Chapter 227 – You Owe Me
Lucaris' voice sharpened. "Proof of what, exactly?"
She reached into the slit of her gown—because of course she'd hide documents there—and pulled out a black-sealed scroll. She tossed it lightly, and Kaelmor plucked it midair with the ease of someone catching a coin.
"That," Sira said, "is evidence Vyrak siphoned two hundred million Soul Credits from sector reserves."
Kaelmor's grin grew almost fond. "Two hundred million? My, my. That's… ambitious."
But Sira wasn't done. Her gaze slid briefly to Lux, then back to her father. "And to make it worse—he used every credit to raise Lux Vaelthorn's bounty."
Lucaris blinked, slow. "What?"
"You know what happens if Lux dies," Sira said flatly. "The Infernal economy will destabilize in under three days. Three realms will default on their contracts. And then we start eating the losses."
