Leave Me Alone, Mr Shaffer by Diana Tenny

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 at her. The

his face was icy.

his tongue

smile lines on the

Seth. “Are you taking this, Mr.

looked at his cards. She

If I’m right, Gordon must

He was going to use those to win,

This is going

cares about Seth too

a nine. Seth

moments earlier, but the

gave the

want

played a ten. Gordon couldn’t match

she played the rest

card,

asked.

inside of his cheek and

onto the table. It

a traitor beside you.” Bethany

tongue and looked at Selena

played that K, Gordon would’ve

even play

to take off any

took off his suit

plopped down onto the chair and

Then he pointed at Isabella.

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switch.”

him to be this

at Selena and heaved a

hung in

pulled out of her

Isabella felt a

stood up anyway. She felt

her harder, refusing to let

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up. The light that shone

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

at Gordon.

in one of

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lot of bunny

to get a

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was mortifying, and

brought that woman you’re holding

He looked at Isabella

crossed his arms and looked at Seth.