Chapter 28
POV: *Adelaide*
The woman in the mirror was unfamiliar.
That was what I thought as I hooked the sapphires through my ears, securing them with the backs. They dangled from my lobes, the lights on the mirrors reflecting in the gems.
I hummed softly, tilting my head as I surveyed the stranger in the mirror. The strapless formal black dress with silver trim was beautiful, and it fit me like a glove, but it didn’t look like me at all.
“I knew it would look gorgeous on you.”
I flinched, spinning on my feet to find Damon behind me, leaning against the door with a heated look in his eyes.
“I look weird.” I sighed. “This dress isn’t like me at all.”
“No.” Damon said and shook his head, pushing off the door as he strode towards me. Our eyes met in the mirror as he wrapped his arms around. my waist, pulling my back to his chest.
“You look beautiful.” He pressed a kiss to my bare neck. The feeling of his lips on my skin made me go weak in the knees almost instantly. It was hard to believe this was happening. We’d been enemies for so long, but now I could feel myself falling hard for him.
I giggled, leaning my head back so he had better access as he trailed. kisses along my neck, his hands running up and down my waist sensually.
“We have to go or we’ll be late,” I reminded him.
“I’d rather stay in,” Damon breathed, his dark eyes meeting mine meaningfully. The desire he felt for me was on full display in his smoldering gaze.
I smirked, turning in his arms so we were face to face. “Sorry, but seducing me won’t get you out of this.”
“Who said I was seducing you?” Damon smirked back, leaning forward to kiss me. It was soft and slow and sweet and something that I could get lost in. I could easily allow myself to be swept away into his kiss but I knew better.
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“Sorry.” I whispered when we broke apart. “But I’m hungry, and we’ve got a dinner to go to.”
Damon sighed, finally relenting though I could see the regret in his eyes. as he let go of me. I brushed the wrinkles he’d made out of my dress, smoothing it down.
“Ready for hell, then, dear?” he said, sarcastically, offering his arm to me with a sly grin.
“Is Peter driving us?”
“Of course.”
smirked, “because I
“Same,” Damon snorted.
wine before dinner. My father kept sending me disapproving glances as he tried
devil himself would
lot about my father. But I loved him dearly despite
in playing politics with Ashton and Dalton,
already bored to tears as I finished off my third glass of red wine, already thinking of my next drink. Getting through
they have tequila or something?” I whispered to Damon. “Cause this is doing nothing. I need something stronger to deal with
you drunk,” Damon whispered back and chuckled. “You should probably
pouted, taking a sip of the glass of water he handed
my father said loudly and
with his diplomatic smile. “It is all due to
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looked at her smiling. It was all so fake
Corinna smiled lovingly, laying
my water. I didn’t get how nobody else saw
care for, as well,” Ashton glanced at
of his sons during the whole dinner, which was to be expected. He’d never been a kind father.
had no
just like she hated my mother. And she always had big
for us all,” my father agreed. I could almost see the cash signs in
to bring a baby into-this disgusting family who only thought of their own profits. They were
under the table, horrified that I had ever thought of
to find out some other way to get the inheritance and prevent Corinna and Ashton from destroying my
wouldn’t be as heartless as my father. I
squeezing gently, and I glanced at Damon.
to calm my temper, squeezing his hand back to let him know
together, and I was
support.
“Dinner is served!”
dining
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much for the group
it with food; surprisingly he knew all my favorites. He even avoided bell peppers, the worst-tasting food on
for it, and
“More wine, ma’am?”
of the servants came around, holding a bottle
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