THE BILLIONAIRE’S SECOND CHANCE BETRAYAL
He yanked a heavy black book from his bag.
“Gabriel,” the Auditor said, voice cold. “You’re unauthorized. You got removed a long time ago.”
“I’m freelancing now,” Gabe shot back. He turned to June. “June, the jar! It’s not just a cage, it’s a battery. If you start the engine of the planet, Earth gets too hot for him—it’ll break the contract.”
“How?” June asked, staring at the tiny, dark marble of Earth inside the glass.
“You have to give it a soul,” Gabe said. “A real one. Not a memory, not a shadow. You need to give up a piece of the Baker’s own life.”