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My Once Handsome Husband

Marriages are not a thing for love. They are a binding contract your parents make when you are a child and you will have no say in them. You are left to hope they bargained well. When Delaney Simms was born she was a beautiful baby everyone was sure would grow up to be as beautiful as her mother. So when Lord and Lady Adair approached the new parents to arrange a marriage for their handsome eldest son they were quick to accept. They had money but no title. The Adairs had titles and estates but they were falling into disarray due to lack of funds. It was the perfect arrangement. The children grew up and the fortunes of their families reversed. While the Adairs grew more and more wealthy, Delaney's parents passed away and she lost everything and had to live with her Aunt and Uncle. Her marriage contract was still binding though so at least she had that for her future. That was until word came that her handsome future husband had been sent to defend the kingdom against a dragon and had returned scarred and angry. Unable to escape her contract, Delaney was forced to marry the man who was now more of a monster. But could she ever learn to love him? Once they are married she learns there is much more to her scarred husband than meets the eye and she is soon swept into a life of witches, fairies, unicorns, pirates, and more. Delaney has made it clear she will never love her husband and he knows that. He makes a deal with her so they won't have to stay married forever. But what happens if now Delaney is the one to change her mind?

Erin_McLain_4927 · Fantasy
Not enough ratings
310 Chs

The Way Back

      Thunder shook the sky as the storm grew closer and the wind whipped through the trees.  Helena took Delaney aside to tell her what she would need to do to save Vincent while Daniel spoke to the men about the journey back to Edgewood.

      "I know you won't like this," the witch said with an apologetic expression, "But you will have to hold the tooth in your hands and press it into one of his wounds."

      "So I will st-stab him with it?"

      Helena sighed and nodded, "I'm sorry but you have to.  You need the tooth to get inside him so it can pull the poison out."

      Delaney swallowed hard and nodded, looking down at her hands and wondering if she was even strong enough to do such a thing.

      "Once you've pushed it down into him it's going to hurt him and likely you as well," the witch continued, "But you have to hold it in as long as you can.  The longer you hold it the more poison it can pull out of him."