Brandon Silver knows there’s more to life than dealing blackjack at the Bellagio Casino. He hopes his lover, Seth Cahill, can help him experience more of the world. Seth does this by showing him how to run an easy scam. They target an older woman, Brandon distracts her, and Seth takes advantage of her distraction by robbing her. It seems like an easy enough plan.<br><br>Except they target Caryn Westbrook. A woman with her own agenda. At the top of her agenda is to teach the two young men a lesson they will never forget.

Queen of Diamonds

They finished the ride in silence, Brandon staring up at the number as they ticked away. He kept expecting the car to stop to let on more guests, but they finished their journey unimpeded. The doors opened at the twenty-first floor, and Seth stepped out first, as casual and full of confidence as ever. Anybody looking at him would think he strolled that long corridor daily. Like he was perfectly at home.


Brandon’s stomach had long since dissolved into a flurry of butterflies.


Chapter 18