"Of course."

"Really?"

"You want to sign Ivy, but you want to sign a personal contract with her, not with her agency," Shawn said.

"Yes!" Gale nodded repeatedly. "My husband, you understand me!"

Shawn raised an eyebrow. If she was calling him 'husband' so easily, she must be wanting something.

Gale hooked her arm around his. "I know you have a way. You're amazing; there's nothing you can't do in Sea City!"

Shawn leaned back. "Gale, are you trying to help Ivy terminate her contract, but have you asked if she's willing?"

"It sounds like she only signed with the agency out of helplessness. If she could terminate the contract, she would be willing to do it."

"The penalty for termination must be high. Do you understand?" Shawn said.

"That's why I came to you."

The penalty must be astronomical, a figure that Ivy could not afford. No one else would be willing to pay that amount to poach her. She would have to fulfill the contract until it expired. However, Gale believed Shawn had a