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. There were no bandages

for

I hated myself that I doubted him at all, but my

Not now.

“Addie.”

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

begging. “Talk

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

knew I had to try. I wouldn’t

like an infection. I wouldn’t let this come

I couldn’t let Corinna ruin

been happier

my cheeks where I could feel his warmth- allowing it to ground me

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

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

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

that it had bugged me for a long time. Ever since I had seen them together, it infuriated me, but

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

tepid by now,

He pinched the bridge of his nose, breathing in and

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

first place.”

could believe what I was hearing. I knew for a fact the

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

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

hand where his fingers rubbed against mine.

neither of them would give up. So Corinna and I made a

“But

firmly in the eyes again. “I promise you we were never together. I have only ever loved you. and I will only love you for

completely. My anxiety didn’t erase

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

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

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

FITL

I felt so full knowing that no matter what happened next, I had someone to

a trail of flames along my body. Suddenly, he

his neck, running one hand into his hair as he kissed down my neck and let his hands roam