Chapter Six
Double or Nothing
“When you see a good move, look for a better one.” - Emanuel Lasker
ELENA
I act as if I’m going to the bathroom in case Lukas follows. When I’m sure that he isn’t, I make a detour, heading for the preparatory kitchen.
Cake. Cake. Cake.
I need some cake. Something to calm me down.
Sweets were always a go-to in our household growing up. My mother always said, “There was no illness that sugar couldn’t cure.” If we hadn’t gone to the dentist regularly, our teeth would’ve rotted right out of our heads.
Luckily, we made it into adulthood with our original bicuspids in tact, but that crazy sweet tooth hasn’t escaped a single one of us.
I need the cake to bring my nerves back to neutral. And I’ve already had enough alcohol to drown a small nation.
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