Inside the guest house she rented, Ameelah felt like she was on top of the world. She had just received an email from the editor informing her that her book was being offered an exclusive contract by the platform. This meant she would finally be paid for her writing. The offer included a signing bonus, a base fee per one thousand words, a daily update fee, a completion fee, and a very good royalty share rate. If she weren’t pregnant, she would have jumped on her bed out of pure happiness. With those fees for this one book alone, she knew she would be able to survive here in Las Vegas without needing to find a job while carrying her baby. Immediately, Ameelah opened the online contract sent by her editor. Seeing that everything was in order, she electronically signed it and sent it right

