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.”

was more wounded than I’d thought. There were no bandages for scars.

for

I murmured, looking away from his honesty. I hated myself that I doubted him at

Not now.

“Addie.”

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

voice was begging. “Talk to me,

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

I knew I had to try.

I wouldn’t let this come between us. I

was with Damon I couldn’t let Corinna ruin thi

had never been happier

admitted, quietly 1 clasped my hands over his, keeping them on my cheeks where I could feel his warmth- allowing it to ground me where I was. I couldn’t get lost in the misery-the

say what you said. I know

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

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

a long time. Ever since I had

close to me again, but instead, I reached for my coffee. The feeling of the warm ceramic

by now, but I didn’t

nose, breathing in and out very slowly like he was

cut himself off with a mumbled curse. “There was never a

first place.”

what I was hearing. I knew for a fact the two

confessed. He sighed and grabbed my left hand, his fingers

nasty “sshole who was following her everywhere and leaving threatening messages. She

at my hand where his fingers rubbed

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

“But

only ever loved you. and I will only love you for the rest of eternity. I could never love someone more than 1 love you. You’ve always been it for me since we were

disappear completely. My

for the man in front of me was more than either of them could destroy. And I knew his love for me was

I whispered a small smile tugging at

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

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

shirt, igniting a trail of flames along my body. Suddenly, he kissed

as he