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

Chapter 4

“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.

Damon handed over my jacket, a pair of dainty hands latched onto

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meet Corinna’s sugary-sweet

she batted her eyelashes

threw on his jacket

little too forced when it

smirked at the hateful glare she sent me until she practically threw her arms around me. What looked like a sisterly hug on

feeling of her arms on me, like any moment she might

to marry a loser like you?”

I pulled out of the hug and faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand outstretched until I felt the

own and the disgust

happily forever, just as you said. Now, if you don’t

wide eyes falling to our combined hands. I could practically see the question

raised our combined hands so the light hit the

eyes.

“Our home.”

disbelief. Oh, I wished I had a camera.

the door, breathing in the fresh

though, I couldn’t

around with a

glowering as she watched us leave.

for a model, but you would do it

Corinna gritted her teeth with a nasty

when I noticed a large figure standing behind

locked on me

under the gaze of the man I once swore I’d love forever. But all that love vanished the moment he

choice and I’d made mine. I couldn’t muster even one more

said quietly, dragging him away from the house. At that moment all I could think about was getting away from everyone. I thought I

Chapter 4

his hand around mine as I led us back to Damon’s

my head against the cold window as the

heard the clink

the door latch, but like I

have to lock the doors,” I glared at Damon, “I’m not going to jump out

taking that chance. Besides, you have a past,” he said,

his face.

one time! And we were at a stoplight!” 1

did it once. You’ll do it again.”

know my address!” I threw my hands

Heights,” he retorted

him in surprise. “How did you know

father didn’t even know where I lived.

me a familiar disgusting “guess why” smirk and then said,

wasn’t exactly a nice neighborhood. I didn’t know what Damon did for

was a Steyn, after all. The money came with the name.