For the Kingdom of Dragons

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From childhood to adult, you’re still one of my favorite people to get in trouble with.

I love you.

The queen of hearts taunted Carissa. She studied her hand, trying to decide if she should make Mary pick up the card or not. If she ordered it up, she would have the right bar, the king, and the nine of trump plus an offsuit ace.

Was that enough to take the hand?

She glanced across the table at Tilly. Years of living without a voice had taught her how to read people. What she saw in her best friend’s eyes didn’t give her hope.

Probably not.

She’d be on her own if she ordered up the heart. Since it was late in the game, Carissa knocked on the table, passing over the gamble. Evelin and Mary only needed three more points to win, and Carissa didn’t want to take the chance on going set.

“Hearts are down,” Mary said as she flipped the card back into the kitty.

“Spades,” Tilly called.

Carissa’s mouth twisted up in irritation. She should have ordered the heart into Mary’s hand and played out her luck. As it was, she wasn’t going to be of any help to Tilly. Carissa didn’t have a single black card in her hand. She shuffled her cards around so the high ones were lined up and watched as Tilly led out with the high bar in spades.

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