Julian started by placing down a queen of hearts. To his left, Veronica immediately lowered four cards. I watched her face closely, but she revealed nothing. Her emotionless façade seemed like it could even rival Nicholas’s.
I decided not to call her a liar. If I did so, and I was incorrect, all the cards she lowered would then go into my hand. Since the way to win the game was to totally empty your hand, I wasn’t willing to chance it.
Julian smiled at her.
The other candidate Julian had selected, Tiffany, narrowed her eyes in suspicion, but also didn’t say a word.
“Piper,” Julian said. “Your turn.”
I looked at my hand. I only had three cards in the heart suit. If I lied and put down more cards, maybe I could actually win this game. Julian hadn’t actually said there was any benefit to
