Secret Billionaire’s Contract Bride: Marrying My Enemy’s Lover

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

*Adelaide*

“Alrighty then,” said the cheerful clerk behind the desk, “We just need to cover the fee, and you two will be married.”

I watched silently, my mind reeling as Damon pulled out a gold card from his jacket like he had known he’d be needing it.

“Do you

take credit?” he flashed her a charming smile.

“Of course!” the brunette clerk beamed.

Normally, I’d have rolled my eyes at his flirting, but I was too busy wondering why on earth I was standing in the Clark County Marriage License Bureau with Damon Steyn, my childhood adversary.

I couldn’t think over the sounds of the whirling printer, the tapping of Damon’s fingers on the desk. and the smell of fresh ink.

Still dazed, I looked around the lobby full of empty seating. There was only one clerk waiting when Damon and I reluctantly walked in.

The Bureau was empty on a Friday night. Shouldn’t it be full?

“Here’s your marriage license,” the clerk said as she handed over the freshly printed document.

“Thank you,” Damon said, as he grabbed the license before I could even think of taking it.

He turned to me with a massive grin as he folded the license up and tucked it away into his jacket. “Ready to go, my soon to be wife?” he teased, his rough palms sliding over mine.

What the f*ck is going on?

I replayed the moment at my sister’s engagement party when I’d blurted out that Damon and I were getting engaged over in my mind.

“No,” Damon said confidently to my sister’s friends as he pulled his wrist from my grasp.

My heart sank to the floor.

There was a moment of stillness before the three ladies erupted into laughter.

“I knew you were lying!” Veronica said triumphantly.

“Look at her face,” Leila taunted, gleefully, “How pathetic can you be?”

“Making up a fiance at your sister’s engagement party!” Melanie held a hand to her mouth, not even attempting to obscure her massive grin. “How despicable.”

Outrage in my chest burned at their insults, but in my heart somewhere, I agreed.

Nobody knew I was in a relationship with Ashton, except my families. But they were engaged, moreover, with the blessing of my parents.

But that didn’t mean I would knuckle under. My face heated up, as I opened my mouth to retort, a large arm wrapped around my shoulder and tugged me into a muscular chest.

I stiffened in shock, as I glanced up at Damon. He gazed at the three women coolly.

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not getting engaged. Damon’s sharp voice cut through their giggles.

“We’re getting married.”

his change in conviction, I grinned at the

words truly registered in my brain.

Wait a moment.

What the hell?

her face. “You’re joking, right? Damon, I know you’re shocked that Corinna…..”

not,” Damon said smoothly. “We’re getting our marriage license tonight, aren’t we, dear?”

the shiver down my spine at the pet name and wanting to throw up, I put on my

eyes

knew

air, gathered the last shreds

not to blush as I wrapped one arm around his waist and laid the other on his

back

scoured my brain for every acting skill I’d learned from Corinna and put on

right, honey.” I looked into his eyes like a lovesick

fact,” Damon glanced at Veronica, Leila, and Melanie like they were an afterthought. “We

greatest joy came from Leila’s gobsmacked expression, Veronica’s wobbling lip, and Melanie, who looked about ready

my arms around Damon’s

purred, not yet realizing

victoriously, and his arms tightened around my waist as he bent down until his

now, Addie,” he

I still felt the phantom touch of his lips. While I was distracted, Damon

night, ladies,” he called out behind

him to be serious.

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should’ve known better. Damou never was one for half-ssing

the stunning ring Damon

did he prepare the

gave him a pitying look, though I was no better

be for Corinna, but anyway she got

still need a ceremony with a witness,” Damon said casually. “You don’t need to

could because he was bored. The same boy who stole all

I was practically

returned to me. Why did he even agree to marry me in the first

could have just walked away and left me to my pile of lies, but

head slightly. Look what

you marry me? What are you gaining from this?”

smirked

his cream. Hand in mine, Damon effortlessly ushered me to the exit like he didn’t have a care in

had no intention of telling me. Whatever it was, we were in it together now.

them on our way to get the certificate. I didn’t need to

an actual couple. Besides, nobody even knew about the marriage license except Corinna’s three friends, Damon,

did think so.

flash of a camera. I blinked away the sudden bright lights,

Steyn, over

Hildebrand? Our reporter found that you went to the

you pregnant? Is that why this marriage is being

the Hildebrand will

carrying cameras and notepads as questions were thrown out that

be called

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