An Undeniable Passion Ch 01
Liverpool, England, June 1798 Gregory Templeton sat looking at the cards in his hand and tried to maintain a neutral expression. Four of spades, five of clubs, six of hearts, seven of clubs, and eight of hearts, a straight. His heart began to pound and he prayed that the other men sitting at the table wouldn’t notice the thin sheen of sweat that had broken out on his forehead. Finally, a winning hand. He had been playing for hours and was finally on the receiving end of some luck. However it...