Acw Of Spades Novels & Stories

I exclaimed because it's a king spade. The mafia boss stopped first and looked at me and smiled slightly. "What do you think?" he asked me in a whisper. "We will win, that's the ace of spades," I replied. One of his eyebrows suddenly raised, which increased his attraction to him even more. "If you're right about that ace of spades, will you date me?" he whispered into my ear. "Uhm… Deal!" I responded. "Well said." And he smiled again. This was the first time I saw him smile freely.

And this time, Kaelen sat in the driver's seat and watched it all without stopping her. The car started, disappearing into the night with my painful memories. I closed the door and leaned against the wall. Thirteen years. Our bond was over, just like that. And he had been a liar from the start. Two days later, a gold-embossed invitation arrived at my office. "You are cordially invited to the Luna Ceremony and Wedding of Mr. Kaelen Blackwood and Miss Seraphina Collins." I stared at the photo of them in a loving embrace on the invitation, and the last shred of warmth in my heart died.

Once I’m seated, we all flip our cards. There are a few groans but one by one, each of the seven announces their cards. Evie is Wrath Veronica is Envy. Lazarus is Greed. Madison is Pride. Zephyra is Sloth. Simon is Gluttony. Which leaves only one card for me. “Lust,” I announce as I hold my card up for everyone to see. It is the ace of spades. Ace, just like my nickname. I almost want to laugh at my good luck. Playing the lust card against Liliana Adare will almost be too easy.

O’Hara burns another card, then lays down the fourth. Five of spades. “The turn.” My stomach sinks a little. That card doesn’t help me at all. It doesn’t connect to the hearts. It doesn’t pair anything I have. It doesn’t even hint at a straight. This time Avon bets. It’s clean. Decisive. No hesitation. His fingers slide the chips forward without ceremony. Webster calls. Calm. Measured. She doesn’t look at him when she does it. Morgan exhales dramatically and pushes her cards away. “Painful,” she mutters. “But correct.”

It was a four of hearts. Colt raised another cigarette. Not wanting to be out done, I mated him. Alec nodded and flipped another one. I got another nine. Colt put another one in and I added two instead of one. “Lady raised you, do you match or fold?” Alec said in his dealer voice. Colt studied me before adding another one. Alec flipped the last card over and it was a ten. Colt put two more cigarettes in and I matched him. “Alright, flip them over.” Alec said.

Small gasps and whispers start to dance around the room. Clearing his throat, Zac continues, “I will spare you the gruesome details, as I promise they do not need repeating, but during a yearly visit from the Great Council, Isla was found…er…incapacitated and taken in for medical treatment immediately under the Council's care. The findings that came from the Council's visit that day led to Alec Miller's arrest. He was charged rightfully so with multiple accounts of assault and attempted murder of an un-shifted, underage she-wolf.”