Page 75 of My Pleasure

Lena handed her a pen. “The next part is all you.”

It took her a solid thirty-minutes signing at multiple sections per page to finally get through everything. She was rubbing her hand when Lena picked up the portfolio and turned to the legal pad in the back. “We can go over a more detailed growth plan later. In the meantime, is there a way you want to divide up your funds?”

“Huh?” Kiera asked. She looked from Hunter to Augustus to Connor, then back to Lena. “Like how?”

“I see.” Lena put the pad down. “Do you have any large projects you want to start? A company to invest in? Real estate to buy?”

“No, not really.”

“May I?” Hunter asked.

Kiera lifted her hand as if to say, ‘be my guest’.

“Keep the one-hundred million in her account and you two can discuss how you want to grow it later. Not only can I provide for my mate, but she also has the ‘everyday’ account her parents left her. For Keran and Nicol, simple percent interest added back in year after year is fine for now,” he suggested.

“Let’s do that,” Kiera agreed, feeling relieved at Hunter’s suggestion.

Augustus tapped the table. “Can I assume that your bank moves over a certain percentage over to material wealth in intervals?”

“Absolutely.”

Kiera held her hand in a ’T’. “Time out. What does that mean?”

Lena smiled. “Remember how I said paranormals use human banks to accrue interest?”

“Yes.”

“At a certain point hundreds of billions of dollars raises a few eyebrows. In regular intervals, we move that money over to what we call ‘material’ wealth. Converting it to gold, silver, platinum, or any other precious material or metal.”

“Why?”

Lena will point down to the portfolios. “If you had to put your hand on your money right now, could you?”

Kiera shook her head. “No, it’s in the bank.”

“Exactly. Right now, all your wealth is just a digital set of numbers. Paranormals, especially the long-lived ones, have seen civilizations rise and fall, we tend to trust gold more than anything. So, in regular intervals, our accrued wealth in human banks is converted over to something material and stored with the fae.”

“It doesn’t accrue interest, but you know it won’t disappear either,” Kiera said.

“Yes. It is a balance between the two that makes it work.” Lena grinned. “Plus, it is hard to buy a Starbucks latte with ancient Roman gold coins.” She stood, went to the side terminal typed a few things and sat back down.

Kiera shook her head. “This is so surreal. You have no idea what I’ve had to do these last five years.”

Lena’s expression hardened. “If you need anything else from me for the lawsuit, including a testimony, please let me know.”

Kiera was about to respond when the elevator opened, and a young woman stepped forward and handed something to Lena. “Thank you, Margot.” The woman turned and left.

Smiling, Lena handed Kiera a small black card. “Congratulations, Kiera. For taking the first step into the life your parents left you.”

With a trembling hand, she took the card. “What’s this for?”

“Your ‘everyday’ account. If you need over fifteen million, just call me.”

Kiera looked at the card feeling nothing but panic. She immediately handed it to Hunter. “You hold it.”

He laughed. “It won’t bite.”

“I could lose it.” She shook her head. “No. It’s safer with Hunter. Look at him, no one is stealing it from him.”