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

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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getting engaged. Damon’s sharp

“We’re getting married.”

in conviction, I grinned at the way their smug

truly registered in my brain.

Wait a moment.

What the hell?

disbelief written all over her face. “You’re joking, right? Damon, I

getting our marriage license tonight,

the pet name and wanting to throw up, I put on my widest smile. Just act natural, Adelaide.

eyes

knew that look.

breath of fresh air, gathered the last shreds of my courage, and said goodbye

his embrace and struggled not to blush as I wrapped one arm around his waist

even his back

learned from Corinna and put on

right, honey.” I looked into his eyes like a lovesick teen, suppressing my urge to cringe

glanced at Veronica, Leila, and Melanie like they were an afterthought. “We should probably get going if we

against mine, my greatest joy came from Leila’s gobsmacked expression, Veronica’s wobbling lip,

my arms around Damon’s neck. His arms fell around

not yet

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

Addie,” he whispered seductively before pulling

as I still felt the phantom touch of his lips. While I was distracted, Damon enveloped an arm around my shoulders and herded me to the exit like he’d been doing

out behind him, without even a second

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

the stunning ring Damon slid onto

he prepare

look, though I was no

has got to be for Corinna, but anyway

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

boy who used to pull my pigtails. whenever he could because he was bored. The same boy who stole all my Valentines Day cards and made me believe I didn’t get any for the whole day. That annoying, obnoxious little boy was now the strong man standing in front

I was practically married

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

have just walked away and left me to

my head slightly. Look what she made her now

gaining from this?”

he said flippantly then smirked when I scowled

due time, wifey,” he teased like a satisfied cat who’d finally gotten his cream. Hand in mine, Damon effortlessly ushered me to the exit like he didn’t have a

of telling me. Whatever it was, we were in it

to get the certificate. I didn’t need to know all

the marriage annulled later, anyway. It’s not like we were an actual couple. Besides, nobody even knew about the marriage license except

did think

with the blinding flash of a camera. I blinked away the sudden bright lights, barely making out the massive crowd

Steyn, over here-”

previous relationship with Corinna Hildebrand? Our reporter found

Hildebrand, are you pregnant? Is that why this marriage is being rushed?”

mean that the Hildebrand will intervene

the building, dozens upon dozens carrying cameras and notepads

called Mrs. Steyn?”