The Terms of Exclusivity

POV: Evelina

I stared at Alaric like he’d suddenly started speaking a dead language. The air in the office felt thick, heavy with the scent of his expensive cologne and the lingering tension of our previous argument. "One year? As your girlfriend? Are you out of your mind?"

"Think about it logically, Evelina." Alaric leaned back in his leather chair, looking far too composed for a man who had ju