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.

face, “He came over to my apartment and forced his way in. He kept asking me if I was in love with

Damon got to his feet, a stormy look moving across his face as he began to pace the length

on me,

“He left. Besides, he didn’t do anything besides yell at

hurt you!” Damon

getting to my feet also. “I’m fine!”

match of glares. Neither of us

called me regardless,” Damon argued, “I’m your

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

thing to say, apparently.

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

Damon repeated, danger lit

Chapter 15

nodded. “We’re just doing this to get back at our siblings. That doesn’t mean we

see the emotions flashing across

dragging his hand down his face.

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

one.

“Really, Adelaide?”

in his voice-like he’d spit a thousand

meeting mine in a dangerous, almost reckless look. I frowned as

pulling away from him. Damon liked to pretend

I said, firmly.

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 so happened to know where the closest

stiffened, trying to tug my wrist away anyway. “I don’t know, and I don’t care!” I spat, not

drive me insane!” Damon shouted, finally letting me go to throw his hands in the air.

he messed up his hair-still looking unfairly soft and

growled at me. “You won’t

sand was next to no other. Even Damon

“Our agreement was simple.

“Divorce?”

sounded like

me, and a shiver ran down my spine at the look in his eyes. He stepped forward, his arms like an iron vice

dipped his head and I felt his lips press a

away from me at the tender way he held

came from my throat as he lifted my feet off the ground. Out of instinct, I wrapped my

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