Married By Contract, Back As A Queen Novels & Stories

my father scoffed, showing disbelief in my concerns. "It's not a prize to me. I've married one before, and it wasn't even an agreement. I loved him, and look what he did to me. Do you not wonder why this alpha king is marrying an omega who has been divorced? He isn't even making deals himself. He has his stepmother find a maid for him," I yelled as I realized they weren't even looking for a Luna queen. The services mentioned in the contract made me feel like I was being hired as a maid.

It was covered in dense ancient Latin script, sealed with the dual wax seals of royalty and the church. "This is the Royal Marriage Contract of the Sterling family, passed down for three hundred years," Valerius's voice was clear in the sea breeze, every word carrying the weight of a thousand pounds. "Only the patriarch of each generation is qualified to invoke it when he has identified the only partner of his life." I covered my mouth in shock, tears swirling in my eyes. "Ivy, that fool Caspian treated you like mud on the ground because he was blind. In my eyes, you are a pearl covered in dust, a queen wandering in exile."

“Please tell the council, in your own words, the sequence of events that led to your signing of the contract with Mr. Kingstone.” Elena inhaled. Her voice steadied when she found the rhythm of truth. “My brother was sick. The hospital canceled his surgery because I couldn’t pay. I—” She stopped, the image of Ethan under the thin hospital blanket sharp in her mind. “I went to Kingstone Enterprises to plead for help. I met Mr. Kingstone. He offered a contract: one year of marriage in exchange for funds to pay for Ethan’s operation. I agreed because I had no other option. I read the document. I signed it in front of witnesses.” A member of the council raised a hand. “Who were the witnesses?”

“What?” I reached into my jacket and pulled out a second contract, this one with her name next to mine. “The contract you signed before was just a marriage contract and people need to know who exactly their queen is, so yes we are getting married. Don't let me you didn’t think I’d go through all this trouble just to set you free, did you?”

I raise an eyebrow. “King Edor..” “I have the contract drawn up here. You just need to sign and we’ll be on our way with the ceremony this afternoon, and you can take her back with you tomorrow.” Everything turns inside me at the thought of Briell being my wife. She is not Queen material, and I am definitely not the snobbish or fussy type, but this girl would be eaten alive by my ranked females alone. They would never accept her as their Luna and Queen. I need to get out of this. An idea comes to mind, and I smile while taking the papers.

“Make the adjustments on the contract.” Twenty minutes later a new contract is drawn up and sealed with our blood. The contract states, in short terms, that Tawny and I will be mated and married by the end of January when we will be officially crowned King and Queen of Cambiador. ***** It was strange walking into the palace and scenting the foreign smells of a powerful bear and wolf shifter. My skin rippled with the feeling of being in the presence of beings more powerful than myself.

“Send them to Country F under the guise of an envoy. I want every move they make monitored.” She leaned back in her throne, her lips curving into a sinister smile. “Let them enjoy their reunion while it lasts. Soon, they’ll learn the cost of defying me.” The queen consort could not help but think back to the year she married the current king of country S. They were both young but Hesperus made it clear that he'd only marry a virgin. Flashback To Her Honeymoon

Christopher disagreed. Benjamin hissed. “You don’t have to fall in love with the woman. It is a simple and easy contract marriage. You set the rules and the woman acts according to your rules. You can call off the marriage anytime. But if you can’t do this, then I don’t know how you can claim your possession.” Christopher tried to think of the possibility of finding a woman that would act as his fake bride and even agree to his rules. Will any woman ever agree to sign such a contract? He was confused about this new plan.

Once I was saved from the guillotine, the guard looked at me and said, “The queen’s edict regarding your marriage has been sent out. It is being delivered to the Shaw family’s estate. Please go home to receive it.” I immediately rushed home. Eldwin followed me the whole way. He tried to speak to me several times, but I ignored him. As soon as I reached home, the queen’s edict arrived. The messenger read it aloud in a shrill voice, “Here is the edict from Her Majesty the Queen: Catalina Shaw, the daughter of Herman Shaw, is praised for her grace, kindness, and gentle temperament. I hereby order that she is to be married to Javien Quinn, the son of the Vice Minister of Defense. You will marry

"You're right, Mia. I'm sorry. I don't want to hold you back. Let's find a way to rewrite our story, to create a future that's not bound by legalities." In that moment, I saw a glimmer of hope amidst the chaos. We had acknowledged the suffocating demands of our contract marriage and made a vow to transcend its confines. Our journey was far from over, and the challenges we faced were formidable. But armed with a love that defied conventions and a shared determination to reclaim our destiny, we knew that we were ready to face whatever lay ahead.