The Highest Stakes of All
“A place where she could see what was happening but take no part in it, and where her voice could not be heard.Aware, but isolated. But still able to think. To reason.The queen of hearts …At first she told herself that it must be a joke. That no one could possibly win another human being for a bet, however large.Sooner or later, she thought painfully, this ghastly humiliation would come to an end, and she and her father would be allowed to leave, even if all they took with them was their freedom... to do so. Because they were in worse trouble than they’d ever been in their lives, as Gaston Levaux’s tight-lipped presence only confirmed.We don’t just owe the hotel, she realised. There’s also Mrs Van Dyne, who may not be very happy when she finds out what a total mess we’re in.But I mustn’t think like that. When we’re out of here, we can work something out. Denys will bounce back somehow, as he always does. I’m sure of it. I’ll really ask Monsieur Levaux to find me a job in the kitchens or as a chambermaid.MoreLess
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