The Great Gambit Novel Novels & Stories

"So you brought a literal fucking war at my doorstep!" ____ A. Gupta Intrigued with Nikolai Bianchi? To know more about him, do read: CAGED- A Dark Billionaire Captive Romance. [It's already completed.]

Dear Reader Thank you for reading the first chapter of the book called, Gamble With My Heart. Gamble With My Heart was originally written as an Interactive Story Game. I am in the process of adapting it into a novel form. The original version contains a great deal of dialogue to fit the platform for which it was intended. Though you can enjoy the story in its interactive format too as currently published. (eg when Damon speaks, the format will be as this: Damon ~ “Evening Amber.”)

"I wished it is a lie, Senor. But it is the truth. You're going to give up all your wealth by gambling. After your foolish decision, your family will suffer, not until with my father. He managed to rise above from the total despair of our family." "For your information, senorita, your story has some holes. I do play and gamble, but I am a professional gambler. I don't gamble with emotion. I acquired some of my wealth by gambling because I'm good with it. And now, you're telling me I will lose everything? Preposterous!" "Don't gamble, okay. Avoid it at all cost." "Senorita Gabi, or whoever you are. Of all the absurdities, I heard yours win it all." He laughed mockingly and shook his head. "Fr

"Let me burn it for you, so you can stop dreaming about money that never existed." One by one, I tossed in his military manuals, letters, and then his clothes into the fire. The flames caught and climbed. Josh instinctively stepped forward to stop me, but hesitated—his face turning pitch-black—as he forced himself to stay still. Finally, I picked up the gifts he'd given me over the years and tossed them into the heart of the fire. "Riley!" he burst out, a strangled sound. "Those were from Josh! How could you?"

As Nicholas was escorted past me, he spoke bitterly, "I’m sorry. In the next life, I’ll make it up to you." Well, I never wanted to see him again. A few days after he was taken to the hospital for treatment, I received the news that Nicholas had been sentenced to death. I heard that when he learned of his sentence, he completely broke down in prison. He muttered to himself every day, "In the next life, I’ll cherish my chances. I’ll treasure the people around me." But how many chances did one get to be reborn? Since someone had died in my house, I moved out and bought a new place.

Her eyes narrowed, “Mmh, he seems too smart for that. Why risk it?” It was my turn to smile, “I know something about him that you don’t.” “Mr. George Flask has a gambling problem,” Beta Ted supplied. While Lacy was busy being shocked, I slid some of the documents to her. “Here are all the debit statements for the last 15 years.” She received the stack and began flipping through it, “What am I doing with this?” “This,” I rested my hand on my own stack of files, “Are a list of all transactions good ol’ George had made in his favorite casino. If we compare notes, I am sure we will find some similar numbers.”

We caught them all and destroyed their shipments, making examples of them. Others tried to negotiate. They offered information about other criminals, about hidden operations, about corrupt officials. I took the information. But I did not lift the blockade. "Bring me Alexei," I told them. "Nothing else matters." One evening, I decided to inspect the new casino I was building on the east side of the city. It was a massive project. Five floors of gambling, entertainment, and luxury. It would be the crown jewel of my empire. "Should I gather the men?" Mikhail asked as I prepared to leave.

I instantly straightened up, feeling a blush creep up my neck. How audacious of me! Minutes later, I found myself in an estate that was legendary in the city. COMBS REGENCY I froze, trying to process the sheer magnitude of it all. Good heavens! I knew Xavier was wealthy, but was he really from *the* famous Combs family? I turned to stare at him again, but he just looked at me with an unnerving calm.

The summit ended in chaos. News of my high-profile return spread across Eustona’s underworld overnight like wildfire. With that, James’s reputation plummeted instantly. The same mafia families that once fawned over him now avoided him like the plague. Along with Xavier, I moved into the penthouse suite of the most luxurious hotel across the river from his estate. From the floor-to-ceiling windows, I could see everything going on in his estate. Kane came in to report. “Three of James’s key shipping routes have been cut off. And his five most trusted capos have secretly pledged allegiance to us.”