The Billion Dollar Contract
But all I could do was sit there, holding Elena's hand, listening to the man who'd killed twenty-one people to prove a point.
"I'm giving you another chance, Adrian. Twenty-four hours to reconsider."
"And if I say no again?"
"Then the next gas leak will be at Luxe Collective headquarters. 1847 Broadway. Seventeenth floor."
My blood went cold. Elena heard it. Her grip on my hand tightened.
"You know the address," Alexei continued pleasantly. "Where your beautiful wife works. How many employees does Luxe have on that floor? Forty? Fifty?"
"Don't—"
"Three PM tomorrow. If I don't hear yes from you by then, I'll assume you need another demonstration of how expensive principles can be."