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

Including Caryn and Seth. He needed some time to process everything before he even thought about talking to them. Instead of walking to the bar, he turned and headed toward the exit on the opposite side of the casino.


Every second Brandon was gone was another Seth was left fidgeting in the chair next to Caryn. He couldn’t stop watching in the direction Brandon had disappeared, eliciting more than one wry comment from Caryn, though when she pressed to find out why he was worried, Seth blew her off.


“It’s probably just a schedule change,” he said. “Those happen all the time.” A lie, but an easy one to tell.


When an hour had passed and neither one of their phones had rung, Seth finally pulled his out and tried Brandon’s number. It went straight into voice mail. It did the same thing when Caryn tried. He saw Alice wandering through the tables, but when he tried to catch her attention, she studiously turned away.


Chapter 31