Alexander

"What do you know?" I asked carefully.

"Enough." James straightened. "Enough to know that whoever buys this company gets leverage over some very powerful people. And that leverage is worth more than any purchase price."

"So you're planning to extort people?"

"I'm planning to protect my interests. What happens after that depends on how cooperative certain parties decide to be."

I gripped the railing hard enough to hurt. "Don't do ...