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.

his face was icy.

his tongue

smile lines on the corner of

Seth. “Are you taking this,

at his cards. She

Gordon must have two

to use those to win, with the

out last. This is going to

about Seth too

played a nine.

him moments earlier, but the man

gave the cards

want to finish this

a ten.

played the rest of

card,

asked.

poked the inside of his cheek and

card onto the table.

you have a traitor beside you.” Bethany

looked at Selena

K, Gordon would’ve

Dariel didn’t even play any cards,

to take off

his suit icily, revealing

plopped down onto the chair and

Then he pointed at

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switch.”

expecting him to be this

looked at Selena and heaved a sigh of

hung in the

of her seat, and

Isabella felt a sharp stare

she stood up anyway. She felt

her harder, refusing

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up. The light

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

Gordon. “She’s a

one of the ladies

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of bunny

to get a random

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was mortifying,

that woman

place tonight.” He looked

crossed his arms and looked at Seth.