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

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“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.

of dainty

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to meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet smile.

to my sister, would you mind, Damon?” she batted her

threw on his jacket

a little too forced when it became clear

practically threw her arms around me. What looked like a

arms on me, like any moment she might shove a

marry a loser like

Corinna. I

more familiar than my own and the disgust

happily forever, just as you said. Now, if

falling to our combined hands. I could practically see

our combined hands so the

eyes.

“Our home.”

fury and disbelief. Oh, I wished

Damon’s hand tighter and took a step out the door, breathing in the

few steps out, though, I couldn’t help myself.

around with a

the doorway, glowering

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

her teeth with a nasty

fell when I noticed a large figure

been locked

the gaze of the man I once swore I’d love forever. But all that love vanished the moment he kissed my

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

could think about was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances between

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as I led us back

the front, leaning my head against the cold

the clink of the doors locking.

the door latch, but like I expected, it did

doors,” I glared at Damon,

chance. Besides, you have a past,” he said, the passing

his face.

time! And we were at a stoplight!” 1 protested in my defense.

it once. You’ll do it again.”

know my

Heights,” he retorted

in surprise.

father didn’t even know where

familiar disgusting “guess why” smirk and then said, “I

Damon did for a

a Steyn, after all. The money came with