As Avalynn considered the idea of Jace having a woman in his life, an involuntary shiver ran down her spine, but she swiftly brushed it off. Her mind was abuzz with competing thoughts.
How could someone as handsome, charismatic, and wealthy as Jace not have a partner already? Why had he proposed a contractual marriage instead of simply choosing one of the many women who undoubtedly surrounded him?
Why does she care anyway? She's only with him on a business assignment, nothing more, and she's going to do just that.
She shrugged the weird thoughts aside.
"So, tell me, how did you and Jace meet?" Grandfather asked, leaning back in his chair as Avalynn shifted her attention back to him.
Avalynn took a sip of her drink, gathering her thoughts.
"We met at a coffee shop back in Australi
