Forsaking (Vampire Assassin League Book 26) by Jackie Ivie

Author:Jackie Ivie [Ivie, Jackie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: outlaw and lawman, Alpha male hero, Western cowboy and horses, ghost town, firearms, vampire assassin romance, redemption
Published: 2015-07-09T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

His hole card for this round was a two of clubs. The first reveal card was a seven. Also clubs. She had the jack of diamonds. She bet a chip. He met it. His next card was the ace of clubs. Hers was the nine of spades. She bet another chip. He met the price again. His fourth card was the ten of clubs. Hers was the jack of hearts. She had a pair of jacks showing. He had a four-card flush.

Her last card was hidden. Her reaction would have been perfect...except for her heart rate. It sped up slightly again. He watched her fingers as she lifted and dropped three chips together, making a clicking sound. He knew she was debating the odds, thinking of upping the pot. Bram looked down at his stack to keep from reading any further clues from her. She didn’t know how her heart dragged his into rhythm with it. Nor how each pent breath had the same effect on his. This mating thing was almost cheating.

He lifted his last card by an edge and dropped it again. King of clubs. He had a flush. She’d have to have two nines or two jacks hidden to beat him. Full house or four-of-a-kind. Nothing less. She upped the pot by thirty thousand. He waited long moments before meeting her bet and then increasing it by another three. If she wanted to stay in, it would cost. Or she could fold. He watched her slide three chips in before he looked toward her. That was a major mistake. Her expression was unreadable, but there was a slight flush along the edge of her jaw. It was just above her jugular...

His canines tingled. That became the prelude to a whole lot of unrelenting reaction. He sucked on his fangs as they grew, pricking his tongue. And that was even more stupid. The taste sent sensation racing through him. It seemed to emanate from everywhere at once. Bram tightened his belly against the onslaught, then his thighs and buttocks. That lifted him slightly from the chair seat. Nothing worked much. His groin got a direct hit. The area infused with blood, warming rapidly. Oh. Hell. Tingling might have been manageable. This felt like sparks were flicking around. He started hardening.

In these tight pants?

Lack of control wasn’t just an issue. It was about to be an embarrassment.

“You want to meet my raise?” she asked from what sounded like very close range.

He glanced up. She’d shoved five chips into the pot, adding fifty grand. Her expression was unreadable but her heart was having difficulty keeping that illusion. Each beat came hard. Rapid. He met her bet with a shove of chips, looking awkward despite how he checked it. And then he called her.

“Oh. You first, handsome.”

Bram turned over his king. Her heart missed a beat. His matched it.

“Don’t tell me you have a flush. Okay? Just don’t.”

“Apologies in advance. I have a flush.” Bram turned over his hole card.

She made a sound beneath her breath and turned over a four of diamonds and one of hearts.

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