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Arranged Marriage AU

Muse A  is part of a high class society— where money, names, and marrying within your status means everything. Muse B works for a rich man— a man who for reasons unbenowst to Muse B, took interest in him since he was a boy.

After Muse A’s father dies, her family is overwhelmed with debts that he had been hiding from his family. At the same time, Muse B’s boss is dying…on his deathbed, and with Muse B by his side, he makes one final confession. Muse B is his bastard son…and the one true heir to all that he was leaving behind. Muse B is devastated and at first denies this— that his own father would deny him the love he deserved for so long and have him work on his ranch— but soon accepts the reality, when the final testament confirms his true lineage.

Meanwhile, Muse A’s mother hears of Muse B‘s newfound status and inheritance, so she comes up with a plan. She introduced both Muse A to Muse B, with hopes that Muse B would fall for her daughter. Muse A’s mother encourages her to do whatever it took to make him fall in love…she needed to make the sacrifice for her family.

Much wooing later, Muse B comes to an agreement with Muse A’s mother— an agreement that Muse A does not know of. He’d take her daughter’s hand in marriage and in return would save the family from bankruptcy and ultimately, their family name.

Muse B proposes and Muse A has no choice but to accept because she doesn’t want to go against her mother’s wishes. They go ahead with the wedding— nothing big since Muse A isn’t really in love with him.

Muse B keeps his end of the deal and vows to keep the arrangement a secret since he cared very much about Muse A. She reluctantly moves into his new house and learns of the arrangement— she sees him as a monster for forcing her to marry him without love. Muse B fights to win her true affection over and to prove to her that he is not the monster she makes him out to be. Some time together and Muse A starts to develop feelings for him.

Can true love be born from bought love?

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