Robb Report’s Liora Keene tours Arrow Rock, Matt Marmaduke’s privately deeded dominion beside the sovereign Freehold. Silent electric vehicles, closed-loop solar grids, and leasehold governance reveal prosperity built on solvency, reliability, and debt-free administration. With Freehold Inc managing assets, the town embodies quiet order through maintenance, not spectacle—everyday life here.
The morning after the gala finds Matt and T’mari navigating groceries, grilled cheese, and a growing sense of shared future. She’s taking over his kitchen, he’s offering her his home—and together, they’re redefining what it means to move forward without erasing the past.
Date: June 8, 2440 Time: 5:45 AM “I would have made coffee, but don’t know how,” L’tani said when she
On a winding Missouri road, Matt and T’Mari finally speak the truths they’ve been carrying—about restraint, regret, duty, and the quiet hope of a shared future. What begins as an apology becomes a proposal, and what follows may change the course of two peoples.
Oxana Durneva didn’t run from her past—she outgrew it. Born seventh in a family of thirteen, she stitched her own life from threadbare beginnings to frontline citizenship. Tailor, medic, citizen—she carries quiet precision in both her hands and her heart.
Kevin’s nerves nearly get the best of him as he asks Mall to the fair, but her answer—and the way she reaches for his hand—changes everything.
Matt and L’tani return from their whirlwind lake escape to find work underway and emotions running deeper than expected. A glimpse into desire, restraint, and rediscovering human connection on a warm Missouri afternoon.
On the night of June 3, 2440, Matt opens up to Angelina in a rare moment of vulnerability. Over deviled eggs and cold Dr Pepper, they share a quiet porch conversation about grief, legacy, lost love, and the fear of starting over—revealing the emotional truth behind Matt’s stoic leadership and lonely strength.
A hungover Matt stumbles into the kitchen only to find the people he loves already ahead of him. Over coffee, bacon, and ballads, something long-dormant stirs back to life—connection, rhythm, and the sense that maybe he’s not so tired of being lonely after all.
On a late-night shuttle to orbit, T’mari reflects on jeans, pheromones, loyalty, and the man who called her “my American girl.” As she prepares to meet her uncle for a diplomatic briefing, her mind is still on Matt—and the human world she’s learning to want.
In a rare private audience, High Lord Matt Marmaduke counsels T’monn and L’tani on trust, alliances, and the power of perception in their new world.
Matt explains to T’mari that it’s time for the wider world to meet the V’ren—beginning with his own community. What starts as political prep quickly turns personal as he invites her to join him, not just as a representative, but as something more. She sees through it, but doesn’t pull away.