Chapter 4 – The Contract of Chains

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📖 Chapter 4 – The Contract of Chains

The marriage of a poor boy and a King was not a wedding of love.

It was a sentence written on paper.

Thomas Stanley sat in the vast throne hall, his hands trembling as he held the parchment. The King sat on the throne, eyes sharp, lips curved in pride. Around them, nobles and courtiers whispered with cruel smiles.

This was no ceremony of blessings — it was the reading of rules.

A scribe unrolled the scroll, his voice echoing cold and final through the marble walls.

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The Rules of the Contract Marriage

Silence.

Thomas must never speak to anyone outside the King. Not even to his brothers. His voice now belonged to the palace, his words locked in chains.

Obedience.

Every order of the King was law. From the smallest gesture to the deepest command, Thomas was to follow without hesitation.

No Refusal.

The word “No” was forbidden. His lips could never form it again. Desire, pain, or fear — none gave him the right to deny.

No Resistance.

He could not fight, could not shout, could not raise his hand as he once had. His anger was no longer his own.

The Title.

From this moment, Thomas Stanley would no longer be called by his name in the palace. He was to be known only as “The King’s Wife.” His identity erased, swallowed by the throne.

Freedom.

His life, his movements, his dreams — all rested in the hands of the King. Only the King could decide when he was free, if ever.

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The words fell like chains around Thomas’s neck.

Sam and Harry, standing at the far edge of the hall, tried to rush forward — but guards held them back. “Brother! Don’t sign!” they cried, their voices breaking.

Thomas looked at them with tears burning in his eyes. His lips trembled. He wanted to say he would never abandon them. He wanted to scream. But the King’s gaze froze him in place.

“If you refuse,” the King said softly, “then I will keep my promise. I will end myself. And your name will be cursed forever.”

The hall went silent. Everyone waited.

Thomas’s fingers shook as he dipped the quill into the ink. The parchment blurred through his tears. With one broken stroke, he signed away his freedom.

The scribe declared, “By law of the throne, Thomas Stanley is now bound in contract marriage to His Majesty.”

The crowd clapped mockingly, nobles laughing behind their jeweled fans.

The King stood, walked down to Thomas, and lifted his chin with one hand.

“From this moment,” the King whispered, his smile dark, “you are mine. My wife. My slave. My crown jewel.”

Thomas closed his eyes, swallowing the scream that fought to escape his chest.

The contract was complete.

His brothers wept.

And Thomas Stanley — once free, once proud — had become a prisoner in the name of marriage.

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And Hence His real suffering had been started , After the marriage , This shows pains And Destiny

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