#Chapter 13: The Conditions of the Contract

“Fine,” I said quietly. “But I have conditions, too.”

Nathan looked at me for a moment with a raised eyebrow. “Okay…” he said. “What are your conditions?”

“Well…” I sighed and walked over to the table, and sat down. Nathan looked at me for a moment with his arms folded across his chest before he finally sat down across from me.

“If it’s going to be for a year,” I continued, “and we have to uphold this fake relationship situation for the entire time, then I want to make something clear: we are not going to be in any sort of relationship other than friendship behind the scenes.”

Nathan nodded slowly. “Go on…”

“Rule one: all dates, public occasions, facing the media, Alpha Council visits, and family visits will be faked. Rule two: at home, I don’t want there to be anything else going on between us. I don’t want to do anything to destroy our friendship.”

“Well, that’s fair,” Nathan said. “But what if either of us wants to look for a romantic partner?”

I shook my head vigorously. “I think