Margaret answered on the first ring.
"Read it to me," I said. Adrian had his key at the penthouse door. I stayed in the corridor because I needed to be standing still for whatever this was.
"I'll send it," she said. "It's better read than heard."
The document arrived in twelve seconds. I opened it while Adrian held the door, watching my face with the particular attention that meant he already knew what I was reading and was gauging how I was receiving it.
The amendment was half a page. Filed the morning after I signed the contract. Day two.
Amendment — Additional Covenant, binding upon A.T. Knight alone:
I will not use this agreement, or any leverage arising from it, to influence or constrain the choices of Sophia Calloway in any domain: professional, personal, or relational.
I wil
