After dinner, Adrian put me in the car. By the time I got home, the rain had stopped. I shut off the engine, let out a long breath, and decided I still needed to transfer the money to Adrian. I checked my bank balance. After paying for the studio equipment and Ethan’s wages, plus our household expenses, I had 620,000 left. I’d originally thought the car was only a few tens of thousands, so I planned to send 300,000. But William had said this car was over a million. Even though cash was tight, sending only 300,000 still didn’t sit right with me. “Julie, do you really have to draw the line this clearly?” my wolf, Linda, asked, confused. I sighed softly, not knowing how to explain it. How could I tell her I didn’t want to owe him that much and that I wanted us to be equal? I was terr

