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.

over my jacket, a pair of dainty hands

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meet

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

her no mind as he threw on his jacket

it

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

skin crawled at the feeling of her arms on me, like any moment she might shove a

to threaten him with to marry a loser

me as I pulled out of the hug and faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand outstretched

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

forever, just as you said. Now,

our combined hands. I could practically see

hands so the light hit the rings

eyes.

“Our home.”

in fury and disbelief. Oh, I wished I had a

a step out the door, breathing in

few steps out, though,

with a bright

stood at the doorway, glowering as she watched us leave.

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

gritted her teeth with

fell when I noticed a large figure standing behind her.

eyes had been locked

I’d love forever.

I couldn’t muster even one more

away from the house. At that moment all I could think about was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances between Damon and Ashton, but I couldn’t be

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hand around mine as I led us back to

head against the cold window as the car rumbled beneath us.

I heard the clink of

latch, but

at Damon, “I’m not going to jump out of a moving car.”

have a past,” he said,

his face.

“It was one time! And we were at a stoplight!” 1 protested in my

once. You’ll do

You probably don’t even know my address!” I threw my hands into the

he

at him in surprise. “How did you know

father didn’t even know where I

why” smirk and then said, “I live

didn’t know what Damon did for a living, but I always assumed he was wealthy.

The money came with the name.