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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engaged. Damon’s sharp voice

“We’re getting married.”

change in conviction, I grinned at the way their

his words truly registered in my brain.

Wait a moment.

the hell?

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

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

pet name and wanting to

eyes met mine.

I knew that

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

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

his back

I’d learned from Corinna and put on

his eyes like a lovesick teen, suppressing

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

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

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

baby,” I purred, not yet realizing what I’d agreed to.

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

he whispered seductively before pulling

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

he called out behind him, without even a second glance.

hadn’t expected him to be serious.

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never was one

I whispered disbelievingly to the stunning ring Damon slid onto my left hand.

prepare the

know. I gave him a pitying look, though I was no better than

Corinna, but anyway she got another one now.

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

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

practically married

me. Why did he even

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

head slightly. Look what she made

me? What are you gaining from this?” But still

flippantly then smirked when I scowled at him.

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

no intention of telling me. Whatever it was, we

ring that sat heavily on my finger. We’d swung by and got 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

annulled later, anyway. It’s not like we were an actual couple. Besides, nobody even knew

I did

we were met with the blinding flash of a camera.

Steyn, over here-”

about your previous relationship with Corinna Hildebrand? Our reporter found that you went

Hildebrand, are you pregnant? Is that why

mean that the Hildebrand will intervene

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

called Mrs.