The Killer Queen by Noella Briony

Chapter 100

Thorpe was on edge, eyeing Palmer with a mix of suspicion and guardedness,

The moment their gazes locked, Thorpe could tell Palmer wasn’t messing around.

“You’ll get your man, but you’ve got to guarantee his safety.”

“I’ve never seen Mr. Thorpe give a hoot about anyone’s safety before. After all, you’d throw one brother under the bus just to get treatment for the other.”

That jab hit Thorpe right where it hurt, and he swung his fist at Palmer in a flash!

Before his fist could make contact, Noella chimed in coolly, “Lay a hand on him, and your

brother can kiss my help goodbye.”

Palmer’s eyes softened, a tender smile gracing his lips as they misted over with a swirl of soft blue.

The girl finally started to show some concern for him, remarkable!

Thorpe’s punch hung in the air, mere inches from Palmer’s face!

He looked back and forth between Palmer and Noella, confused,

“Isn’t the Phantom Surgeon Lunaris one of Obelisk Organization’s own? Since when did you cozy up with Abyssal Organization’s Vocalist? If you can leave Obelisk, why not check out Cerulean Whale? Whatever Abyssal’s offering you, I’ll double it. No, triple!”

Thorpe was convinced that Noella had sided with Palmer, likely because he snagged that consultation order Lunaris had posted on the deep web.

Thorpe scanned the area and saw no sign of Obelisk Organization’s crew. That meant Phantom Surgeon Lunaris was flying solo on this gig, with no ties to Obelisk.

“Phantom Surgeon, joining Cerulean Whale will be the best move you’ll ever make. Name your price, and I’ll meet any demand! If Wise Fool of Obelisk knew his man got poached by Vocalist, I wonder how he’d feel. But here at Cerulean Whale, we’ve got your back for sure!”

Palmer snorted with a sneer. “If you can’t even snag a consultation order, what makes you think you can outdo Abyssal?”

Just mentioning the consultation order got Thorpe steaming!

He wasn’t a regular in Harmonia Country, so he was clueless about a lot of stuff here. Last time he tried to secure the order, his internet crapped out on him!

for that glitch, he wouldn’t have missed out.

your price–I’ll pay up!”

whipped out an encrypted payment code. “Three

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the code, his mind a

consult fee’s a given, but you haven’t filled me in

capped, revealing only her icy eyes, stared down Thorpe. “Register first, then

red, and when the coughing

for air, flashed Thorpe a feeble smile. “Bro,

an instant, and he

I didn’t say you can give up

one–use payment code, lit it up, and tossed it into the bin. The specially treated paper turned to ash in no time, leaving no trace of its former self.

right? You met with Toxic Monarch last time; if

no secret on

nodded. “Yeah, I’ve got it. When’s the surgery, and

to come prep for surgery with

I’ve got doctors prepped too. You work

as cold as ice meeting Thorpe’s wary eyes. “And I don’t trust yours.” Thorpe clenched his teeth but stood his ground. “My guys wouldn’t hurt my brother. What if one of yours does something

deal. If you’ve got doctors, you can find

Noella got up and started peeling off her disposable gloves, clearly

about to split, Thorpe’s arm muscles twitched, reaching out to

he copped a

you. Touch Lunaris,

“You…”

to speak when he

his wrist, standing

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bed struggled to help Thorpe

bedside

bent down to pick

blood from his mouth. “I’m fine. Phantom Surgeon, please, save my brother. Your crew can join in, but I’m staying

through the comics nonchalantly before handing

if I wanted to

stare. “If I don’t save him, he’s toast. Why would I