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 in love with you and then threatened me and left. It wasn’t

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

on

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

hurt you!” Damon snapped. He

didn’t!” I growled back, getting to

eyes met in a fierce match of glares. Neither of us was going to let the other win.

called me regardless,” Damon

not like we’re actually married. It’s a

thing to

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

anything?” Damon repeated, danger lit in

Chapter 15

back at our siblings. That doesn’t mean we have an

a whole minute, not saying a word, but I could see the emotions flashing across his face. I didn’t know what

sighed, dragging his hand down his

Damon who would always argue with me

one.

“Really, Adelaide?”

he’d spit a thousand

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

away from him. Damon liked to pretend he was weaker than he was, but never with

I said,

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

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

finally letting me go

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

with me,” Damon growled at me. “You won’t win.”

was next to no other. Even Damon underestimated that part of me.

agreement was simple. We get the inheritance and then. divorce.”

“Divorce?”

word sounded like ice.

spine at the look in his eyes. He stepped forward, his arms like an iron

his head and I felt his lips press a kiss on

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

as he lifted my feet off the ground. Out of instinct, I wrapped my arms around his neck, letting him support me

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