Scars Of A Broken Bond

The remaining two vacant chairs were designated for Blayze and Derek, while the others gathered around, anticipation gleaming in their eyes.

Derek’s prediction proved spot-on. Sabrina, it turned out, had fortune firmly on her side as she clinched the first two rounds with an air of finesse.

The third round, however, unfolded differently as Derek emerged as the victor.

Brady, on the other hand, found himself grappling with the fickle hand of luck. He only managed to secure one victory.

In a generous gesture, Sabrina and the others pushed their chips toward him, But Brady only gathered Blayze’s and Derek’s chips and tucked them away in his personal stash, leaving only Sabrina’s chips untouched.

With a subtle smile, he slid them back to Sabrina.

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Chavez, you needn’t part with these chips. If you lose, all you have to do is answer a simple question.

the chips

if I choose not to

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it’s merely idle curiosity. No big

whispered that there might be a hidden secret, one she was hesitant

my marital status so

seizing the opportunity, flung the chips Sabrina had offered into Brady’s drawer

waters on this rare gathering.

the dice between his fingers, responded thoughtfully, “I overheard something, and I simply wished to confirm

faint but distinct