Chapter 30

Khalid Saab's grip on the knife faltered, his knuckles white and trembling. The weight of his sudden ruin pressed down on him, heavier than the blade in his hand. He stared at Tariq, his eyes bloodshot and wide with a frantic, animalistic confusion. "Why?" Khalid rasped, his voice cracking. "Why did I go bankrupt? Why now? Everything was fine yesterday! Why is this happening to me?" Tariq did not flinch. He did not even look at the weapon. Instead, he reached into his pocket and pulled...