Ship Couples Novels & Stories

"Of course not!" I sat down. It was almost funny, attending my own wife's wedding and whatnot. I started looking around. Before long, the older woman beside me struck up a conversation. "Those two look perfect together, don't they? It wasn't easy for them to get married." I gritted my teeth, but the bitterness still came. "What made it hard?"

I couldn’t wait to give it to him. Then there’s Chase. There are a lot of shifters that find their mate pretty quickly, but some wait many, many years. I’ve even heard about one couple that spent a decade looking for each other. That would just be so fucking awful. How blessed I have been to have Chase all these years, I mean I don’t know anything else but I can’t imagine not having him. He’s my other half, my absolute soul mate and partner.

I am young, get what I need out of the marriage and leave. What I thought I wanted from Artemis in our marriage, no longer applies to what I now need from him. I need him to come and save me, then I need him to back off and give me a divorce. I tell myself that it is for my safety, but deep down, I know that it is also for his too. Most people know that souls are crafted in pairs. They come in twos, placed across the globe with a high chance of finding one another. The love they will share will be explosive, passionate and forever. It was the type of love I wanted with Wolf.

So although she wasn't a business woman, she understood greatly how contracts worked. "We will have none at all. We will sleep in different rooms after our marriage if that's what you want," Sebastian answered. "What about in public?" Charlotte asked. Even though they weren't a real couple, the public wouldn't know that. "You are required to act like my wife in front of my family and others especially in public places and events and I will do the same. To others we will be an ideal couple," Sebastian answered. "Hmm," Charlotte pondered on this for a while. That wasn't so hard.

"How am I supposed to get to know her, like you said I should, if he's hanging around? Dude is a serious stick in the mud." "Dude is her husband. She must have seen something redeeming in him or she wouldn't have married him." Actually, Chris preferred to think she'd not had a choice in the matter. While uncommon, some shifter groups still believed in arranged marriages, and also, how many childhood sweethearts got together young only to realize later what a mistake they made? Jack and Jill as a couple were a mistake, an unfortunate pairing he intended to split up. Damn, that sounded cold even when not spoken aloud. But still, what else could he do? Jill was his mate. Once his mother saw tha

he said with a wink. Their dynamic, one forged from years of friendship and playful rivalry, shone through in moments like these. Despite being married, Abhi and Sashi had been childhood friends who often fought and bickered, pulling each other into various escapades. Their bond was unique, filled with a blend of affection and mischief that had endured since they were kids.

No one would suspect Caleb’s hands had tangled her curls in the throes of passion only half an hour earlier. Chrissie scooped up a bite of crust, stained blue and dripping with berries. “Are the two of you getting married?” “We’ve already done so.” In the lupus garou way. Chrissie’s eyes widened. “When?” “About the time we first had our reunion.” How could Diana explain that, for lupus garous, selecting a mate meant for a lifetime and the traditional human-contrived marriage vows meant nothing? Hell, half the human population ended up divorcing the same mate they promised to share their lives with together forever. Hmph. Look at Chrissie, even!

he begins, but is cut off when the group erupts into another cheer. I smile at them. They're so happy for their leader, it's nice to see. "It is true," he continues, "I'm getting married. I have found my Mate and she is the love of my life." Asher takes a step to the side so they can see me, "This is Harper Cole from the Red Moon pack, she will be my wife and your Luna." The group begins to clap for me as I offer them a warm smile and a gentle wave. I'm eager to meet them. I would love to know stories about Asher and hear how his pack is run.

I seriously wondered what was wrong with those people. As Chris noticed my confused grimace, he leaned into my ear to give me an explanation. "Most of the shareholders are the rich kids—the unnecessarily bright and easy to manipulate rich kids." I stifled a chuckle, suddenly detecting a lack of brain cells in at least five of those who sat by the table. I wanted to thank Chris for giving me more confidence, but he suddenly moved his chair a little further away from me. I couldn't understand why until I shifted my gaze to my husband and saw him glaring at his friend. My lips instantly formed an evil grin, and I leaned over him.

Stephan said making me feel more guilt. “you think I should talk to him?” I asked them, both of them shook their heads, “not a good idea, he’ll get over it” Stephan said, I nodded. even if I talked to him, what should I tell him? That my marriage was unexpected? That all of that was fake? I’m not married even though I ‘am?