Previously published in 2020, Arranged has been revised, expanded, and re-released under Lara Grace!

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I always knew I’d get married.
Not who. Not when. Just… eventually.
An arrangement made before I was even born.

And I was fine with that.
I had a plan. A future. A set of expectations I didn’t ask for—but learned to live with.

Then I turned twenty-eight.
And I met Markim.

Warm. Steady. He's a detour I never saw coming.
We weren’t supposed to be serious, but late-night conversations turned into something deeper—something I didn’t even know I was missing.

Being with him made me question everything I thought I could live without.
So I asked for a choice.

Spoiler alert: My parents reminded me I didn’t have one.

I never pushed for the details of my arrangement, and now I wish I had—because I don’t have just one fiancé.
I have three.
And they’re already on their way to meet me.

Noa calls me “love” like he means it. He’s the first to smile—and the first to stir the pot if it gets him what he wants.
Adebayo’s quiet strength and fierce devotion to our arrangement shake me in ways I can’t explain.
And Kiol? He sees right through me. Guarded. Blunt. And probably more loyal than he wants anyone to know.

I told myself I could walk away. That I could hold on to Markim and forget the rest.
But the more I try to protect my heart, the more I feel it slipping.

Now I’m caught between the freedom of the man I chose...
And the duty of the men I was always meant to love.