ne's

ng, I arrived promptly at the

the forty-page memo in my hand, his expression faltered for the briefest of moments-a f

ay, Ms.

; there was nothing in front of him. He hadn't prepared any documents in advance, n

" he said, his gaze lan

nts are easy to overlook, so I drafted a written outline. Fourteen categories of terms, four implementation phas

ands clasped over his stomach, his gaze shifting f

did you g

don't need to worry about th

tched. Then, he reached out

utes, we went through

ven years"-because five years would land right in the middle of Silver Creek City's new consc

egarding the scope of joint defense: it excludes the disputed forest area at the southern foothills. We have a long-st

t you want to use my he

at land are on record; Brighton has simply been suppressing them. I have another

ly prepared for you included a clause for active

ed your signature in the 'third-party witness' section of the records. One opti

ack into the sofa, and studie

the lake yesterday," he said, "y

ouldn't be here today." I flipped the memo to the last page. "You were even willing to let me dig through the archives for the

and set it back on

sign

he clan's legal counsel review it. There might be

hall possess financial autonomy independent of the Alpha.'

ren or a romantic relationship-if I only want the security that comes with this title-

ilent for

our insura

could think of it as

ge, and studied it for a long time. Then, he picked up h

he relationship, the assets registered in her name shall remain

back, bringing that li

t the tension in the taut string

all the conditions you verball

," he r