# The Marriage Clause

Author: Violet Mercer
Site: ReadNovelHub
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Genre: Western-Fantasy-Magic

## World
You must marry your enemy before the city erases you both.

## Tropes
- Enemies to Lovers
- Found Family
- Forced Proximity
- Revenge Romance
- Dark Romance
- Deadly Marriage Clause
- Forced Alliance
- Secret Protector
- Romance Fantasy
- Romantic Suspense
- Contract Marriage
- Memory Magic

## FAQ
### What is The Marriage Clause about?
You must marry your enemy before the city erases you both.

### Who is the author of The Marriage Clause?
The Marriage Clause is written by Violet Mercer. Read Chapter 1 free on ReadNovelHub.

### Is The Marriage Clause a Enemies to Lovers story?
Yes. The Marriage Clause is tagged for Enemies to Lovers, Found Family, Forced Proximity readers looking for North American romance-fantasy tropes.

### Can I read The Marriage Clause Chapter 1 for free?
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### What happens at the start of The Marriage Clause?
The tribunal guard twisted my wrist until my license badge tore free from my coat. "Let go of me." "Mara Voss, you're being detained for witness-memory theft." The Meridian Tribunal went silent for half a second.

## Chapter 1 teaser
### The Thirty-Day Clause

The tribunal guard twisted my wrist until my license badge tore free from my coat. "Let go of me." "Mara Voss, you're being detained for witness-memory theft." The Meridian Tribunal went silent for half a second. Then every recorder in the gallery clicked on. Perfect. Let them watch me get dragged out like a common criminal. I dug my heels into the black floor. "You don't get to call it theft because Chief Justice Marlow doesn't like my audit." The guard jerked my arm harder. Pain shot up to my elbow. "Careful," Marlow said from his high bench. His voice carried through the chamber. "Defiance will be entered as an admission." "Then enter this, too." I twisted toward the packed gallery. "The witness memory was altered before it reached my desk. I flagged the break three times. Your office buried every report." Whispers broke out around the chamber. Marlow tapped one finger against the bench. The whispers died. "You weren't asked for a speech." "No. You wanted a confession. Sorry to ruin your morning." The guard shoved me toward the center seal. My boots crossed the silver line. Light flashed beneath me, reading my name, my license number, and the oath I'd sworn six years ago. MARA VOSS. CERTIFIED OATH AUDITOR. WITNESS MEMORY DIVISION. The words blinked once. A red bar cut through them. LICENSE SUSPENDED. My throat tightened. I kept my chin up. Marlow leaned forward. His white judgment collar caught the light. "You altered an active memory, concealed an illegal witness chip, and accepted payment from the Rook banking house." A laugh came from the back. I looked straight at the man in the front row. Adrian Rook. Charcoal suit. No visible crease. One hand resting on the silver head of his cane. He looked exactly like the kind of man who could buy a building, a judge, and th

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