The car rolled smoothly through the city streets, the hum of the engine steady as Kaelan steered them toward Northstar Studio. Neither Rex nor Aren spoke much.
As for why he hadn't brought Aren to Northstar before now, even though they were near?
The studio had been just down the street, an easy walk, but Rex had kept it off the table. Because at that time, the contract wasn't finalized, until every line was ironclad and beyond dispute. Until the last signature was inked on paper, everything was just smoke and mirrors. Nothing real. Nothing binding. And Rex wasn't the kind of man to gamble with "almost." He wasn't about to let even a sliver of uncertainty slip through before taking the next step.
