Aliya's Shoes
[#lovesosweet] [WARNING: Mature content 18+] [WPC #AUG2023Entry] « Is it not enough that I have been 'sold off' as a catalogue bride but also have to compete with a dead woman for favour? » Shelby looks like she has it all. The perfect family and all the perks that come with it. But she must go through a 'forced contract marriage' and also compete for the attention of the man she had been unwillingly tied to... Ian lost the love of his life so suddenly that his mind still refuses to accept that reality. He gave up everything and secluded himself until his mother found him a bride. His one task was to give the family an heir but how can Ian do this when the air he breathes all revolves around the one woman he can never have. However, he finds himself in a predicament and dilema when the new contracted bride is thrust into his life unwittingly... especially, when he finds out that she is more than meets the eye. Image: Image generated from starryai.com, cover completed by me. This is an original story of mine. Copyright Loctovia 2023 Update schedule: 5 chapters per week
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Katie's question was one of what stood out. It was like a subtle but firm stance: 'Geneva cannot hold her banquet because of the larger family's event'.
This did not make sense at all! It seemed odd to those listening that Geneva, the matriarch of the Thornston family, seemingly lacked the authority to make that decision. Even stranger was Geneva's reaction. Instead of beseeching Katie, she seemed flustered.
Shelby looked up at Ian, and he shook his head at her,
'It's complicated, but I'll fill you in later.'
Geneva, on the other hand, only came up to herself when she felt Alex's warm hands on her. That reassuring warmth was all that had kept her floating in her marriage.
'It is Alex that I married, not his family.'