Marriage Contract Between mask and feeling

whose life was about to be drastically altered by a marriage contract. While my family fought to escape bankruptcy, I was forced to sac

k dried on that cursed piece of paper, it felt like my soul was being ripped from my chest. Every stroke of

didn't understand that love couldn't be bought or forced. I tried to swallow the bitterness that accumulated in my throat, remin

ed, I was dragged into

espair. As I stood at the altar, looking at Clara in her immaculate white dress, my heart pounded

met Clara's, searching for a spark of love that wasn't there. The crowd applauded

. I felt like a puppet in the hands of destiny, moved by invisible strings. On the outside, I

ated, I found myself in a dark labyrinth of forbidden thoughts. I felt trapped in a m

as if an internal war was being waged between duty and desire, responsibility and forbidden pas

I tried to convince myself that it was a matter of time, that love could arise where least expect

h Clara. The silence was deafening as I struggled to push away the memories of Isabela that invad

could no longer live in this prison of lies. But what would be right? Follow my heart and fight for Isabela, risking dis

longer deceive myself, I could no longer continue pretending to be the man everyone expected me

no matter the consequences. I would face the world to achieve true happiness

my own path. An epic battle was about to begin, a battle between o

h challenges and sacrifices, I was willing to

with all my might to find the happiness I yearned for. If destiny had pl

art and share my truth. I knew my words would be like stones thrown into a calm lake, disturbing the surface

reath grew heavy. I knocked on the door, my hand trembling with anticipation. S

honest with you. This marriage, this contract, is a

oom with tangible tension. Clara fell silent, processing my wo

tment. "I knew there was something you weren't telling me. But that d

and that's why I'm here, being honest with you. I cannot live a lie, a marriage devoid

pearance of a newlywed couple. It was an arrangement that allowed us t