Chapter 288 – Hard Bargain
Lux set his cup aside, fingers steepling, his smirk fading into sharp calculation. "Send eyes deeper. I want every vault, every bond, every hidden clause he owns. Find me the contracts. Find me the weak clauses. Because if Aelius thinks he can toss me into Limbo and profit from it…" He leaned back, eyes gleaming. "…he's about to learn what compound interest looks like when Greed collects."
Lyra appeared at that moment, a tray in hand. She set down Corvus' monstrous coffee—sixteen shots steaming in a single mug—and Lux's second cup beside it. Her gaze flicked between them, calm but wary.
"Breakfast will be served shortly," she said. Her eyes lingered on Lux a heartbeat longer. "For the ladies as well. They should be waking soon."
Lux nodded, distracted, his mind already racing through projections of Aurealis vault architecture. "Good. Thank you, Lyra."
