Home was never meant to be a battlefield, but for Sarah Pierce and her daughter, it became one the moment they walked through the door. 
Her father’s hostility was expected; her ex-boyfriend Nathaniel Storm’s engagement to her sister was not. 
Sarah makes a daring move, proposing marriage to Nathaniel, who looks at her like a stranger. But, as they navigate this forced union, Sarah uncovers a web of family secrets and unsettling truths- truths that could shatter everything. 



Marriage Contract With My Ex

**SARAH PIERCE**
I adjusted the uncomfortable wedding ring on my finger and ironed the pleat of the only fine dress I own. It feels great not to be dressed in my usual sweatpants and a t-shirt.
And it thrills me that the next phase of my plan will soon activate.
I can bet that Nathaniel would be ...

One- That Lego house

Two- Yes or yes?

Three- Sarah's Warning 

Four- Resistance

Five- Thorn in his flesh 

Six- Moving out

Seven- Broken

Eight- Raya's school

Nine- The past

Ten- Funny man

Eleven- Breaking his rules

Twelve- A scam

Thirteen- The exchange

Fourteen- Raya's kicks

Fifteen- Sarah's ex

Sixteen- The necklace

Seventeen-  Weird Dude

Eighteen- Stop calling me mami

Nineteen- Amir's friendship

Twenty- You are my ex

Twenty One- Let go, Sarah

Twenty Two- Sizzling Intents

Twenty Three- The Call

Twenty Four- Sleep

Twenty Five- Nathaniel’s scribbles

Twenty Six- Pictures

Twenty Seven- Haunting memories

Twenty Eight- Irony and Trouble

Twenty Nine- Bad Vibes