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Laying a tender, barely-there kiss atop the girl’s hand, his steely gaze flickered up, catching that momentary discomfort on her features. It wasn’t anything new to him. As soon as anyone heard their last name he could observe the blood draining from the vessels lining their faces. It was almost laughable. He placed his glass in front of a member of his entourage, wordlessly demanding a refill.
“If you’re interested,” he began, relaxing back in his seat. “We’re having a little card game later. Not often we extend our invitation to outsiders, but since you have nothing better to do,” he continued, the last few words rising like what could’ve been a demand more than a question. A misleadingly warm smile pulled at his mouth. “Stakes are high, lots of champagne. Equal footing. All that good stuff.”
ana gave him a small, shy smile as he kissed her hand. she’d hoped that she hadn’t offended him or anything. he seemed nice enough so far. and she hadn’t really known much about what her father had been involved in. she shouldn’t assume that he was sketchy. she forced herself to relax again as one of his people got up to get him a refill.
she tilted her head. “what kind of card game?” she asked curiously. she wondered if it had been her imagination when she heard the demanding undertones to his words. she allowed her smile to widen - a little more genuine than a few moments ago - as she nodded. “well i suppose it would be rude to turn down such a nice offer.”












