Chapter 15

POV: “Adelaide*

If I was being honest, I would have been less shocked if he had hit me over the head with a frying

pan.

I couldn’t believe my ears as I stared at Damon. He was completely serious as he waited for an

answer.

I glanced at the box. It looked very old and very delicate, but I still didn’t know what could be inside.

It was too small for a bracelet, so my best guess was a ring. I glanced at the engagement ring on my finger though.

I already had a ring, so why would he give me another one?

“So?” Damon demanded, impatiently.

“So what?” I asked, my head reeling with everything that had been dropped on me. He asked me something, but I couldn’t even remember what it was.

“Are you still in love with Ashton?”

Oh, yeah. That.

“Of course I’m not,” I huffed, crossing my arms, “What is it with you two? You sound exactly like Ashton yesterday.”

“Yesterday?” Damon questioned, his eyes darkening.

“When he forced his way into my apartment,” I replied without thinking.

“He what?” Damon growled, his jaw tightening.

Whoops. I guess I hadn’t mentioned that before,

The cat was out of the bag now.

forced his way in. He kept asking me if I was in love with you and

moving across his face as he began to pace the length of the living room.

whirled on

left. Besides, he didn’t do anything besides yell at me and remind me of the NDA.

Damon snapped. He

I growled back, getting to my feet also. “I’m

glares. Neither of us was going to

should’ve called me regardless,” Damon

as I said, “It’s not like we’re actually married. It’s a piece of paper,

thing to

back down. Even with both feet in my mouth, I was too stubborn

mean anything?” Damon repeated, danger lit in his

Chapter 15

this to get back at our siblings. That doesn’t mean

not saying a word, but I could see the emotions flashing across his face. I didn’t know what they meant but probably

his hand

who would always argue with me over

one.

“Really, Adelaide?”

in his voice-like he’d

his eyes, meeting mine in a dangerous, almost reckless look. I frowned as he stomped forward in a hurry and

tight enough to hurt but enough that I knew I wouldn’t be pulling away from him. Damon liked to

I

“But you are not stupid. Why do you think I did all of this? Did you think I married you on a whim? That I just so happened to know

tug my wrist away anyway. “I don’t know, and I don’t

me go to throw his hands

him as he messed up his hair-still looking unfairly soft and gorgeous despite how many times

Damon growled at me. “You won’t win.”

my head in the sand was next to no

a game!” I growled. “Our agreement was simple. We

“Divorce?”

sounded

glanced at me, and a shiver ran down my spine at the look in his eyes. He stepped forward, his arms like an iron vice as they wrapped around my waist and pulled me

his lips

whispered weakly, all my strength falling away from me at the tender way he held me.

he lifted my feet off the ground. Out of instinct, I wrapped

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