No Longer His Ugly Wife
Suddenly, I felt ashamed for even asking the question.
Who would expect anything like that from someone who looked like me? “I didn’t say that,” I tried to defend myself in a hushed tone-one lacking the confidence I had on display moments prior.
Alaric’s eyes were steadily on me, momentarily silent before he spoke again. “Of course not,” he sarcastically countered and then expelled a harsh sigh. “Listen, we get married. In public, we can act like a happy couple, taking pictures, holding hands or whatever. And when the curtains close, we act like the strangers that we are. If you want.” he added that last bit with a smirk.
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