Chapter 5

Grant kept one hand on the key while the process server held out the envelope.

I learned the details from the title agent, who called Marisol within minutes. The order had arrived before Brooke signed the final transfer page.

The agent removed the documents from the table and placed the key back in its presentation box.

The money would remain in escrow until the review hearing or a written agreement.

The first victory lasted eleven minutes.

Then the seller's attorney demanded a daily delay charge.

The title company warned that taxes and fees were still accruing.

Grant's construction lender requested…