The Gambled Heiress

When my family went bankrupt, Pierce Montgomery put me on the high-stakes gambling table as a wager against his greatest rival.

He looked at the man across the table and smiled coldly. "My little niece here is accomplished, educated, and used to be New York's most coveted heiress."

"If you win this hand, she's yours."

Then, right before my eyes, I watched him palm a card and deliberately throw the game.

He was my father's sworn brother, my adoptive uncle. I had loved him for ten years, and h