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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even want to look at her. The

his face was icy.

clicked his tongue again,

were smile lines on the corner

Seth. “Are you taking

looked at his cards.

If I’m right, Gordon

was going to use those to

out last. This is going to be hard

cares about

played a nine. Seth

him moments earlier, but

now. He gave the

want to finish this

played a ten.

she played the rest of

last card, Mr.

asked.

poked the inside of his cheek

onto the table. It was

a traitor

at Selena in

K, Gordon would’ve

even play any cards, so

take off

took off his suit icily,

onto the

pointed at

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switch.”

expecting him to be this

looked at Selena and heaved a sigh of

awkwardness hung in the

out of her seat, and she walked

felt a sharp

she stood up anyway. She felt the

pulling her harder,

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stood up. The light that shone on

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

at Gordon. “She’s a saboteur.

one of

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lot of bunny girls

Gordon to get

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was mortifying, and

brought that woman you’re holding

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