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

“We’re getting married.”

at his change in conviction, I grinned at the

words truly registered in my brain.

Wait a moment.

What the

face. “You’re

not,” Damon said smoothly. “We’re getting our

and wanting to throw up, I put on

dark eyes

I knew that look.

breath of fresh air, gathered the last shreds of my courage,

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

it, even his back muscles were firm.

scoured my brain for every acting skill I’d learned from Corinna and put on the best. performance of my life.

like a lovesick teen, suppressing my urge

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

greatest joy came from Leila’s gobsmacked expression, Veronica’s wobbling

wrapping both my arms around Damon’s neck.

I purred, not

around my waist as he

out now, Addie,” he whispered seductively

and I gripped my ear, as I still felt the phantom touch of his lips. While I was distracted, Damon enveloped

called out behind

him to

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known better. Damou never was one for

I whispered disbelievingly to the stunning ring

did he prepare

pitying look, though I

to be for Corinna, but anyway she got

said casually. “You don’t need to worry about that, though. I’ll take care

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

was practically married

did he even agree to marry me in the first place?

have just walked away and left me to my pile

head slightly. Look

me? What are you gaining from this?” But still I demanded,

flippantly then smirked when I scowled at him.

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

knew he had no intention of telling me. Whatever it was, we were in it

need to know all the details, though. Currently, this was beneficial for me. I’d

couple. Besides, nobody even knew about the marriage license

did think

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

Steyn, over

Hildebrand? Our reporter found that you went to the jewelry store together just yesterday!”

Is that

Hildebrand will intervene the Election?”

of reporters surrounded the building, dozens upon dozens carrying cameras and notepads as questions were thrown out that made my

you be called Mrs.

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