Secret Billionaire’s Contract Bride: Marrying My Enemy’s Lover

Chapter 37

The wedding was supposed to be today.

I stared down at the swirling heat of my coffee, the mug held close in my hands. It was hot enough to burn my fingers, but I didn’t care at the moment.

The sun had just begun to rise as I contemplated my thoughts like the steam from my coffee that evaporated into the air.

“Adelaide?”

I flinched at the sudden sound disturbing the morning silence I was used to. I turned around, a frown on my lips as I met the dark eyes of my husband.

“Yes?”

My voice cracked from disuse as I spoke and I cleared my throat, taking a sip of my coffee.

“How long have you been out here?” Damon said as he frowned. “The bed is cold.”

“I don’t know,” I mumbled as I glanced at the pot of coffee I had reheated only minutes ago. It had been dark when I stumbled out here and made it in the first place.

As Damon took out his cup and poured himself some, I noticed the pot was half-empty.

Or was it half-full?

Who cared, for that matter? It just meant I’d need to make more soon.

A hint of a smile graced my features as Damon sat on the chair next to me, his mug clutched in his hands.

An uncomfortable silence fell between us. The kind of discomfort that made you shift in your seat or look away like when a smile had too many teeth.

There was just something wrong with it. Something wrong between us. Even though there shouldn’t be.

I knew he loved me. I just couldn’t get the previous night out of my head.

“Is it about the wedding?” Damon started, cautiously, not looking up from his coffee. He paused, a flash of hesitance crossed his face before he soldiered on, “Or is this about yesterday?”

I flinched, not having caught myself in time, and Damon caught it. He always did know how to read me in an instant.

Damon sighed and reached out to me, grabbing my hands in his. “You know I didn’t mean a word of it. Addie. I love you. I always have and I always will. Only you.”

gazed into my eyes imploringly, desperate to be believed, but I was more

cure for heartbreak.

away from his honesty. I hated myself that I doubted

Not now.

“Addie.”

of emotions. Like

was begging. “Talk to me,

tongue twisted in my mouth with words I couldn’t say.

I had to try. I wouldn’t

wouldn’t let this come between

I couldn’t let Corinna

been

hands over his, keeping them on my cheeks where I could feel his warmth- allowing it

what you said. I know it’s stupid but-

“It’s not stupid. I hated having to say that, but you know it’s not

were dating her for so long. I couldn’t help but think that it might be true.” My thoughts poured out of my mouth before I could stop them, and

was true that it had bugged me for a long time. Ever since I had seen

leaned back, letting go of me, and I wanted to chase after him, to bring him close to

tepid by now,

of uncertainty. He pinched the bridge of his nose, breathing in and out very slowly

me.” Damon started, then cut himself off with a mumbled curse. “There was never a Corinna and me in the

first place.”

believe what I was hearing. I knew for

left hand, his fingers automatically going

was following her everywhere and leaving

my hand where his fingers rubbed against

wanted me to marry this heiress who was interested in me. I refused, but neither of them would give up. So Corinna and I made a deal. I got rid of her stalker, and she got rid of the heiress. Once we got what we wanted,

“But

loved you. and I will only love you for the rest of

didn’t disappear completely. My anxiety didn’t

either of them could destroy. And I

a small smile tugging at the corners of my mouth.

I felt whole again. With his arms around me, I

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my heart. I felt so full knowing that no matter what happened next, I had

hands traveled up my shirt, igniting a trail of flames along my body. Suddenly, he kissed me forcefully, and I met him with the

running one hand into his hair as he kissed down my neck and