Playing the Enemy

by M.E. Clayton

What do you get when people don’t really believe what you’re capable of?

A dangerous challenge that you look forward to playing.

Lennon
Lennon Marlow could be called a lot of things, compassionate and understanding nowhere close to being on that list. As the youngest of all her siblings, she was a brutal combination of everyone in her family, and she was proud of it. Stunningly beautiful, wealthy, powerful, ruthless, and unapologetic, Lennon’s tongue has flayed many people alive, and she just didn’t understand why they never learned.

A freshman at Blaineview College, she’s excited to start on her next chapter in life, but all of that’s interrupted when the unthinkable happens, and all because she had chosen to help someone. With the will of a queen, the fearlessness of a warrior, and the heart of a demon, Lennon holds nothing back as she reveals what really lies beneath her stunning beauty.

She shows him exactly what she is underneath.

Camden
Camden Prince could be called a lot of things, cowardly and weak nowhere close to being on that list. Though people believed that he’d been raised in money and privilege, his family was good at keeping up pretenses, leaving him somewhere in the realm of being rich and poor. Still, Camden isn’t afraid of hard work, and he’s definitely not one to waste an opportunity when it came his way.

A freshman at Blainview College, he’s excited to finally have an opportunity to get out from under his parents’ thumb, but everything changes when an avenging angel comes to his rescue, though the last thing that he needs is to be rescued by a female. Still, there’s no denying that he’s now indebted to his savior, and he knows enough to know that no one would want to be indebted to this girl.

He definitely does not want to owe her.

When a no-good deed situation goes violently unpunished, the fallout is catastrophic…
Satisfied with having done the right thing, Lennon is more than prepared to forget all about imaginary debts, but Camden Prince keeps popping up in her life, refusing to let her forget about him. Eager to see what Camden is made of, Lennon has no problem inviting him into her lions’ den.

Satisfied with having done the right thing, Camden is more than eager to find out what makes Lennon Marlow tick, even though it might bring the wrath of her eight brothers down on his head. Still, there’s no denying that the beautiful girl is worth whatever beatings might come his way.

Just as everything clicks into place, Lennon and Camden are placed in a tragic situation where they’ll be forced to face off against one another, and only one of them can win. As they square off, the fact that Lennon lacks a conscience gives her the upper hand, Camden having no idea what he’s dealing with.

This book contains no cheating, adult language, adult situations, explicit sexual encounters, explicit violence, drug use, rape, sexual assault, and contains a very explicit scene of torture. If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not purchase

144 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 2, 2022

About the author

There's not much to add to my bio, I'm pretty boring...LOL. My favorite thing is to read and, last year, I decided to trade in some of those reading hours and try my hand at writing. The experience has been one of the best things I could have ever embarked upon. It's turned into a hobby that is fun and thoroughly enjoyable. When I'm not reading or writing, I'm spending time with my family or friends.

Reviews

[Ꭿຖᥲ·♡ ྀི · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5✯

°Virgin heroine/non virgin H
°Switching POVs
°Hero faithful after meeting the h officially (of course he knew who she was but had never interacted with her before)
°She's 19, I think he's the same age
°No OW/OM drama
°No condoms
°She pushed him away
°No cheating or intimate scenes with OP
°Poor Posie was attacked 😢 she was brutally beaten and raped by 3 guys, all because of Lennon's arrogance, I wanted her to learn a lesson I just wanted someone to put her in her place but why did Posie have to pay the price for Lennon's stupidity?!?, if there's someone in this fucked up family who deserves a happy ending is Posie! I'm begging you M. E. Clayton please write her story and give him the sweetest most protective jealous possessive billionaire caveman hero ever, just for the love of God don't ruin her love story like you did with Deke, Liam and Rosalyn's story 😒
°The drama Camden didn't believe Lennon when she told him that his friends were the ones who had raped Posie
°I thought Lennon was going to end up with someone different, maybe a powerful older man not a teenager, there was really nothing special about Camden, she's definitely the alpha in the relationship I just wanted her to be with someone who could control her
°Epilogue: 5 years later married with 2 kids
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**Lennon was getting under my skin, and I had no idea what to do about it. What did a guy do with a girl like this one? How did you protect someone that didn’t require protecting? How did you cherish someone that didn’t care to be cherished? How did you date someone that could take you or leave you?**

**After she’d left me holding my dick like a rookie, I hadn’t been able to think about anything else besides the fucking girl. I wasn’t a masochist, but the girl had me feeling like I was. I mean, what the hell kind of guy would be attracted to that level of crazy? Sure, she was beautiful and built, but she was also emasculating as hell. I could totally see her fastening a dog collar on me, then leading me around like a little bitch. Worse than that, I could actually see myself letting her.**

**“This seems wrong, Lennon,” he said seriously. “What does?” I asked as I was getting ready to turn around and take him back to the party “Your first time shouldn’t be at some hotel like we’re…I don’t know, having an affair or something,” he explained, and it was clear who was going to have the feelings in our relationship.**

**While it wasn’t my intention to emasculate him every chance that I got, I could see how he would feel that way; I was a lot to deal with. Plus, I didn’t want to ruin this night. I was so ready to let Camden Prince touch me in ways that I’d been curious about for years.**

**Her soft stomach was going to be my pillow for years to come, and future images of us lying in bed together flashed through my mind.**

**I was on a mission here. I wanted Lennon to never feel curious about another guy ever in her life. I wanted to bring her so much pleasure that it would never occur to her that someone else out there might be better in bed than me. This girl had a no-remorse-type personality, and I could see her dumping me if I didn’t hold up my end of the bargain.**

**“This is going to hurt, baby,” I warned. “I know,” she panted, not shying away one bit. “I don’t care.” I wanted to demand that she tell me she loved me before I slid in, but even I could recognize how ridiculous that sounded. I was lucky that this girl barely liked me. Nevertheless, the feeling in my chest had me almost blurting out the words myself, and instinctively, I knew that if I said them, I’d ruin the moment. Lennon was the show-me-that-you- love-me type, not the tell-me-that-you-love- me type.**

**“Mine,” I grunted. “Yours,” she agreed right before she came all over my fucking dick. We were able to find paradise two more times before we both fell out from exhaustion, Lennon fast asleep, and me in love for the first fucking time in my life.**

**My arrogance had led to Posie lying in a hospital bed, unable to turn back time. Crew’s arms were like bands of steel around my body, and he held me tight as my entire being shook with sobs and anger. I’d never felt pain like this before, and I knew that it was never going to go away. No matter if Posie went on to lead a happy and healthy life, this moment was going to eat away at me for the rest of my life and I deserved it.**

**“I fucking love you.” She opened her mouth, but I stopped her. “And before you tell me that it’s too soon or that I’m just still high off your pussy, you’re wrong. I think I fell in love with you when you stormed into that clearing, ready to take on three guys in the name of justice.” “Camden, you can’t-” “Don’t do that, Lennon,” I growled. “Do not tell me how I feel. Do not tell me that I don’t know what I’m feeling or any condescending shit like that. I know what I’m feeling, and I know that I love you.”**

**“While I can admit that you have the best pussy that I’ve ever fucked, it’s still not good enough to make me turn on my friends.” “I’m giving you one last warning, Camden,” she said, her green eyes glittering with dark caution. “You’re all the fucking same,” I spat. “You think that your money makes you better than everyone else, and you laugh like pieces of shit while the people around you kill themselves to try and keep up.” I stepped to her, rage a burning inferno inside my bloodstream. “There are thousands of students going to Blaineview, yet you’re more comfortable blaming the poor scholarship kids than daring to entertain the notion that it might be one of your own. Rich people can do no wrong, right?” “I’m trying really hard to be understanding here, Camden,” she said. “I get that this has to be extremely upsetting news, but you’re getting really close to crossing a line.” “A line that you already crossed, you mean?” I bit out. “Did you really think that you could accuse my friends of fucking rape and that we’d just go on as if nothing ever happened?” Before she could answer, I added. “Maybe if you step away from your own self-inflated ego, you’d see that you aren’t quite as badass as you think. You’re not fucking infallible, Lennon.”**

**“I regret ever fucking meeting you,” I sneered. “You’re not special. You’re not anything. You’re just like every other rich sonofabitch that looks down on people for not being born with a silver spoon in their mouths.” Lennon’s reply was simple. “I think you’d better leave before things get ugly.” The fact that she couldn’t recognize that things had already turned ugly threw me. She really was a fucking sociopath, and it was nobody’s fault but my own that I’d gotten tangled up with her. “Oh, I’ll go,” I drawled out, hate lacing every word. “But if you think that I’m not going to warn my friends of what you’re trying to do, then you’re wrong, baby.” She arched that damn brow. “Oh, I expect that you’ll be running right over to them after this, and I wouldn’t expect anything less, Camden,” she said. “Still, I’d like you to keep one thing in mind.” “Yeah? What’s that?” “When you finally find out the truth, save the apology for someone that will give a fuck after the fact.” she said.**

**My knees gave out from under me as my fight with Lennon came roaring back to the front of my mind. Bracing myself against the counter, regret and shame were like huge tidal waves, threatening to drown me under my own stupidity.**

**“Even if you marry Lennon and give her a shitload of kids, you will always just be her husband. We are her family. We are the reason that she’ll never need you. She might love you, and she might want you, but Lennon will never need you. Think about that before you decide your next move.” “There’s nothing to decide,” Camden growled. “Lennon might never need me, but I’ll always need her, so that’s what I’m doing here. I’m here because I’m the one that can’t live without her, not because she can’t live without me.”**

**When I saw Lennon walking my way, she looked like she was fucking glowing, and it was a hit to the balls to know that she was glowing more now than when I had made her cum for the first time. I was going to marry a girl that got off on murder more than she got off on my dick, and if that wasn’t enough to verify that I was crazy, then I didn’t know what would.**

**I buried my face in her neck, tasting her wet skin. “I love you,” I grunted. “I’ll always love you. No matter what you ever do, no matter what you ever say, I’ll never not be in love with you, baby.”**

[Caroline]

Eventually I will do a review of the entire series, but I just have to say this:

I am a huge fan of this author. I love her books and a lot are my favorites. I will continue to support her.
I love the original The Enemy series.
The Enemy Next Gen 1 and 2 are okay, but not great because of two reasons:
1. The kids act more like they are in a cult. They even say that. They are negatively arrogant in a way Ramsey Reed from the original was not. Also, each kid in their books have pretty much made it clear their significant others are second best to their family members. Ramsey Reed and the other originals would never!

2. I HATE Lennon. She single handedly ruined it for me. I wish her character didn't exist. She was supposed to be this empowering strong female figure, but she came of as supremely judgemental and arrogant. She is willing to destroy innocent people's lives if they don't go her way. She won't mind her own business and gets into her family members' relationships, threatening family members' significant others even if her family member was also in the wrong. She annoyed me so much.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish she ended up with someone that was as dangerous and scary as her.

[Payal - A Bookaholic's Musings · Rating 2 out of 5]

LENNON and CAMDEN

I always knew that Lennon’s book would be a hit and a miss... and it missed!

Lennon is just herself, her usual insulting ass-holish person, with of course a heavy streak of violence.
Her loyalty has no boundaries. Absolutely zero. Her loyalty to her family trumps her love also. On one hand I admire it, but on the other it just doesn’t sit right.

Camden didn’t stand out as a hero at all for me. Hes insecure and it would just seem that Lennon is the alpha in the relationship, and honestly it didn’t work for me.
I’m very happy with an alpha heroine, but Lennon is really like too close, bordering on disrespectful I feel which doesn’t work.
Camden tried to stand up to her family, but come on... you know it’s not going to happen. Which is why I was hoping for it to happen. That would have been epic!

“A submissive Lennon Marlow would be enough to make a man lose his mind over it. It’d be like being able to hold the power of a lightning bolt in your hand without fear. To make this girl give up all control-in any capacity-would be a thing of beauty, and I wanted to be the guy that did it.”

But the book is not about their love story at all, its about everything else, especially Posie and Lennon’s love and loyalty for her.

I kind off expected what is going to happen in the book, so it didn’t leave me surprised at all, but there were definitely some areas which were shocking, very shocking.

Final verdict : I might admire Lennon’s insanity, but I do not like her at all.

PS : The parallel between Saveria (from The Vatican) and Lennon is uncanny. Although Ria was one of a kind, and Lennon seemed forced as a character.