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.”

believed, but I was more wounded than I’d thought.

cure for

his honesty. I hated myself that I doubted him at all, but my brain and my heart

Not now.

“Addie.”

of emotions. Like a tidal

voice was begging.

my mouth with words I couldn’t say. Words I didn’t

I had

an infection. I wouldn’t let this

couldn’t let

never been happier than W

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

you said. I

firmly. “It’s not stupid. I hated having to say that, but

so long. I couldn’t help but think that it might be true.” My thoughts poured out of my mouth before

Ever since I had seen them together, it infuriated

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

now, but

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

with a mumbled curse. “There was never a Corinna and me in

first place.”

in surprise, unsure if I could believe what I was hearing. I knew for a fact

left hand, his fingers automatically going to my ring. He looked

stalker. A nasty “sshole who was following her everywhere and leaving

my hand where his fingers rubbed against

my father 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

“But

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

My anxiety didn’t

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

small smile tugging at the corners of

again. With his arms

FITL

that no matter what happened next, I had

a trail of flames along my body. Suddenly, he kissed me forcefully, and I met him with the same

hand into his hair as he kissed down my neck