Getting Married Without My Badge Novels & Stories

“My mother was killed by the Alpha of the Ironclaw Pack, and I promised myself I’d never marry into that pack.” Dominic looked like he wanted to say something but thought better of it. “I understand,” he said simply. I exhaled, unaware I’d been holding my breath. The registrar coughed softly, tapping the corner of the papers. “If everything’s in order, I’ll process the final documents.” I nodded. Dominic signed. And just like that, it was done. We were married. No rings. No vows. No crowd. Just ink on paper, but it still felt real.

He wanted to surprise her but seemed to have lost it when he got physical with Ray. "It's a secret, remember? We can sign in court later but I want us to be married today and we don't need a ring. All we need is each other." "But, what about witnesses?" Loney was trying his best to understand her. "Then it will no longer be a secret because every witness has a trusted friend." "Not even Herty?" "I will let her know that we are married but for now, No."

He was enjoying this far too much. “No, I am not backing out. I said I would marry you and I will,” she responded, thrusting out her jaw. “I want to... ummm... clarify a couple of things.” “Okay, Ms. Worrywart, go on — clarify,” he said. “It is soon to be Mrs. Worrywort. You realize that we are in a foreign country right?” she asked. He nodded. The thought had occurred to him as soon as he asked. As they were both foreigners without the correct legal documents, the ceremony wouldn't be legal. It was a harmless bit of fun. Emma's face relaxed as she came to the same conclusion. “Good. You realize that you never asked my dad’s permission?”

"How do you propose we call this off?" Questioned the woman with the bright red lipstick. Anita meets her gaze, flashing her a megawatt smile. God has finally woken up and heard her out. "It's easy-peasy. No one was present at our wedding except my parents, the creepy groom, his friend Michael and Daniel, who officiated the wedding. There were no photographers, no witnesses. No marriage license. This marriage is not even legally valid." Anita took a deep breath and continued, "Just say, 'Get out and never to show my face again in your life,' and poof, my family and I will disappear from the face of the earth. All I need is a promise."

I asked, excitement rushing through me like electricity. She walked slowly toward me, her heels clicking against the marble floor. “The priest,” she said. I frowned. “The priest?” “Yes,” she said, lifting her chin. “Without the priest, they can’t hold the wedding. They need him to officiate the ceremony. So if there is no priest… there will be no marriage. And that will give us time, time to get rid of her before they pick another date.” A slow smile stretched across my face. That was brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

All the copies were still attached, so clearly the form had never been filed. That was why a Certificate of Marriage was never issued by the state. Next was an affidavit, contract and video from an actor who lived in California. He was the man who officiated at the wedding, a task for which he was legally an actor. His contract said the ceremony was an acting job, and that he was not empowered to marry anybody who stood on two legs. (The guy had a side hustle doing dog weddings in California.) The video and the affidavit supported his claim.

Unbeknownst to her, Teddy and his parents are also occupied with completing Natalia and Darwin's civil marriage paperwork. To keep costs down, they carry out their covert wedding that afternoon, inviting the neighbourhood to join them in celebrating with some delectable food and wine. “It came as a huge surprise because we had to act quickly when the court offered to let us do it. We swiftly reached an agreement and executed the marriage contract, seeing no need for justifications. We have lawfully wed as of right now.” Darwin exclaims joyfully as Teddy struggles to contain his smile, knowing that a lavish wedding celebration is on the horizon. In an attempt to clarify, Ericka says,

I’d be divorcing her too and I could only pray that I didn’t imprint while we were married. I wasn’t sure what I would do then. Kai would laugh his ass off and claim he told me so. Levi would have no advice for me either. He would just tell me to do the right thing. Caleb liked Lyric and asking his advice was something I wasn’t going to do, the guy baked cookies, for crying out loud. I also hadn’t told him that we wouldn’t be having a ceremonial wedding, but a legal human wedding in a church. The ceremonial wedding would be with the woman I imprinted on, I could at least save that for her. I could only hope that it would be enough for her.

His expression remained unchanged. He's serious. "Marius, I... Are you really..." "Yes." His tone was firm and cutting through my confusion. "We don't need to have a ceremony right away." he softly explained. "We don't even need to tell anyone if you are not yet ready. We can just... Marry on paper first. Make it legal." I swallowed hard and feel my mind spinning. "...Why so sudden?" "Because I don't want anyone to bother you again. Not Ryan. Not his pack. Not anyone who thinks they have the right to claim you."

The fights they never hide from their loved ones and how both parents are keeping their distance but still give advice, once in a while. When they decided to get married and invited the whole town at sunset for the beach wedding. It was a simple ceremony but a big celebration for the island as a family whether they are humans or werewolves. Even though it is not common for werewolves and not in their tradition to do so. Kaye gives her parents reason of doing so – “We couldn’t have a mark to prove that our inner wolves magnets and wept for one another, it doesn’t mean that a mating mark is everything. It’s just, we want to celebrate our union as mates.”