Snake Eyes (Masks #3) by Melissa Pearl

Author:Melissa Pearl [Pearl, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 24037175
Published: 2018-06-14T23:00:00+00:00

“What happened, Dad?”

He gazed out the windshield with a sigh before starting up the engine. “Know when to hold ‘em, buddy.”

That’s all he’d said and I hadn’t figured out what he’d meant until three years later when I heard that Kenny Rogers song, “The Gambler.” Mom had been singing along to it in her car and I’d listened intently until it had finished, flicking off the radio and demanding she tell me what that country guy was singing about.

It’d broken my heart, figuring out that my dad had left me in the rain in order to gamble his money away on a card game. Thanks to him, I’d scored myself a really bad cold, which turned into bronchitis. I’d been on bed rest for over a week, which for an active eight-year-old felt like an eternity.

My adoration for him had started to stumble and trip by that stage, but my stupid self had clung tight for a few more years. It wasn’t until he left me hanging outside Dodger Stadium for an entire day that I really gave up on him. He never showed, never called, and I hadn’t heard from him or seen him since. His promise to turn up with the tickets and spend the day together had been the final one he’d broken, and I couldn’t forgive him anymore. He’d used up all his chances and I no longer cared where he was...or even if he were alive.

Caity rubbed my shin with her foot, giving me a tender smile before quietly shuffling the pack. She kept glancing at Gramps, and I could tell by her expression that she was seeing something I wasn’t. I was smart enough to realize that Dad’s disappearance probably hurt Gramps as much as it hurt me, but I couldn’t bring myself to ask. Talking about my father always put me in such a foul mood and I didn’t want to spoil the weekend.

“Deal up,” I said softly, lifting my chin at Caity.

She did as I asked, but it was safe to say the mood in the room had been crucified by my snarky comments. Without meaning to, I had ruined the evening.

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