A Marriage With No Heart

Judge Owen shakes their hands and leaves the two of them alone.

Owen shook Warren's hand, then hers.

Owen

Good luck to you both.

He said it to the room, not to either of them, and then the door closed.

The chairs were still empty. That felt like the honest part.

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.