How To Wreck An Empire
His hand left my waist like it had been burned.
Jakob’s voice stayed quiet. Almost conversational.
“The deal is dead. Get up and leave.”
Ruiz’s throat moved. He looked at Caldwell, then back at Jakob, as if waiting for the moment to become a joke. It didn’t. He stood slowly, palms visible, and walked out without another word.
Jakob lowered the gun, returned it to his jacket as smoothly as he had drawn it, and looked at Caldwell.
“I’ll reach out tomorrow to restructure the partnership discussion. Without him.”