The Gender Game (The Gender Game #1)

by Bella Forrest

"It's not something that's done between the sexes."

Don't ever tell anyone that I've cooked for you."

But he struck me as handsome in spite of his roughness. I was instantly attracted to his physical appearance—something I couldn't say in the case of the other men scattered over the table, or Lee for that matter.

In fact, his personality struck me as rather flat and bland (something that was not uncommon among Matrian males).

Patrus too long to appreciate the food like you do. I've forgotten how good it tastes compared to Matrus."

The quality of life in a purely material sense was superior even for a woman.

and husband in the front, kids in the back—but mostly, the vehicles were occupied by lone men. On the way to work, I guessed.

of Patrus reminded me very much of Matrus—their attention to hygiene.

Tyler—began

An odd feeling swirled inside me. That was the first time I'd been complimented by a man. I wasn't sure whether I liked the attention or not.

declaration of oath to give up every freedom a woman took for granted in the land of Matrus, for the sake of my "husband".

hereby declare my full dependence on and submissiveness to Lee Desmond Bertrand, who will take responsibility for my speech and actions, as well as ownership of any possessions previously deemed my own."

There would be no exchange of vows, either. Just a single vow. A single ring. A single leash. This ring means nothing, I reminded myself again firmly. I'm not actually getting married. Lee won't be my husband. We are business partners and this is all just an act.

"Let's just say there are some less-than-gentlemanly men here in Patrus." Okay… "I don't mean to worry you,"

It just depends on the man… and how much he takes into consideration the preferences of his bride."

wasn't a guilty spy on a hazardous mission for Matrus, I would have been annoyed by that. As it was, I was relieved that the attention was kept off me and Lee tackled all the questions.

Violence was taboo in my world, as much as women getting jobs was in theirs.

It was my cousin, Cad. Cad, whom I had not seen in years.

polygamy was allowed in Patrus—to give Patrus-born women plenty of options, and ensure they never had to be without a man.

Any untoward approach by a man toward a woman in Matrus would be the last thing he ever did. It

I struggled to find a single one that didn't feature a scantily clad girl. Modeling is apparently one profession that is excusable for women here…

given that she was already guilty of having left her husband and roaming the streets unsupervised at night—there

Hung for acting in self-defense. The

noticed.”

Thts why he vwas bsoo upset

actual skin-colored male body suit, complete with bulges in all the right places.

"Deepvox." He opened the box to reveal it was stuffed with tablets. "You're kidding me." "Nope." Lee laughed. "This is actually a thing here.

Go deeper. Last longer,

door

Side note: wb gays

As a Matrian male, Lee wasn't a naturally aggressive person. Less aggressive than me, I was sure. I doubted any of this came instinctively to him.

opinion, very attractive—way

But those women were right. Viggo didn't belong here.

But I didn't feel good about what we were doing, in spite of Lee's assurance that we were doing nothing wrong—that we were simply retrieving a stolen object. But Viggo hadn't stolen it, he was just a foot soldier. Someone just trying to survive, like me.

This was all simply another detention, where I had no choice but to do as I was told.

thing in Matrus. If it had been, I might not have ended up in so much trouble with the law. I'd have had other ways to let off steam.

"If I was a man," I muttered, "that's what I would be doing.” This was probably the first time I'd ever truly considered what it would be like to be a man.

What a rush would come with looking your opponent in the eye and having full freedom to make them submit to you.

Viggo seemed to have a penchant for turning corners at the most unexpected of moments.

He isn't the type to dish out leniencies.

weaknesses… I think he has a thing for Matrian girls."

"This further development of… rapport… between the two of you, shall we say, could be used to bridge the gap between him and us more."

Beneath his layers, maybe he's a rebel like me.