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

Chapter 4

“Whichever couple gives birth first will get our combined inheritances.”

A cold heavy stone settled at the bottom of my stomach like I’d swallowed a ten-pound block of ice.

I stared blankly at my grandmother’s little smug smile as she watched the chaos unfold around her. A child. That’s what she’d said, wasn’t it?

No matter how many times I fed the word to my brain, I couldn’t comprehend it. Like trying to read Latin or ancient hieroglyphs, my brain refused to process the very thought.

Amidst my Damon.

father’s gaping mouth and Corinna’s stunned look, I snuck a glance at the statue that was

Completely stiff and rigid, he moved not a single muscle, fists clenched on the table with his dark eyes wide in shock and locked onto the clock ticking away behind my grandma’s head.

“Grandmother, you can’t be serious!” Corinna’s screech burst through my thoughts.

“If you truly love him as you say, then it shouldn’t be a problem should it?” Grandmother retorted smugly. “I hope to see my great-grandchildren before I retire,”

The screech of my chair on the floorboards was damningly loud but not as loud as my pulsing brain. “Addie, dear?” my Grandmother asked.

I sucked in a breath, hiding my hands behind my back as I forced a smile onto my face.

“I should get going, Grandma. I live on the other side of town,” I said as calmly as could be in this situation.

“Of course, dear,” Grandma eyed Damon slyly. “You’ll take her home, won’t you, Damon?”

Damon swiftly stood up from his seat beside me, an impassive look covering his shock.

“Of course, Grandmother,” he said smoothly right at the same time that I said, “That won’t be necessary, Grandma.”

I glared at him as he sent me a cool look.

“Oh? Why not? You are engaged, aren’t you?” Grandma raised an eyebrow knowingly.

“I thought you had that thing.” I hinted to Damon, firmly. “That you couldn’t miss.”

“Don’t worry, dear,” he said exaggeratedly, “Did you forget it was rescheduled for tomorrow already? You must be getting forgetful, Addie.”

He smirked, fingers grasping my hand before I could shake him off and leaned over to whisper possessively into my ear, “I’d never let my fiance go home alone.”

“Of course. How could I forget,” I said through gritted teeth, trying to ignore the goosebumps his voice left along my arms.

I ignored the rest of the table as I kissed my grandmother’s cheek.

“Goodnight, Grandma,” I told her.

“You too, darling,” Grandma chuckled.

over my jacket, a pair of

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to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet

need to say goodbye to my sister, would you mind, Damon?” she batted her eyelashes like

threw on his jacket and leaned back against

when it

she sent me until she practically threw her arms around me. What looked like a sisterly hug on the outside was anything but.

like any moment she might shove a knife through. my

to threaten him with to marry a loser like you?” Corinna spat

out of the hug and faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand outstretched until I

familiar than my own and the disgust of Corinna’s touch washed away.

you for your blessing, sister,” I said confidently, “We will live happily forever, just as you said. Now, if you don’t mind,

reeled back, wide eyes falling to our combined hands. I could practically see the question

I raised our combined hands so the light hit the rings just perfectly,

eyes.

“Our home.”

disbelief. Oh, I wished I had a

step out the door, breathing in the fresh air as I could finally

few steps out, though,

turned around with

doorway, glowering as she watched us leave.

for a model, but you would do it for love, right?” I

as Corinna gritted her teeth with a

smirk fell when I noticed a large figure standing

blue eyes had been locked on

swore I’d love forever. But all that love

choice and I’d made mine. I couldn’t muster even one more fake smile as I tightened my

I could think about was getting away

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hand around mine as I led us back to Damon’s

front, leaning my head against the cold window as the car rumbled beneath us.

the clink of the

I pulled on the door latch, but like I

Damon, “I’m not going to jump out of

you have a past,” he said, the

his face.

And we were at

did it once. You’ll

my address!” I threw my hands into the

he

looking at him in surprise. “How

even know where

why” smirk and then said, “I

I didn’t know what Damon did for a

was a Steyn, after all. The money