Chapter 35

Things got awkward around the table. Silence fell,

with nothing but sounds of Gordon and Seth

throwing cards in the air, interspersed with Dariel

and Simon saying they would pass.

Gordon only had a few cards left in his hand, and

Isabella got nervous. She looks at Seth’s hand.

Seth’s cards weren’t optimal, but he was smart.

Even with a player like Gordon playing him, he

managed to shed most of his cards. There were

only one ten, a Q, and a pair of fives left.

Gordon must have some trump card. If it was a

bigger one, Seth wouldn’t be able to shed all his

cards. Isabella looked at Gordon. He picked up the

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he thought he would win.

“Are you going to take my pants off yourself if we

lose?” whispered Seth.

Isabella was panicking. She felt his breath against

her ear, tickling her like a brush. She turned away,

her ears burning up. She thought this was

embarrassing.

Someone broke the silence. “Play this.” Before

Gordon could do anything, Selena played a card

from his hand. It was a K.

Gordon’s face fell, and he glared at Selena.

Selena was shocked, and she fumbled a little.

“What’s wrong?”

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to look at her.

his face was icy.

his tongue

on the corner of his eyes.

Seth. “Are you

at his cards.

If I’m right, Gordon must have two

to use those to win, with the

going to be

about

a nine. Seth was

moments earlier, but the

now. He gave the

He didn’t want

played a ten.

played the rest of

your last card, Mr.

asked.

the inside of his

onto the table.

have a traitor beside you.”

and looked at

K,

Dariel didn’t even play

to take off any

off his suit icily, revealing

He plopped down onto the chair

Then he pointed at Isabella. “You

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switch.”

him to

at Selena and heaved

awkwardness hung in the

of her seat,

a

but she stood up anyway. She felt

her waist pulling her

  1. go.

stood up. The light that

look icier than before. The air around him felt cold. He scanned the place, and everything around him felt heavier and

looked at Gordon. “She’s a saboteur.

in one of the ladies

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of bunny girls in

Gordon to get a random

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was

“I brought that woman

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