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Sarah dealt the cards to the others. She noticed Dureena watching her carefully. She smiled to herself.
Gideon threw his cards in. “If I didn’t know better, I’d think you’re cheating, Dr. Chambers.”
Max just made that face he made when he had to part with a dollar. Sarah enjoyed that quite a lot. They played for hours, until Dureena had wiped them all out, Sarah included. All the chips were piled high in front of her.
After the men left, Dureena divided her winnings into two piles, pushing one across the table to Sarah.
“They never suspected a thing.”