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MONEY TALKS, AND WHEN RIP PETERSON TALKS IT, I'M HYPNOTIZED

ALEX
I had a good thing going... until he showed up, six feet of leather and steel, a tempting smile, and a downright dangerous offer that left me breathless and ready.

But once ours fingers were in the honeypot, we got a taste of the adrenaline and wanted more. He wanted more.

Me.

RIP

My only rule in life?
Don't get caught.

Call it what you like, I'm the one who walks away on top every single time, and I f*cking love it that way.

But Alex is something else: smart and sexy--a spitfire and one hell of a natural for cheating a card table.

I knew I could take her and make her into something great. And when we walk out with our first winnings, I know we've got a good thing going.

There's just one flaw in this plan... my lies are about to catch up with me.

And just maybe my stupid f*cking heart, too.