“We didn’t have to accept this marriage contract with the Suarez clan.” Baltasar gaped at her in astonishment. “You didn’t?” This is news to me too, B. “No,” she bluntly replied. “We’d already reached an… understanding with your brother, and signed off on the terms of our business partnership. Agreeing to welcome you into our clan was more a show of good faith than a strategic move. After all, Blunt Force…” She chuckled derisively, raising my hackles. “Let’s not forget—you are fourth in line with only marginally impressive powers to speak of.” How dare she?!
