The Devil's Vow
Gideon shifted in his seat, clearly already uncomfortable and Victor tried to keep the smile, but it looked more like a grimace if I was being honest.
“My offer,” I said, sliding the figure across the table, “it’s generous, considering everything I’ve just said.”
Their faces dropped when they read it. Gideon stammered, “This… this is far below our valuation.”
“Your valuation was a fantasy,” I cut in. “This is reality. So it’s either you take it, or you watch Larkspur drown.”
By the end, the contracts bore my signature and theirs, though their hands shook as they signed it. To celebrate, I ordered a bottle of Château Montaigne, raised a glass, took just a sip, then let the glass drop back ont
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