"Maybe she's lying. It could be a back order that doesn't need to be written in the ledger," Elaine said, her tone steady but sharp.
"After all, I kicked her men out of Climber Rift. That was one of their biggest sources of income."
Gideon considered her words carefully, because they made sense. Elaine knew Piggy far better than he did, and she was not the type to throw accusations without reason, which meant there was a strong possibility she was right.
"Then we make her talk," he said.
Piggy's face immediately turned pale, sweat dripping from her temple down to her already damp clothes as she shook her head repeatedly, panic breaking through whatever composure she had left.
"You can torture me all you want. Hell, you can split my head open and I swear you'll find nothing," she said, her voice trembling despite trying to sound firm.
Even the boss of Skull Fangs could not hide her fear when death was staring her in the face.
