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Chapter 5 : The Daughter He Doesn't Know

作者: Jen
last update publish date: 2026-09-03 18:37:40

Claire:

I carried my two small bags into the entryway of Damon's house, stopping near the front hall while he set his keys down on the table near the mirror and turned to face me.

"The guest room is upstairs, the second door on the right," Damon said, pointing toward the staircase while keeping his distance from me. "I took the master bedroom at the end of the hall, so you can have the rest of the floor to yourself, and we won't have to run into each other unless we need to leave for family ev
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    Claire: The car pulled into the penthouse’s underground garage, and the engine went quiet. Neither of us spoke. Damon’s words kept replaying in my head. Playing your husband tonight was the easiest thing I’ve ever done. And I’m not playing. I sat still, my heart beating faster than it should. When I turned to look at him, he was watching me with a serious expression. He meant what he’d said, and that was the problem. For five years, I had convinced myself that Damon Black was part of my past. I had built a life for myself and Emma without him, determined not to let anyone hurt us again. Now, I didn’t know what to think. I took a breath and put on the sarcastic expression I usually wore whenever a conversation got too personal. “I think this fake marriage is getting to your head, Damon,” I said, reaching for the door handle. I stepped out before he could respond and headed for the private elevator, my heels clicking against the concrete floor. Damon followed a few seconds l

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