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.”

eyes imploringly, desperate to be believed, but I was more wounded than I’d thought. There were no

for

myself that I doubted him at all, but my brain and my heart were not

Not now.

“Addie.”

brushed against my cheeks, pulling my eyes to meet his i a clash of emotions. Like a tidal Falling er me. I was

his voice was begging. “Talk to

my tongue twisted in my mouth with words I couldn’t say. Words I didn’t know how

had to

fester like an infection. I wouldn’t let this

couldn’t let

never been happier

his warmth- allowing it

you said. I know it’s

not stupid. I hated having to say that,

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 my eyes widened

had bugged me for a long time. Ever since I had seen them together, it infuriated me, but also wounded a little bit of my heart.

him, to bring him close to me again, but instead, I reached

coffee was tepid by now,

bridge of his nose, breathing in and out very slowly like he was trying to calm

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

first place.”

unsure if I could believe what I was hearing.

like what you’re thinking. Damon confessed. He sighed and grabbed my left hand, his fingers automatically going to my ring. He looked at me then,

who was following her everywhere and leaving threatening messages. She wanted him gone, so we

hand where his

of them would give up. So Corinna and

“But

“I promise you we were never together. I have only ever loved you. and I will only love you for

disappear completely. My anxiety didn’t

in front of me was more than either of them could

love you, too,” I whispered a small smile tugging at the

whole again. With his arms around

FITL

found a home for my heart. I felt so full knowing that no matter what happened next,

hands traveled up my shirt, igniting a trail of flames along my body. Suddenly, he kissed me

hair as he kissed down my neck and let his hands roam