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.

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

big deal?” Damon got to his feet, a stormy look moving across his face as he began to pace the length of the living room. “Why didn’t you call

whirled on me,

he didn’t do anything besides yell at me and remind me of the NDA. Why are you so

could have hurt you!” Damon snapped. He was breathing quickly.

growled back, getting to my feet

match of glares. Neither of us was going

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

not like we’re actually married. It’s a piece of paper, Damon. It doesn’t mean anything!”

wrong thing

in his fury, but I refused to back down. Even with both feet in my mouth, I was too stubborn to

anything?” Damon repeated, danger lit in his

Chapter 15

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

I could see the emotions flashing across his face.

he sighed, dragging his hand down his

swallowed nervously, much preferring the safe Damon who

one.

“Really, Adelaide?”

was sharp in his voice-like he’d spit a

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

to hurt but enough that I knew I wouldn’t be pulling away from him.

go,” I

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 DMV was and had all the paperwork just conveniently stashed

wrist away anyway. “I don’t know, and I don’t care!” I spat, not meaning

finally letting me go to throw

wrist, watching him as he messed up his hair-still looking unfairly soft and gorgeous despite how

Damon growled at me. “You won’t

bury my head in the sand was next to no other. Even Damon underestimated

not playing a game!” I growled. “Our agreement was

“Divorce?”

sounded like

look in his eyes. He stepped forward, his arms like an iron vice as they wrapped around my waist and

head and I felt his lips press

at the

my feet off the ground. Out of instinct, I wrapped my arms around

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