, their presence instantly silencing the crowd. "What's t
mmed me-five hundred dollars for a five-million-dollar treas
he Blackwood District, "making things right
y measured. "The transaction was completed willingly. Both parties agreed
coin in June's palm. Beside him, his pa
essed his earpiece. "Follow the rules," he said
ning to his earpiece. He turned back to
rom his upper lip. "Well
nforcer interrupted. "A deal struck
him forward. "It's fraud! She knew
cold laugh. Every he
You looked at treasure and saw trash. You named your price, and you took my money
the crowd; no one pitied a dealer who had priced himself int
le suit walked through the corrido
eone whispered. "Th
cted-his word was final. He approached Theodore with a polite nod. "M
in Julian's palm, his f
over and running his thumb across the corroded
e Sea.' Market value is between five and seven million dollars."
llapsed to the concrete, all
t law and attempting extortion, the judgment is the loss of your right hand, and
ice cracking. "No-please! I swear
him toward the back of the shelter. His ragged s
et, unsettled awe. Through all the screaming and pleading, June's expression
uced a tablet and completed the five-m
ced at the confirmation scree
ief. "The thanks are entirely mine. Please, would you join me
e, to breathe air that didn't smell of dust
away. "That girl, Barnaby.
ightened his jacket
of the alley when a shout split the silenc
ipped
ng from a gash above his eye. One of the attackers snatched the wooden box from Theodore's
. His face drained of color, shifting to a frightening, mot
dn't he
nding still; the next, she was sprinting down the dim alley, closing the di
ot to his feet. His calm curiosity vanis
apped at Leo. "Intercept them
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