The Causal Agreement: A Hundred Favors

ve, Ava. I'll forget the last three. Co

the presence of Scarlett's perfect radiance. She was a reminder o

unyielding. "A hundred favors. Tha

is stupid deal?" he snapped, his

find Scarlett, but Av

ever a jo

orn figure in his vast, empty office. He d

th a soft, final click. She let out a b

e was spreading. It wasn't heartbreak. It wa

a role she had played for a long time. The "karma debt" wasn't about spilled coffe

was far

. And she was bound by a Causal Agreement. Years ago, in a moment of weakness and pity, she had interfered. Sh

d to bind herself to him, to grant one hundred of his spoken wishes, his deepest desires. Only then could t

to keep her mind sharp while she waited. But her only real goal, the o

I wasn't so alone," he'd said one night after a brutal board meeting. "I wish

" he'd said once, looking at her with a

in the chain that bound her, an

y three

ll me the last three wishes. I will do whatever y

ant. "Fine. Whatever. I'm

shot through her chest. She gasped, leaning

for her to stay with him forever. The conflicting desires created a tear in the caus

re about feelings. It only cared about balance. A