Arc 4 | Last Resort (4)
LAST RESORT
Part 4
The orb’s murky green glow slowly died out, its magical properties seeping out of its core, turning it into a mundane object. Useless now, besides becoming a centerpiece. But it did the job by giving me what I wanted (and boring a hole through my wallet).
I had four names.
Four.
Finally, I know who they are.
Conrad gave me two, and after the metal cuffs on his wrists unlatched, freeing him, the two women changed their tune.
Conrad promised that the first name was a lot closer to me. The cult knew him as The Collector. Conrad insisted that he had a strong relationship with him as a courier and knew the man by his name, Richard Viswanathan. Conrad also revealed—to my thanks—that the North American headquarters of the cult was based in New York, where The Collector would be.
The second name was something he had heard from The Collector. All Conrad knew was that this person was based in Dubai and that he was called The Teeth. All three—Allie and Jessica included—had heard rumors about him that would make Goliath blush. He was wealthy and influential enough to have the full ear of the UAE’s crown prince and affect the oil market.