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

“We’re getting married.”

shock at his change in conviction, I grinned at the way their smug smirks slid off their faces like he’d slapped them.

words truly registered

Wait a moment.

the hell?

“You’re joking, right? Damon, I know you’re

“We’re getting our

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

eyes

I knew that look.

the last shreds of my courage, and

not to blush as I wrapped one arm around his waist

even his back muscles were firm.

learned from Corinna and put on the best. performance

his eyes like a lovesick teen, suppressing

afterthought. “We should probably get going if

grip and body pushed against mine, my greatest joy came from Leila’s gobsmacked expression, Veronica’s

both my arms around Damon’s neck. His arms fell around my waist, strong and

I purred, not

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

out now, Addie,” he whispered seductively before pulling

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

ladies,” he called out behind him, without

him to be

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never was one for half-ssing

whispered disbelievingly to the stunning

did he prepare

pitying look, though I was no better than

has got to be for Corinna, but anyway she got another one

need a ceremony with a witness,” Damon said casually. “You don’t need to worry about that, though. I’ll take

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

was practically

as my senses returned to me. Why did he even agree to

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

I shook my head slightly. Look what

you gaining from

knows?” he said flippantly then smirked when

due time, wifey,” he teased like a satisfied cat who’d finally gotten his cream. Hand in mine, Damon effortlessly ushered me

intention of telling me. Whatever it was,

them on our way to get the certificate. I didn’t need to know all the details, though. Currently, this was beneficial for me. I’d bet able to get my revenge on Ashton and Corinna

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

did think so.

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

over here-”

found that you went to the jewelry store together just yesterday!”

you pregnant? Is that why this marriage is

it mean that the Hildebrand

reporters surrounded the building, dozens upon dozens carrying cameras and notepads as questions

called

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