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My Once Handsome Husband

Marriages are not a thing for love. They are a binding contract your parents make when you are a child and you will have no say in them. You are left to hope they bargained well. When Delaney Simms was born she was a beautiful baby everyone was sure would grow up to be as beautiful as her mother. So when Lord and Lady Adair approached the new parents to arrange a marriage for their handsome eldest son they were quick to accept. They had money but no title. The Adairs had titles and estates but they were falling into disarray due to lack of funds. It was the perfect arrangement. The children grew up and the fortunes of their families reversed. While the Adairs grew more and more wealthy, Delaney's parents passed away and she lost everything and had to live with her Aunt and Uncle. Her marriage contract was still binding though so at least she had that for her future. That was until word came that her handsome future husband had been sent to defend the kingdom against a dragon and had returned scarred and angry. Unable to escape her contract, Delaney was forced to marry the man who was now more of a monster. But could she ever learn to love him? Once they are married she learns there is much more to her scarred husband than meets the eye and she is soon swept into a life of witches, fairies, unicorns, pirates, and more. Delaney has made it clear she will never love her husband and he knows that. He makes a deal with her so they won't have to stay married forever. But what happens if now Delaney is the one to change her mind?

Erin_McLain_4927 · Fantasy
Not enough ratings
310 Chs

I Will Always Protect You

      Delaney lay in her bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep.  Her mind turned over thoughts of her husband and all she had learned.

      He had lied to her.  Not only had he lied to her but he had been doing so for their entire marriage.  He had pretended everything was fine and they had gone on with their lives.

      She paused with this thought though.  They had gone on with their life together.  And he had worked hard to make sure their time together was the best that he could make it.  None of the bad things that had happened were truly his fault.  The poison, the pirate attack, all that they went through in the King's City.  He had caused none of that and had, in fact, only ever been trying to protect her.