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.

my jacket, a pair of dainty hands latched onto my other

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to meet

mind, Damon?” she batted her eyelashes like

her no mind as he threw on his jacket and leaned

when it became clear he wasn’t

her arms around me. What looked like a sisterly hug on the

like any moment

to threaten him with to marry a loser like you?” Corinna spat into

calmness washed over me as I pulled out of the hug and faced Corinna. I stepped back, hand

than my own and the disgust

will live happily forever, just as you said.

eyes falling to our combined hands. I

combined hands so the light hit the rings

eyes.

“Our home.”

fury and disbelief. Oh, I wished I had a camera.

Damon’s hand tighter and took a step out the door, breathing in the fresh air

few steps out, though, I couldn’t help

turned around with

doorway, glowering as she

big deal for a model, but you would

teeth with a nasty look

when I noticed a large figure standing behind

blue eyes had been locked

swore I’d love forever. But all that love vanished the moment he kissed

one more fake smile

was getting away from everyone. I thought I saw an exchange of glances between Damon and

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his hand around mine as I led us back

against the

clink of the

door latch, but like I expected,

at Damon, “I’m

have a

his face.

time! And we were at

once. You’ll do it again.”

know my address!” I threw my hands

Heights,” he retorted immediately.

looking at him in surprise.

didn’t even know where I lived.

“guess why” smirk and then said, “I

what Damon did for

The money came with the