A Marriage With No Heart

Thea steps out of a private elevator into a penthouse foyer of pale stone and glass at dusk.

The elevator opened on a floor with no number on the panel.

Thea stepped out into pale stone and glass, and the city lay below her like something behind a window.

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.