My Marriage Comes With A Contract

LE'S P

it. I tried to wrap my head around it, but the reality refused to settle in. The ground felt like it had

o with the arranged marriage, and I most especially wanted nothing to do with the sn

ke alone, I forced myself to go through with the introductory dinner with Adrian Valentino and his father, Alfr

st in the conversations that our fathers engaged us with in terms of our marriage agreement, but to my surprise, h

ian's refusal, anticipating that he would reject the proposal and that he would co

t, and I see no reason why the marri

rom both our fathers, catching me off guard and c

gested that we take a walk together. I was reluctant to be left alone with Adrian, but the imploring eyes of my d

pped in his tracks and turned on me. His expression turned

rand plan to get closer to me t

d I need to scheme to get

irst time someone has tried to use

ume everything revolves around you? Is your ego that inflated?"

e replied, his eyes never leaving mine, "Es

d I felt the patience that I tried very hard to conserve wearing out. How d

I did not even have the slightest idea of who he was the night that I met him at the c

oice dripping with sarcasm, "I was never even aware of your existence before that night at the club. I advi

amusement and something else; an exp

not prove it? Offer to call off the engagement and prove to me that all of this is no

insinuate that I was the one with ulterior motives? I wanted, so very badly, to hit him across the face and watch that smug smirk on his lips fal

that being rejected by me would bruise your ego?" At my challenge, Adrian

boiling point. Who did he think he was? Who did that insufferable bastard think he was to speak to me in that manner? How dare he talk to me w

catching me off guard. "Or..." he trailed, suddenly rising up his hand. His eyes sparkled as if he h

at him with a suspicious e

ial period to see if we can stay together as a compatible couple that you think we are. We would have rules that would strictly defi

on. Had he seriously just proposed that we enter into a marriage of convenience, without any emotional entanglements or attachments? I stared at him, searching his eyes for any sign of deception but all I found w

d sense of curiosity. I met his gaze and held eye contact with him for a

aze held mine and his smirk faded into something that almost resembled genuine interest, but I knew better

your court." The ball was, indeed, in my court, and I found myself

real and conventional union? As the moon bathed the both of us in its glow, I met his g

s see if your so called solution will work out. Let us have a contract marriage, but do not think for a second t

a new arrangement, one that neither of us had anticipated. As we stared at each other, a sile