The Marriage Agreement by A Akinosho
We had rules:
No feelings.
No falling.
Too bad my heart—and body—never got the memo.
Ayodele
I came here with dreams and determination. Now I’m one step from losing everything—my education, my future—my time is almost up.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Osei offered marriage. Sweet, charming… unfaithful Osei. It would’ve been messy. Risky.
Then Luke steps in.
My best friend’s older brother.
Sharp-suited. Sharp-tongued. Always composed. Always watching. The man who makes silence feel like tension.
His solution? A marriage arrangement. Fake on paper. Real enough to fool everyone.
He gets to escape the loveless marriage his father’s trying to force on him. I get to stay and finish school.
No strings. No attachment. Just pretending.
Except Luke’s hands say otherwise.
Except the way he looks at me says he’s thought about this—us—for far too long.
We move in together, and suddenly the air crackles. He’s in my space. In my bed—just for the illusion, he says. But the illusion is unraveling fast.
Every time his fingers graze mine, I forget why we ever said no.
Every time he says “wife” in that deep voice, I forget we’re pretending.
The worst part? I want to forget.
Because if this is fake, why does it feel so damn good?
Luke
I’ve wanted Ayodele for years.
Thought she was off-limits—my brother’s. I kept my distance. Stayed silent. Watched her smile at him while it tore me apart.
Then I found out the truth: she’s not his. She never was.
Now she needs help—and I need a way out of the arranged marriage that’s closing in fast.
One deal. One agreement.
One lie that puts her in my life and my house.
I told myself I could handle it. That I could keep it clean. Professional.
But the first night I kissed her on the balcony, all bets were off.
She’s soft heat and sharp wit. She pushes every button I have—and makes me ache in places I forgot existed.
Every night, we tiptoe closer to a line we can’t uncross.
And the more I touch her, the less I care.
Because this isn’t just about an agreement anymore.
This is about claiming the one woman I’ve never been allowed to want.
If she walks away?
I lose everything.
I thought pretending would be safe.
But the real danger is falling for my brother’s best friend—and praying she falls just as hard.
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