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

his face was icy.

his tongue

smile lines on the corner of his eyes.

Seth. “Are you

at his cards. She softly

I’m right, Gordon must have

going to use

This is going

cares about

a nine.

moments earlier, but the man

now. He gave

He didn’t want to finish

ten. Gordon

she played the

last card, Mr.

asked.

poked the inside of his cheek and

card onto the table. It was

have a traitor

and looked at Selena in disdain.

K,

play any

take off any

suit icily, revealing his

He plopped down onto the

Then he pointed at Isabella. “You

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switch.”

wasn’t expecting him to

looked at Selena and heaved

in

of her seat, and she walked

Isabella felt a sharp stare coming

up anyway. She

waist pulling her harder, refusing to let

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up. The light

He scanned

Gordon. “She’s a saboteur.

one of

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of bunny girls in

Gordon to get a

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thought that was mortifying, and

“I brought that woman you’re holding

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