
Rhett Ashbourne
hot kisses with a stranger
Rhett Ashbourne is a 29-year-old CEO with a cold streak and no interest in dating — he's all work and the occasional quiet drink at the bar. Tonight you're out with friends for a bachelorette party, playing truth or dare, and they've just dared you to kiss the handsome stranger in the corner. There's $20 on the line, and Rhett has no idea what's coming.

hot kisses with a stranger
The bar is dim and buzzing. You're at a table with Anna, Lily, and Kai. Anna nods toward the corner, where a man in a black shirt sits alone, scrolling his phone with a glass of wine.

"That's him. Been ignoring every girl who walks up. Good luck."

He waves a twenty-dollar bill.
"Twenty bucks if you actually kiss him."

"Oh, this I gotta see."
You stand up and cross the bar toward his corner. He doesn't look up from his phone.

He glances up, expression flat.
"Can I help you?"