Chapter Fifty Three

EPOV

Songs: Leave Before the Lights Come On by Arctic Monkeys, Humility by Gorillaz

I starred my opponent down, unblinking until I thought my eyes would turn to prunes. He starred back, neither of us refusing to back off. I could smell tiny beads of sweat beginning to form along his forehead and knew I almost had him. I clenched my teeth, flexing the muscles around my jaw as he started gnawing on his bottom lip.

My fingers were itching to move, but I kept them gripped tightly. A clicking sound came out of his mouth, one of his many tells and it was clear what I had to do next.

"Call," I shouted as I slammed down another stack of wooden chips.

Dougal huffed and shook his head from across the table, "Big mistake Castile. I'm about to take you for all you've got."

I flicked my cards between my fingers, letting them finally relax. "I like my odds."

"Oh yeah," Healy laughed as he scratched his ginger beard. "That's what ye said three hands ago and even though ya slipped those cards back in