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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

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 Delaney didn't think Mason was probably in any shape to be in the King's court but she didn't bother trying to tell him that. He was dressed somewhat haphazardly with his shirt fairly wrinkled and breeches with a hole in them. His eyes were also bloodshot and the smell of alcohol drifted around him like a cloud.

 Right before he was about to leave the room she grabbed his wrist and pulled him over to a table where a bowl of water waited. She told him to splash some on his face and he did so. Delaney then used the water to try to tame his golden locks into a more presentable appearance.

 "It doesn't matter what I look like," he sighed as she fussed over him, "I'm the prince. Royal blood tends to trump the rest."

 "No one will take you seriously if you go out like this, including your brother," Delaney rolled her eyes, "Besides it's not good for anyone for you to appear in court looking like a drunkard."