An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Crystal frowned as she met Miles's intense gaze. "Miles, you should call it quits. If you continue to gamble, it'll only lead you deeper into trouble."

Gamblers often found themselves trapped in a cycle of addiction, and they were never content with their winnings.

Their insatiable desire for more drove them to risk everything. Hence, it often led them to stray from the right path.

At that moment, he appeared to be showing signs of addiction. If left unchecked, it could lead to disaster.

"Just one more bet, Crystal. I promise. If I win this time, I'll quit for good," Miles pleaded earnestly.

"Yes, I'm with him. I've even wagered my sword. I need to win it back," Ruby chimed in.

Their hopeful eyes bore into Crystal's.

"Have you considered the consequences if you lose?" she countered.

"It won't happen, I swear. I'll be cautious this time and only bet when I'm confident. I won't lose again," Miles assured.

"Yeah, we were led astray before. If we had trusted our instincts, we'd be winning by now," Ruby added.

"Don't you get it? Gambling never ends well. If you keep going, it'll only end badly," Crystal said sternly.

"Crystal, just one more try. If we break even, we'll quit for good! I promise," Miles pleaded.

lend us some. We'll pay you

are you so stubborn? Can't you see what's at

What happened earlier was just bad luck. If you lend us some celestial stones, I'm sure we can turn things

just want to get our swords back. Please, give us

I won't lend

Ruby exchanged a helpless glance. They knew

couldn't bring themselves to give up. They still hoped to recover the celestial stones they had lost in the bet. Unfortunately,

their pained expressions, Crystal approached the betting table and redeemed

She tossed the swords back to

escaped from them as they looked at their swords. It wasn't happiness they

celestial

If you keep gambling, you'll only dig yourselves

already racked up a bunch of celestial stones. Obviously, you can afford to walk away. But we

walk away. But you? You win once, and suddenly, you're hungry for more. How do you expect not

a glance

continued. With her enthusiastic urging, another batch of new

the cycle began

rounds. Then, she would let them

stones, while the remaining ended up

their losses, the gamblers hoped that luck could still be on their side. One defeat didn't dampen their optimism.