Mastering the Game
‘You lost the bet,’ he reminded her. Still, she felt oddly numb. She just knew she was going to beat him, he had never been much of a pool player. Big surprises come in small packages, and when you least expect them, he had once told her. He had said that months ago when they first met, and had repeated himself earlier today, just before the games began. But she had never felt more sure of winning, especially since she hid her talent as a way of luring people into the bets and then taking...