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

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“Whichever couple gives birth first will get our combined inheritances.”

A cold heavy stone settled at the bottom of my stomach like I’d swallowed a ten-pound block of ice.

I stared blankly at my grandmother’s little smug smile as she watched the chaos unfold around her. A child. That’s what she’d said, wasn’t it?

No matter how many times I fed the word to my brain, I couldn’t comprehend it. Like trying to read Latin or ancient hieroglyphs, my brain refused to process the very thought.

Amidst my Damon.

father’s gaping mouth and Corinna’s stunned look, I snuck a glance at the statue that was

Completely stiff and rigid, he moved not a single muscle, fists clenched on the table with his dark eyes wide in shock and locked onto the clock ticking away behind my grandma’s head.

“Grandmother, you can’t be serious!” Corinna’s screech burst through my thoughts.

“If you truly love him as you say, then it shouldn’t be a problem should it?” Grandmother retorted smugly. “I hope to see my great-grandchildren before I retire,”

The screech of my chair on the floorboards was damningly loud but not as loud as my pulsing brain. “Addie, dear?” my Grandmother asked.

I sucked in a breath, hiding my hands behind my back as I forced a smile onto my face.

“I should get going, Grandma. I live on the other side of town,” I said as calmly as could be in this situation.

“Of course, dear,” Grandma eyed Damon slyly. “You’ll take her home, won’t you, Damon?”

Damon swiftly stood up from his seat beside me, an impassive look covering his shock.

“Of course, Grandmother,” he said smoothly right at the same time that I said, “That won’t be necessary, Grandma.”

I glared at him as he sent me a cool look.

“Oh? Why not? You are engaged, aren’t you?” Grandma raised an eyebrow knowingly.

“I thought you had that thing.” I hinted to Damon, firmly. “That you couldn’t miss.”

“Don’t worry, dear,” he said exaggeratedly, “Did you forget it was rescheduled for tomorrow already? You must be getting forgetful, Addie.”

He smirked, fingers grasping my hand before I could shake him off and leaned over to whisper possessively into my ear, “I’d never let my fiance go home alone.”

“Of course. How could I forget,” I said through gritted teeth, trying to ignore the goosebumps his voice left along my arms.

I ignored the rest of the table as I kissed my grandmother’s cheek.

“Goodnight, Grandma,” I told her.

“You too, darling,” Grandma chuckled.

a pair of dainty

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meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet

she batted

mind as he threw on his jacket and leaned back against the

forced when it became clear he

arms

arms on me, like any moment she might

with to marry a loser like you?” Corinna spat

hug and faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand outstretched until I felt the calloused hand I was looking

hand was more familiar than my own and the disgust

forever, just as you said. Now, if

combined hands. I could practically see the

our combined hands so the

eyes.

“Our home.”

fury and disbelief. Oh, I

hand tighter and took a step out the door,

though, I couldn’t

turned around with a bright smile..

at the doorway, glowering as

baby is a big deal for a model, but you would do

her teeth with a nasty look at me.

a large figure

blue eyes had been locked on me the

once swore I’d

mine. I couldn’t muster even one more fake smile as

that moment all I could think about was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances between Damon and Ashton, but I

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his hand around mine as I led us back to

the cold window

heard the clink

but like I expected, it did nothing.

the doors,” I glared at Damon, “I’m

have a past,” he said, the passing

his face.

“It was one time! And we were at a

You’ll do

know my address!” I

Heights,” he

surprise. “How did

father didn’t even know where I lived.

why” smirk and

Damon did for a living, but I always

Steyn, after all. The