A Marriage With No Heart

Thea kisses him back and her hand rises to his lapel.

For a moment she forgot the empty chairs, the judge, the signed page.

She kissed him back, and her hand came up to his lapel.

She wanted it. That was the part she would not say out loud.

A Marriage With No Heart

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“No love,” he says. “No lies,” I answer. Thea Bennett needs to keep her mother’s care running. Warren Shaw needs a wife before a family vote. His offer is exact: a private marriage, a no-love clause, and enough money to make her safe. Thea signs with her eyes open. She keeps her job, her room, and her rules. Warren keeps the power. The marriage is real in law and empty in private. Thea tells herself safety is enough. She does not ask for love. She is less sure she can live without it.