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I grabbed the second drink and made my way to the poker table. I plopped down into a chair and glared at Dove. “You sure you’re up for this, doll?”
Dove grabbed the deck of cards and shuffled them between her hands. “I was just about to ask you that same thing, Throttle,” she purred. “I’ve been known to be a kick-ass poker player.”
I twirled my finger in the air. “Deal me in.”
*
Chapter Four
Dove
I was broke.
Throttle had just taken my last dollar.
“Where is Sloane?” I asked.
Throttle chuckled and leaned back in his chair. “Gonna go ask your friend for a loan?”
I rolled my eyes. “Of course not. I was just wanting to make sure she was okay.” And then ask her for twenty bucks.
“Then you should have asked where she was two hours ago when she slipped off with Aero,” Throttle drawled. “Since you are so concerned about her.”
I turned to Pirate. “Lend me twenty bucks, and I’ll pay you back forty.”
Pirate tipped his head to the side. “I’m guessing math isn’t your strong point, babe.”
It was; I just wanted to wipe the floor with the smirk on Throttle’s face.
The man was driving me insane. And also taking all of my money.
I couldn’t tell you the last time that had happened. Normally, I was the one winning every hand and counting my money all the way home.
Not when I played against the Iron Fiends. Throttle specifically. Yarder had won a few hands when he played, and then even Smoke and Compass had managed to win a few, but Throttle was the one with a tall stack of money in front of him while the rest of us had little to none.
I held my hand out to Pirate, and he slapped a twenty to my palm.
“Take him down, babe,” he laughed. He stood and stretched his arms over his head. “I am out.”
Fade took his spot, and Throttle dealt the cards.
I took a deep breath and turned over my cards.
Flush. A four, eight, six, seven, and two of diamonds.
Not bad, but definitely not great.
I was going to have to pray whatever else Throttle dealt would save me.
We all bet twenty, and I discarded my two, four, and six cards, hoping for some luck.
Throttle dealt me three, and I held my breath as I placed them in my hand.
I made sure to keep my breathing even and not give anything away by the fact I now had a straight flush.
Luck had totally been on my side.
I now had a seven, eight, nine, ten, and jack of diamonds.
