Chasing The Rejected

Chapter 16

-CLARA-

Delilah led me back to the house and on the way there she couldn’t stop talking about how Damon was going to kill her when he found

o attacked. I followed her silently from behind knowing fully well that Damon wouldn’t care.

I

As a matter of fact, he might even laugh in my face.

“The first time my brother has ever entrusted a task to me and I couldn’t even do it right” Delilah uttered and I sighed before grabbing her hand and turning her to me.

“The wound has healed, I’ll go have a shower and we’ll forget this ever happened. Damon doesn’t have to find out” I murmured and she stared into my eyes.

“You won’t tell him?” She questioned softly and I shook my head with a smile.

“I won’t” Even if I did, I could guarantee that nothing would happen but I didn’t say that.

After a while, Delilah left and I went back to my room to force myself to sleep and was about abruptly woken up some hours later by at knock on my door.

1 let out a groan and checked the time and was taken aback by how longi slept. I let out a sigh before sluggishly climbing out of the bed and was greeted by Lucs’s smiling face as soon as I opened the door.

“Good afternoon Mrs Donovan” He greeted me and I rolled my eyes.

“You’re back” I uttered and he grinned.

“Yes and so is your husband and he’s asking for you” He said and inwardly groaned. What other bombshell could Damon possibly drop on

me?

Knowing I couldn’t protest, I closed the door behind me and followed behind Luca. I was surprised when we kept walking down the hall and not towards the stairs. Weren’t we going to Damon’s office?

We stopped in front of a huge door and Luca knocked twice/

room. This room was

Clara” Damon’s voice sounded from the inside

the door and I took my time to glance around in awe before returning my gaze to Damon who was seated at a table with a book in front

him for a while. He exuded a very gracious but

or

to fall for

finally turned to me and I

amazing by the way” I

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replied and I rolled my

a maid ran out of a

and immediately excused herself while Damon

world. You’ll be wearing that. I’ll have a hairstylist

out the dress myself?” I questioned and he

the fashion sense of a two year old” He uttered and

and smelling like you” I muttered and his eyes darkened for a second before he

old stuff back. Everything you had will be replaced but for now, you can take more clothes from

he didn’t say anything, I took that as a

gasped at how

she…” Before I could complete my sentence, he grabbed

actions gave me

I need to remind everyone about who the f**k I am” He murmured and a chill ran down my spine as he began caressing my

his eyes trailed down to my lips and I subconsciously bit it. His eyes darkened but like earlier, it

to think you want me” I murmured and he scoffed slightly while still staring at my lips as his thumb caressed my

to you in any way” He murmured

abdomen, Mr Donovan” I murmured and that immediately snapped him

his throat then I turned away as

not me” He argued and I rolled my eyes despite the fact that I was feeling hot all over. I could still smell his cologne and I didn’t know if it was because I was wearing his shirt or because of how close he

myself so don’t worry about her” I uttered and he