Flash marriage: falling hard everyday
“We already discussed the terms.”
I swallowed hard.
I was doing this to reclaim my mother’s inheritance. To take back what they tried to steal from me.
“Shall we shake hands, new husband?” I asked, holding my palm out, masking the ache in my heart.
He took my hand. “Yes, lovely wife. Do you see?”
Three hours later, we stood at the city hall. The documents were signed. My name… and his… sealed in ink.
I stared at the page, heart hammering.
I had just married a stranger.
A stranger whose species I didn’t even know.