The Surveyor's True North

, to anticipate each other's busy periods, and to make time for each other even amidst their demanding schedules. They f

he celebrated it. He admired her intelligence and her dedication, and he never made her feel like

their lively discussions, holding his own with her intellectually formidable brothers and charming her parents w

collaborating on the final touches, celebrating milestones. They talked about the future, not just of the project, b

l complex, they found themselves on the rooftop of Kian's apartment building, overlookin

the sprawling metropolis they had both helped shape. "T

lecting the city lights. "You know, Adara, I've spent my career buil

began to pound, a rapid, insistent drumbeat echoing the

a small, velvet box, "I feel like I've fin

ehind him like a thousand stars. "Adara Eborka,