The Queen's Ruthless Return
He reached into his vest pocket, pulling out a heavy, bespoke gold coin—a minted token stamped with the crest of the Blackwood Global Financial Consortium, reserved exclusively for billion-dollar institutional transactions.
With lazy, effortless grace, Brandon flicked the gold coin through the air.
CLINK.
The heavy gold coin landed directly in the dirty gutter water, bouncing right against Dane's wet, muddy shoe.
"Keep digging, beggar," Brandon said, his voice dropping into a deep, booming timbre that carried across the entire courtyard with absolute, chilling authority.
He looked down at Dane as if he were looking at a corpse rotting on the roadside.
"That coin is worth more than your entir