Convenient Marriage: Mr. Nelson's Love Trap by Hannah Baker

Dolores seemed to understand what Coral was thinking. She didn’t explain and just smiled at her instead. The arrangement was between her and Matthew and she had no right to ask about his private life or request he stayed home with her. She even felt more comfortable in his absence.

Dolores entered the room and stared at the bedroom furnishings. The style was unique with a black and white color scheme. The monochromatic room was simple, tidy, and luxurious with a touch of elegance.

“This is Mr. Nelson’s room.” Coral smiled.

Since they were technically married, Dolores knew they should stay together. Dolores opened her mouth and realized she couldn’t say a word about the arrangement. So, instead, she nodded in response.

*****

Dolores found it hard to fall asleep her first night in her temporary home. She leaned against her pillow and browsed the employment websites from her phone, ready to find a job. She could only live a steady life, take good care of her mother, and give the child she was carrying a future if she had a job.

She was shocked to find someone hiring translators. Being a translator was a common enough job, but what was surprising was the fact that the employer was looking for someone who knew the language of Country A. Country A was where Randolph had sent Dolores and her family. It was a poorly developed tropical country and there weren’t many people learning the language of the natives. After all, the language that was most commonly used in the world was all language from more developed and capable countries.

The salary and benefits were good. She filled out the application, attached her resume, and put down her phone before laying down and falling asleep.

sleep after tossing and turning for a bit and didn’t notice the flash of white light shot into the yard when a Maybach drove in and pulled into

Matthew headed for his room and grabbed a glass of water from the bathroom. His Adam’s apple slid up and down his throat as he gulped down the

sensation in his throat. He’d drunk quite a bit of white wine at the dinner party and few

off as he was familiar with the layout of the furniture and didn’t need to see to

in her sleep, but she quickly settled down and drifted back into a deep sleep while cuddling the blankets

*****

first light, resembling shiny threads, soon shimmered and filled the room with light. Matthew and Dolores were sleeping soundly, like a newly married

himself up. He tried to raise

her eyelashes curved like butterfly’s wings. Her rosy lips were parted slightly and her breathing was soft and regular. His eyes moved down her face slowly and fell onto her thin neck and delicate collar bone. Her breathing increased a bit and he found it was actually kind of attractive. He couldn’t help but swallow. He hadn’t had

middle of African grasslands. A fierce lion stared straight at her as if wanting to devour her. She woke from the dream with a start. However, the moment she

“Wh-why are you here?”

looked away and slowly lifted the

once realizing where she was, she swallowed her words. “Weren’t you celebrating your girlfriend’s birthday? Why’d you come back?” she asked as she climbed out of

surprise that she hadn’t realized he entered the room. She’d slept in the same room with a man. She realized she’d slept in his arms