I Dare You, King

I Dare You, King

Sophie Stern

Published by Sophie Stern, 2019.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

I DARE YOU, KING

First edition. September 22, 2019.

Copyright © 2019 Sophie Stern.

ISBN: 979-8201767303

Written by Sophie Stern.

Also by Sophie Stern

Alien Chaos

Destroyed

Guarded

Saved

Christmas on Chaos

Alien Chaos: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance Bundle

Aliens of Malum

Deceived: An Alien Brides Romance

Betrayed: An Alien Brides Romance

Fallen: An Alien Brides Romance

Captured: An Alien Brides Romance

Regret

Crazed

For Keeps

Rotten: An Alien Brides Romance

Anchored

Starboard

Battleship

All Aboard

Abandon Ship

Below Deck

Crossing the Line

Anchored: Books 1-3

Anchored: Books 4-6

Ashton Sweets

Christmas Sugar Rush

Valentine's Sugar Rush

St. Patty's Sugar Rush

Halloween Sugar Rush

Bullies of Crescent Academy

You Suck

Troublemaker

Jaded

Club Kitten Dancers

Move

Pose

Climb

Dragon Enchanted

Hidden Mage

Hidden Captive

Hidden Curse

Fate High School

You Wish: A High School Reverse Harem Romance

Freak: A Reverse Harem High School Romance

Get Lost: A Reverse Harem Romance

Good Boys and Millionaires

Good Boys and Millionaires 1

Good Boys and Millionaires 2

Grimalkin Beasts

Alien Indulgence

Grimalkin Needs Brides

Ekpen (Intergalactic Dating Agency)

Torao (Intergalactic Dating Agency)

Leo (Intergalactic Dating Agency)

Honeypot Babies

The Polar Bear's Baby

The Jaguar's Baby

The Tiger's Baby

Honeypot Darlings

The Bear's Virgin Darling

The Bear's Virgin Mate

The Bear's Virgin Bride

Office Gentlemen

Ben From Accounting

Owls of Rawr County

Bound to the Owl

Polar Bears of the Air Force

Staff Sergeant Polar Bear

Master Sergeant Polar Bear

Airman Polar Bear

Senior Airman Polar Bear

Return to Dragon Isle

Dragons Are Forever

Dragon Crushed: An Enemies-to-Lovers Paranormal Romance

Dragon's Hex

Dragon's Gain

Dragon's Rush

Rose Valley Vampires

Vampire Librarian

Vampire Doctor

Shifters at Law

Wolf Case

Bearly Legal

Tiger Clause

Sergeant Bear

Dragon Law

Shifters of Rawr County

The Polar Bear's Fake Mate

The Lion's Fake Wife

The Tiger's Fake Date

The Wolf's Pretend Mate

The Tiger's Pretend Husband

The Dragon's Fake Fiancée

The Red Panda's Fake Mate

Stormy Mountain Bears

The Lumberjack's Baby Bear

The Writer's Baby Bear

The Mountain Man's Baby Bears

Sweet Nightmares

Sweet Nightmares: The Vampire's Melody

Sweet Nightmares 2: The Sound of Roses

Sweet Nightmares 3: Bittersweet Vampires

Team Shifter

Bears VS Wolves

No Fox Given

The Fablestone Clan

Dragon's Oath

Dragon's Breath

Dragon's Darling

Dragon's Whisper

Dragon's Magic

The Feisty Dragons

Untamed Dragon

Naughty Dragon

Monster Dragon

The Hidden Planet

Vanquished

Outlaw

Conquered

The Wolfe City Pack

The Wolf's Darling

The Wolf's Mate

The Wolf's Bride

Vampire Decadence

The Invitation

The Offering (Coming Soon)

Standalone

Saucy Devil

Billionaire on Top

Jurassic Submissive

The Editor

Alien Beast

Snow White and the Wolves

Kissing the Billionaire

Wild

Alien Dragon

The Royal Her

Be My Tiger

Alien Monster

The Luck of the Wolves

Honeypot Babies Omnibus Edition

Honeypot Darlings: Omnibus Edition

The Swan's Mate

The Feisty Librarian

Polar Bears of the Air Force

Wild Goose Chase

Star Princess

The Virgin and the Lumberjacks

Resting Bear Face

By Hook or by Wolf

I Dare You, King

Shifters at Law

Pretty Little Fairies

Seized by the Dragon

The Fablestone Clan: A Paranormal Dragon-Shifter Romance Collection

Star Kissed

Big Bad Academy

Club Kitten Omnibus

Stormy Mountain Bears: The Complete Collection

Bitten by the Vampires

Beautiful Villain

Dark Favors

Savored

Vampire Kiss

Chaotic Wild: A Vampire Romance

Bitten

Heartless

The Dragon's Christmas Treasure

Out of the Woods

Bullies of Crescent Academy

Craving You: A Contemporary Romance Collection

Chasing Whiskey

The Hidden Planet Trilogy

The Bratty Dom

Tokyo Wolf

The Single Dad Who Stole My Heart

Free For Him

The Feline Gaze

Fate High School

Dragon Beast: A Beauty and the Beast Retelling

Boulder Bear

Megan Slays Vampires

Vampire Professor

Once Upon a Shift

The Feisty Dragons

The Vampire Who Saved Christmas

Dragon Enchanted (Books 1-3)

Grimalkin Needs Brides (Intergalactic Dating Agency): Books 1-3

Nerd Alert

Red: Into the Dark

Alien Darlings

Shifters of Rawr County: Books 1-3

Shifters of Rawr County: Books 4-7

Sugar Rush

Return to Dragon Isle: Omnibus Edition

Never Kiss an Alien

Scallywag

Just One Jack O Lantern

Dragon's Dream

Contents

I Dare You, King

1  Rose

2  Rose

3  Parker

4  Rose

5  Parker

6  Rose

7  Parker

8  Rose

9  Rose

10  Parker

11  Rose

12  Parker

13  Rose

Epilogue  Rose

Author

Chapter One

I Dare You, King

Sophie Stern

Three little words that hold so much meaning.

I.

Dare.

You.

Who knew we would take them so far?

Who knew we would actually play?

Who knew what the consequences would be?

1––––––––Rose

I DON’T THINK YOU REALIZE what you’re getting into, Stephanie says, reaching for her glass of wine. Yes, she drinks wine out of a glass. Trust me: I think it’s crazy, too. I think a lot of things about Stephanie are crazy. She’s got wild, frizzy hair. She’s got a sneaky black cat who is always getting into mischief. She’s always going on incredible adventures and last-minute trips. Yeah, I think a lot of things about Steph are crazy.

Then again, what do I know?

I’m just the computer geek.

I’m just the nerd with the glasses.

I’m just the girl who agreed to go out and seduce someone: not just anyone, though. Nope. I couldn’t make things that simple. I’ve agreed to go seduce someone very specific, someone very wonderful, someone very, very handsome. I’m going to go after the guy I’ve had a crush on for the last three years.

That’s who I am.

Oh, and I’m just the one drinking the wine straight from the bottle. It’s probably a bad idea. It’s certainly not the way I think you’re supposed to drink wine. Not on an ordinary day, anyhow. This is no ordinary day, though, and I think I deserve this wine. I certainly want it. Sometimes wanting should be more than enough of a reason.

I think I understand the terms of a dare, I tell her. It’s not like I’ve never played this game before. I am a grown woman, after all. Truth or Dare is kind of a childhood staple when you’re a girl growing up in a small town. It’s how we spent summer afternoons in middle school and it’s how we passed the weekends in high school. Yeah, Stephanie and I were both a little wild when it came to dishing out – and accepting – dares.

I hadn’t planned on playing tonight. That wasn’t really what girl’s night was supposed to be about, but the game had come up, and so we’d played. And now I have a dare. Not only do I have a dare, but I have a dare to go after a guy I’ve been craving for just about forever.

You can back out if you want, Stephanie repeats. Her voice is getting nasally. She’s drinking too much, or maybe she’s drinking too slowly. I can’t tell anymore.

She’d have to fucking shoot me before I’d back out of a dare and we both know it. I’ve been best friends with Stephanie since we were ten years old and both the new, awkward kids in town. She knows everything about me and if there’s one thing she knows for certain, it’s that I don’t back down. I don’t give up. I don’t quit.

It’s why I’m so good at my job and so good at being a friend and so fucking shitty at being a girlfriend.

I don’t like to end relationships because I don’t like to quit.

Unfortunately, this isn’t always a positive thing.

The idea that you should never surrender is great if you like to play sports or video games or you have serious goals for your life. It’s less okay if you like to date guys who live with their mothers or who don’t actually have jobs. It’s less okay if you date people who are jerks. It’s less okay if your idea of the perfect relationship is a boyfriend who actually wants to hang out with your friends. Or, you know, a boyfriend who actually likes you.

Fuck, my standards suck when it comes to dating.

I’m very much on the less okay end of the spectrum when it comes to not giving up, but then again, that’s the entire reason Stephanie came up with this dare. She wants to push me. She wants me