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.

over to my apartment and forced his way in. He kept asking me if I was in love with you and then threatened me and left. It

his feet, a stormy look moving across his face as he began to pace the length of the living room. “Why didn’t

on me, furious.

frowned, crossing my arms defiantly. “He left. Besides, he didn’t do anything besides yell at me and remind me of the NDA. Why are

you!” Damon snapped.

I growled back, getting to

in a fierce match of glares. Neither of us was going

Damon argued,

on paper!” I rolled my eyes as I said, “It’s not like we’re actually married. It’s a piece of paper, Damon. It doesn’t mean anything!”

was the wrong thing to

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

danger lit in his voice.

Chapter 15

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

minute, not saying a word, but I could see the emotions flashing across his face. I

he sighed, dragging his hand

preferring the safe Damon who would always argue with me over

one.

“Really, Adelaide?”

he’d spit a thousand razor blades at

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

be pulling away from him. Damon liked to pretend he was weaker than he

I said, firmly.

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?

tug my wrist away anyway. “I don’t know, and I don’t care!” I spat, not meaning a word. My anger had taken

letting me go

his hair-still looking unfairly soft and gorgeous despite how many times he’d roughed it

Damon growled at me. “You won’t

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

agreement was simple. We get the inheritance

“Divorce?”

sounded

shiver ran down my spine at the look in his eyes. He stepped forward, his arms like an iron vice as they wrapped around my waist and pulled

his head and I felt his lips press a kiss on my

whispered weakly, all my strength falling away from me at the tender way he held me. As if I was something precious-something

control the squeak that came from my throat as he lifted my feet off the ground.

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