The Broken Ring This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Novel Novels & Stories

It was painful to me, but this was the reality, and not all marriages have a happy ending, because there was still the other side of it, and it was the broken or failed marriage. Nonna was really furious when she learned that Quirina cheated with another man. She wanted revenge on my ex-wife, but I stopped her. I just wanted to let go of Quirina from our marriage without any bloodshed. I blame myself; my efforts weren’t enough that I have no time to be her husband as I fulfill my Mafia Lord duties in the Castello di Accardi.

​He turned his back on me and walked to his grandfather's body, falling to his knees again, finally letting out a guttural, animalistic scream of pain. ​I stood there, paralyzed. ​I looked at Lolo Fernando. Gone. I looked at Atticus. Broken. ​And somewhere in the city, Nyx was probably smiling. ​The calm was over. The storm was here. ​And this time... I didn't know if our marriage could survive it.

“I take you as my wife, my partner, and the magnificent future I almost destroyed. Thank you for seeing the man behind the broken defenses and for being brave enough to stay. I promise to be the man who earns this incredible grace for the rest of our lives.” Humikbi ito kaya’t napahikbi na rin siya. “Charles and Crystal, you have spoken your deepest promises and truths to one another. The solemn commitment of your hearts is now complete,” anang Pari. “To give physical form to these vows, we now turn to the exchange of rings. These circles, without beginning or end, are a perfect symbol of the wholeness and eternity of your love…” Hindi niya maipokus ang kanyang atensyons sa sinasabi ng pari

Sa isip niya, kung mangyari iyon tapos na ang reputasyon niya. Tapos na ang marriage plan. Tapos na ang imahe niya bilang perfect candidate. At sa mundo nila, ang ganoon ay katumbas ng pagbagsak. Ngunit alam din niya, hindi lang siya ang babae sa pamilya nila. At hindi ito simpleng laro. Pagkabukas ng pinto, “Likewise.” Sagot ni Janella. At nagsara ang kabanata sa isang tahimik ngunit mapanganib na ngiti.

Lumalambot ang ekspresyon niya kaya alam kong may pag-asang makuha ko siya. “Sabihin mo sa ‘kin kung magkano ang perang kailangan mo sa paghihiwalay natin and I’m willing to give it to you, susuportahan ko rin ang anak natin kung gusto mo siyang kunin. I promise, I’ll make it right for us, hindi man tayo magmahalan, at least, we can still be friends inside marriage.” Binawi niya ang kamay niya. “I want a fair contract.”

Nakatuon ang aking atensyon sa kaniyang ginagawa sa aking dibdib at sa kaniyang dila na lumalakbay sa aking pisngi pabalik sa aking nakaawang na mga labi. “I love you...” bulong niya na katulad kanina, punong-puno ng pagnanasa ngunit parang umaalingawngaw lamang ang kaniyang boses sa aking pandinig at mapurol iyon. Hindi ko magawang magsalita, ni mag-isip ng mga salita sa aking isipan ay nahihirapan akong gawin. I want to recognize his voice but it was muffled and dull. The only thing that I notice about it is the intensity of lust in his tone.

Marielle—sana, sana ay sumagot. Isa… Dalawa… Tatlong ring… Walang sagot. Napakagat siya ng labi, pinigil ang pagkabigo. Inulit niya ang pagtawag, mas mariin ang pindot, nanginginig na ang daliri niya sa nerbiyos. Hindi siya makapaniwalang sa ganitong oras pa talaga nangyaring hindi niya makontak ang tanging taong pinanghahawakan niya sa ganitong sitwasyon.

Biglang bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko. “Something that makes this… fair.” Tumayo siya mula sa likod ng mesa at lumapit nang kaunti. Iniabot niya sa akin ang folder. Nang buksan ko, bumungad sa akin ang makapal na mga pahina. …isang Marriage Contract. “If you really want to pay me back,” sabi niya, mababa ang boses, “marry me right now.”

The marriage that bound us before actually broke that day they push me away. "Then I'll make it a dream come true again. Look. Maybe when we married each other we are not in the same boat but I am not riding to that boat. I just need you to ride along with me. We'll work things out again this time" "A broken glass can't go back to it's original state. Maybe you can fix it but the damage can't undone."

Ngunit sa likod ng bawat cashmere shawl at bawat mamahaling perlas na suot niya, ramdam ni Mariel ang isang uri ng lamig na hindi kayang pawiin ng kahit anong fireplace. Hinawakan niya ang kanyang wedding ring—isang limang-karat na dyamante na tila isang posas na gawa sa liwanag. Tatlong taon na ang nakalipas mula nang pirapirmahan niya ang Marriage Contract sa loob ng isang pribadong jet habang papalayo sila sa gumuguhong mundo ng kanilang nakaraan. Ang kontratang iyon ang nagbigay sa kanya ng proteksyon, ng bagong pangalan, at ng kaligtasan. Ngunit habang tumatagal, ang kaligtasang iyon ay unt-unting nagiging isolation.