The Dare is a prequel novella in the Losers series, and it is set during the night of a Halloween party.

The story follows Jessica, who was known to be the ice queen back in high school, captain of the cheerleading squad, and the person who bullied people around her, including Mason and his group of friends—Jason, Vincent, and Lucas, who were deemed freaks back in high school.

Jessica hasn't seen Mason since the day he was expelled from school for getting into a fight with her then boyfriend for making out with her. 

When she sees him show up at the Halloween party, she gets annoyed by his presence, but at the same time, she can't deny the jolt of desire that she feels. Mason then challenges Jessica to a game with a twist of adding dares, and when she loses the final shot, he dares her to be his slave for the rest of the night or accept defeat. Her curiosity for all that could entail only flames her desire, and so she accpets.

Jessica has had these hidden desires for a long time, but she doesn't let them be known, feeling like she would be seen as a freak too for wanting what she does. But when Mason dares her to be his slave, she allows herself to give up control of the situation to him so she doesn't have to think too hard about how much she wants it. This also gives Mason the chance to act on his own desires for Jessica that he's had for a long time now.

This was pretty straightforward as far as the plot goes. Though there was some involvement from the other three guys, the novella mostly focused on Jessica and Mason.

The smut was well done, and I definitely enjoyed it a lot. I did get the ick from her tasting the soil while licking his boot though, but otherwise it was really fun and hot. Jess getting spanked and edged while there was a horror movie playing in the background was really something, given how the author drew the parallels between what was happening on screen and what was going on in Jess's mind.

There was spanking, knifeplay, bloodplay, breathplay, handcuffs, edging, bondage, degradation, humiliation, and much more that I can't exactly remember now.

I definitely liked Mason, and even with this being a novella, we got a bit of backstory about him. He was mysterious, intense, danerous, sexy, and commanding, but at the same time he also made sure Jessica knew she had the power to stop it all if needed while also caring about her throughout everything they did and after too.

Jessica was a bit bratty and annoying, sure, but that kind of played into the smut too, so I can't really complain.