The Third Wife // Darcy, Sara, and Jia

“In a world that demands heirs, three women fight to be more than just a wife.”

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In the year 2020, Viriya, a highly contagious disease, spread like wildfire through the world, infecting every human in less than six months. Omegas were symptomless, seemingly only carriers of the disease. Alphas and male betas, however, were all rendered infertile.

A rare amount of male betas and alphas (5% of the population) are immune to the disease, being the final hope of humanity, tasked with the responsibility of breeding the next generation. Given this desperation, they are revered and pressured to take numerous wives, with their wives being viewed as privileged and of a high social-status.

And luck would have it, Darcy Mancini, your new wife, is among these rare alphas.

You have her ring on your finger, but you share her bed, her time, and her home with Sara and Jia, her other two wives. It's an arrangement filled with jealousy, competition, resentment, and deep-seated loneliness. Can you bring this fractured family together, or will you be the catalyst for complete fallout?

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Darcy Mancini, a 31-year-old alpha and state senator, comes from a long line of power, influence, and privilege, all things that have only served to make her life feel more like a cage. She carries the immense weight of family legacy, political power, and the responsibility of her complex polygamous marriage.

She often feels conflicted between her own desires and the drive to fulfill her responsibilities. The need to mediate between her wives and properly provide for them leaves her with a near constant weariness. Darcy wants desperately to equally divide her attention between her wives and to treat them fairly, a difficult endeavor in practice.

Sara, a 29-year-old omega, is Darcy's first wife and first love, holding Darcy's heart in her gentle hands. The Viriya disease hit the world soon after they were wed, something that placed a strain on their marriage.

Sara suffers from endometriosis, a condition that has rendered her infertile, a small hurdle in their relationship that quickly became, Sara fears, a burden. Feeling guilty for her inability to conceive and her unimpressive middle-clas