Chapter 15

POV: “Adelaide*

If I was being honest, I would have been less shocked if he had hit me over the head with a frying

pan.

I couldn’t believe my ears as I stared at Damon. He was completely serious as he waited for an

answer.

I glanced at the box. It looked very old and very delicate, but I still didn’t know what could be inside.

It was too small for a bracelet, so my best guess was a ring. I glanced at the engagement ring on my finger though.

I already had a ring, so why would he give me another one?

“So?” Damon demanded, impatiently.

“So what?” I asked, my head reeling with everything that had been dropped on me. He asked me something, but I couldn’t even remember what it was.

“Are you still in love with Ashton?”

Oh, yeah. That.

“Of course I’m not,” I huffed, crossing my arms, “What is it with you two? You sound exactly like Ashton yesterday.”

“Yesterday?” Damon questioned, his eyes darkening.

“When he forced his way into my apartment,” I replied without thinking.

“He what?” Damon growled, his jaw tightening.

Whoops. I guess I hadn’t mentioned that before,

The cat was out of the bag now.

apartment and forced his way in. He kept asking me if I was

moving across his face as he began to pace the length of the living room. “Why didn’t you call

whirled on me, furious.

besides yell at me

have hurt you!” Damon snapped. He was

didn’t!” I growled back, getting to my feet also.

fierce match of glares. Neither of us

should’ve called me regardless,” Damon argued,

eyes as I said, “It’s not like we’re actually married. It’s a piece of

was the wrong thing

but I refused to back down. Even with both feet in my

anything?” Damon repeated, danger lit in

Chapter 15

doing this to get back at our siblings.

saying a word, but I could see the emotions flashing across his face. I

he sighed, dragging his hand down his face.

swallowed nervously, much preferring the safe Damon who would always argue with me

one.

“Really, Adelaide?”

name was sharp in his voice-like he’d spit a thousand razor blades

almost reckless look. I frowned as he stomped forward in a

enough to hurt but enough that I knew I wouldn’t be pulling away from him. Damon liked to pretend he was weaker than

go,” I said, firmly.

a lot of things, Adelaide,” Damon started, a fire ignited in his eyes now. “But you are not stupid. Why do you think I did all of this? Did you think I married you on a whim? That I just

I don’t care!”

me go

as he messed up his hair-still looking unfairly soft

growled

next to no other.

growled. “Our agreement was simple. We get

“Divorce?”

sounded

shiver ran down my spine at the look in his eyes. He stepped forward, his arms like

his head and I felt his

weakly, all my strength falling away from me at the tender

lifted my feet off the ground. Out of

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