Title: More Than a Contract
"I don't care about the marriage contract anymore, Gerald," Laura whispered softly, her eyes shining with quiet, emotional vulnerability as she looked up into his gaze.
Gerald held her close against his chest, his large hand resting gently against the small of her back. The ambient glow of the city skyline filtered through the floor-to-ceiling glass of the master bedroom, casting a soft blue hue across the polished marble floor.
"The contract was created to give you leverage in a world designed to crush you," Gerald replied softly, his deep voice carrying a rare, tender weight. "It was never meant to bind your heart."
Laura leaned her head against his broad chest, listening to the steady, synthetic rhythm of his internal cybernetic heart pumps. She clos
