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 in love with you and then threatened me and

big deal?” Damon got to his feet, a stormy look moving across his face as he began to pace the length of

on me,

do anything besides yell at me and remind me of the

could have hurt you!” Damon snapped.

getting to my feet

match of glares. Neither of us was going to let the

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!”

the wrong thing

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

Damon repeated, danger

Chapter 15

right,” I nodded. “We’re just doing this to get back at our siblings. That doesn’t

the emotions flashing across his face. I didn’t know what they meant but probably not anything good.

sighed, dragging his

Damon who would always argue with

one.

“Really, Adelaide?”

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

in a dangerous, almost reckless look. I frowned as he stomped forward in a hurry and seized my wrist in

pulling away from him. Damon liked to pretend he was

go,” I said,

this? Did you think I married you on a whim? That I just so happened to

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

insane!” Damon shouted, finally letting me go to throw his

rubbed my freed wrist, watching him as he messed up his hair-still looking unfairly soft

play games with me,” Damon growled at me. “You

the sand was next

was simple. We

“Divorce?”

word sounded like

in his eyes. He stepped forward, his

dipped his head and I felt his

all my strength falling away from me at the tender

my feet off the

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