He would seek another woman to marry and find a way out of the betrothal contract, and then she would be free.

Before he left he could begin the process, through his church contacts, of canceling Aldyth's betrothal contract.

"What she wants," Clayton replied sardonically, "is to be released from the betrothal contract."

And I sincerely hope that betrothal contract was binding, because I have no intention of seeing it broken.

Nigel himself would feel obliged to release him from the betrothal contract.

He asks Valeria to describe the supposed "betrothal contract" in detail.

Failure of either party to meet the financial and property stipulations of the betrothal contract.

The penalty for terminating a betrothal contract without good reason is - I forget what it is -

My father had given me part of the answer himself, when he'd mentioned that the betrothal contract called for my "husband" to be named his heir.

They were afraid he might back out of the betrothal contract.