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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look

his face was icy.

tongue

smile lines on the

“Are you taking this,

looked at his cards.

right, Gordon

He was going to use those to win, with

out last. This is going

cares about Seth too

played a nine.

moments earlier,

He gave

didn’t want to finish

a ten. Gordon

she played the rest of

your last card, Mr.

asked.

of his cheek

the table. It

a traitor

tongue and looked at Selena in

K,

Dariel didn’t even play any

take off any

off his suit icily, revealing his

He plopped down onto the chair

Then he pointed at Isabella.

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switch.”

expecting him to be

Selena and heaved

hung in the air.

her

a sharp

she stood up anyway.

her harder, refusing

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stood up. The light that shone on him

before. The air around him felt cold. He scanned the place, and everything around him felt

at Gordon. “She’s a

in one of

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were a lot of bunny girls in this

Gordon to get a

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that was mortifying, and

brought that woman

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