Three Marriages Novels & Stories

I had asked him to marry me sixteen times before this. The first time, Nora had just gone through a breakup. Grant said he needed to be there for her, and that talking about marriage then would be cruel. The second time, Nora had started a new job and cried to him every night. He was afraid she might fall apart, so he told me to wait. The third time, the date I picked landed on Nora's birthday. He rented an entire yacht for her and told me, "She has no one else. If I do not show up for her, who will?"

Nonetheless, I needed to think of myself in this equation. The contract stated that our marriage would last exactly 24 months. As Mrs. Lan, I would have to live in his penthouse on Park Avenue… which wouldn't be a great sacrifice. I would also receive a monthly allowance to spend, so I could maintain my status as Aren Lan's rich wife. Actually, there were no bad conditions in that contract… That made me check the whole document again, more carefully this time. When I couldn't find anything disturbing after reading the contract three times, I slowly started to get used to this crazy idea of becoming his contracted second half.

“Really? Because you looked like a couple of filthy adulterers to me. You even used your tongue in that video! But you still insist you’re innocent? “If you’re being stalked, call the damn police! You had ‘no choice’ but to make out with a married man? Please, this isn’t an idol drama.” James looked livid. One of his friends hurriedly tried to talk me down. “Come on. Wendy, you and James have been married for ages! Don’t you know what he’s like? He would never mess around under our noses.” I shot back, “Right, because he’s messing around in front of your noses. Are you gonna cover your friend when he cheats and raise his bastard kids?”

I just wanted to sleep. Over the past 3 years, we’ve gone from having a potentially broken mating with a messed up family and an unfaithful ex baby mummy to being in a loving, happy three way marriage, with three children, and another two on the way and the family I had always wanted- granted, I’d never imagined or considered I’d ever have two mates, but I wouldn’t wish it any other way.

"Under Carmoria's Marriage Law, cheating and abuse void marital trust. Ms. Warrington has every right to end it. And since you're the guilty one, you walk away with nothing. So yeah, you're signing." A bodyguard jammed a pen into his hand. Jason, totally wrecked, scribbled his name. The marriage cert vanished. In its place: the divorce decree. Four days. From "I do" to "I'm so done."

“It’s funny that I’m still in my twenties, and I’ve already been married three times.” Sebastian scoffed. “Three? I count two. The first was your contract marriage with Jasper, the second was the six-month contract with me.” He tilted his head. “Who’s the third?” Luna turned to him, her eyes gleaming with mischief. Sebastian blinked. Then it clicked. The third marriage… was this one. And there was no expiration date. A slow, loving smile spread across his lips, followed by a chuckle. He shook his head, placing his wine glass on the table. “You really like messing with me, don’t you?”

Charlotte tactfully answered. "I think we should go with three wedding dresses," said Martha. "No, I think we should go with four wedding dresses. This is after all going to be the biggest wedding. The two people who are getting married are not ordinary people but members of the two biggest families in the country. The wedding has to be up to standard," Victoria argued. "You're absolutely right Victoria," Martha agreed. Charlotte shook her head. It was her wedding but they were the ones making all the decisions for her.

The crowd began murmuring, but she paid them no concern, as she walked directly to the altar. She sood infront of Thomas, lifting the veil fron her face. "Boo. Hi, Thomas." Ashley? Thomas eyes widened in shock. Why was his ex at his wedding in a damn wedding dress? "Why are you here?" "Don't flatter yourself. I'm not here for you." Ashley turned around and looked at Maris. "Hi, Maris." Ashley turned from her, and her gaze rested on the priest. "These two cannot be joined in holy matrimony, because Maris had been married twice in the past, none of her marriages were ever legally divorced. Her husbands always died mysteriously."

I accept out of spite, drinking it while Lucien works on his laptop like I'm not there. Thirty minutes in, I break the silence. "How many couples will be there?" "Eight, including us." "Do they all have real marriages?" His fingers pause on the keyboard. "Define real." "Marriages that started without contracts." "Most marriages are contracts, Mara. Some are just more honest about it." "That's bleak." "That's reality." He returns to typing. "James and Victoria Worthington married to merge family fortunes. Oliver Grant married his assistant to avoid a sexual harassment lawsuit. The Pattersons have an arrangement where he keeps a mistress and she keeps his credit cards."

I said, hanging up without waiting for his response. Then I started sorting through the tangled web of interests from our three years of marriage. If I were leaving, he wouldn't get a dime. I was so focused that I didn't notice Antonio come home two hours early, cake in hand. Seeing me on the couch, he flashed a smile. "Honey, I know it's that time of the month. Are your cramps acting up? My bad for forgetting something so important." We had been married for three years, and Antonio always remembered my cycle. He even learned massage, claiming he studied with an expert for me.