One Night Gamble by Katherine Garbera

Author:Katherine Garbera
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Brazen, casino; cards; gambler; Las Vegas; social media; one-night stand; wild night of passion; Bait and Switch; Bet; Dare; Wager; Mistaken Identity; Contemporary Romance; Contemporary Romance Fiction; Romantic Comedy; Romance; Boss/Employee; Mistaken Identity; Bait & Switch; Casino; Cards; Gambling; Gambler; Las Vegas; One Night Stand; Social Media
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Casey found Talia a few hours later sitting in Nicholas’s game room, texting on her phone. He stood there, watching her, and felt a punch in the gut that he couldn’t identify. It wasn’t the same thing he felt when he sat down at a high-stakes poker game, or even the thrill he got from following Darien along on some crazy high-speed adventure.

It had its roots in sexual attraction, he wasn’t going to deny that. But it was more.

“I didn’t invite you tonight to work,” he said.

She glanced up with a smile on her face. “I know. But it was too good an opportunity to pass up. I have some great footage of the guests’ reactions to the illusion. I’m going to send this to the video editor on my team in the morning and have him make a clip we can start using on the presale ticket site.”

He came over and sat down next to her on the large leather couch. The room was dominated by a pool table in the middle and at the end was a round poker table with six chairs and a well-stocked bar.

As he sat, the cushions dipped and she slipped toward him, her soft curves fitting nicely against him. He put his arm around her shoulders and she glanced up at him. “Sorry about that.”

“I liked it,” he admitted. “Show me your favorite footage from tonight.”

She opened the video app on her phone and played him a few of the clips she’d got. He couldn’t help but notice how most of the people reacted to her and her coaching. The Hollywood father/son duo was by far the most relaxed in front of the camera, but Talia had done her best to get some great reactions.

“I love it. I think Nicholas will, too,” he said. Although he’d made his offer earlier in the night to show Talia that she wasn’t the only one putting herself on the line, he suddenly realized that offer probably was going to go a long way to ensuring the success of the Jokers Wild. “But I think that’s enough working for tonight.”

“Me too. I just did it to give you some time with Darien,” Talia said. “Is he okay?”

Casey couldn’t really share Darien’s problems with Talia. He’d never breach his friend’s trust. But Darien was better at the moment. Casey had found him a distraction in the form of one of Nick’s assistants—a leggy blonde.

“As good as he can be,” Casey said at last. Dare was dealing with someone from his past that he’d never expected to see again and as he’d admitted earlier to Casey, he wasn’t as immune to her charms as he should be.

“I’m glad to hear it. So, what else is on the agenda tonight?” she asked.

“Just the two of us,” Casey said. “What do you want to do?”

She nibbled on her bottom lip, something he noted she did frequently. He wondered if it was nerves or just tension that made her do it. He’d seen her make the gesture in the interview and when they were alone.

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