio Visual Club raced around the field, projecting high-definition video onto a giant screen.
                  I watched as it filmed each of the players, showing their names, positions, and class. When the camera circled Cade, my heart stopped.
    CADE VANDERCAMP #33
QUARTERBACK
SENIOR
                  It had been over two weeks since Cade and I hooked up in my room. Since then, we had spent every night together. Each time he snuck into my room it seemed to be more intense than the previous. Cade was everything; gentle, raw, and insatiable. We began fucking all through the night so much that I had been losing too much sleep. Cade’s goal was to see how many times he could make me come before I couldn’t stand to have him inside of me any longer. By that time, the number was eight.
                  Besides his lustful hunger, Cade was oddly attentive to my feelings. He started talking to me about school, and my friends, however, he shied away from discussing my mother. It was as though seeing me in pain was unbearable to him. Still, we did have a deep conversation about our childhoods and how terrible he was to me then. I received a full apology, which I gladly accepted, followed by kissing that led to more sex.
                  “TOUCHDOWN!” yelled the announcer. I had been daydreaming about Cade for so long that I didn’t see the team make their first play. The game itself went by quickly as the other team struggled to make a single point against the Monsters.
                  “We’re winning so easily that I’m almost bored,” groaned Jill.
                  “What did I say about team spirit?” Penny scolded as she dug through the popcorn carton for remaining kernels.
    “Isn’t this the worst game you’ve ever been to, Mairead?” Jill asked as she rolled her eyes.
                  “This is my first football game,” I admitted. Suddenly, there was a gasp from my friends.
                  “Girl,” Penny said with wide eyes. “You are so sheltered.”
                  We all laughed as we watched the halftime ceremony commence. The bands from the opposing teams marched around one another, playing their team’s fight songs back to back. When they were done, a video played on the massive screen.
                  “Mayville Academy would like to recognize,” said a booming voice over the speakers. “One of our brightest, most talented athletes.”
                  Suddenly, a photo of Cade in his football gear was shown. Then I saw him run out onto the field, followed by his