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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

To The City

 The next morning things moved quickly. The servants were all loaded up and headed out with the guards. Delaney and Vincent had kept quiet about what their plans were for themselves and their servants knew better than to question them. At last, all that was left was Delaney, Vincent, and the few servants who lived at the ocean house year-round and kept it up.

 Ms. Bird had helped Delaney get ready that morning and Delaney had been able to sneak in her dose of potion before tucking it in the bottom of her trunk. She hoped the maid wouldn't find it before they got to the city house that evening.

 Delaney walked with Vincent through the ocean house one last time to say goodbye to it. Like leaving Edgewood, it hurt Delaney's heart to leave this house. The only thing that made it easier was the terrible memory of the pirates coming and the knowledge that soon they would be safely home in Edgewood again and that was where she truly felt at home.