Married For the Show

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d loves t

u are, the big

ld me several times in the

feet two inches, so I thought

ery day, he left for a business trip. No honeymoon. No wedding night. Ju

was coming

couldn

consummated our wedding and as he'd promised, he was going to make m

lingerie over my body. I'd bought it specially for tonight. The silk felt cool agai

first real night with my lov

ound at this time, preparing dinner, cleaning, maintaining t

edroom into the passageway w

ing on. The sound was coming from down the

house, and why did it sound like

walked down the hallway. The choking sound got lou

closer, the choking got louder, mixed

was open.

when I

at shattered my world

ly in his office chair. But he wasn't alone. Teddy, our house help, our 18-yea

ened and my th

his a

better w

s into my palm to wake up from the shock. T

of Kansas. He was supposed to be an angel who'd walked into my life two mont

mor who had proposed to me, professing his l

ness, I'd agreed to

ther's restaurant that was being taken a

it all out of the kindness of his heart. Or so I thought. And when he told me he loved m

ldn't beli

hands and knees while my husband, the one who had not once touched me in

serious un

oyed. Everything I tho

aking it hard for me to breathe. Tears were already streamin

n the doorway. But there was no sh

, his body compl

. Teddy pulled back, gasping for air, and looked

use us?" Teddy said, wiping his

ne

NE

cked now. I was dro

when I'm done," Castor said coldly, like

ed. The tears

ing our courtship. It was now just Raina. He was addressi

nded, my voice shaking. "

is lap, like a lapdog. Teddy curled into him, and my husband's arms went around

y. "One of the few things I use to satis

acked. "You're... you'

e that made it better. "And ye

rried me! You sa

nd cold. "Love? Oh, Raina. You're

agree to this. I didn't agree to

r while the boy smiled at me smugly. "Once your family took my money, tha

hysical blows. Compensa

whispered, then strong

peared, replaced by something dangerous. He stood

r, Raina. If you leave, I'll take your mother's restaurant. I'll collect the house and demand a refund

an't d

lose now I could smell Teddy on him. It made me sick. "You will stay married to me for five years. You w

broken, drowni

g. "Why did you marry me if you didn't

as the perfect family man to the public. Traditional values. A sweet little wife. Y

the truth crashed o

iage wa

all f