Chapter 776 A High Bid

• Casper fell silent, the words he meant to say collapsing into a single breath he never released.
• “We win the lot first,” Annabeth said, pressing on the final syllable like a trigger. “Then we figure out the rest.”
• Casper prided himself on composure. He had navigated battlefields, boardrooms, and back-alley deals without so much as blinking. Yet beside Annabeth, he felt the first brittle crack spread across his mask.