The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 9

~ATTICUS~

“You need to get Autumn a ring.” My father tells me. “It has to be appealing to the eyes. Remember, everyone would be looking at her hand. Make them stop and stare. They must know that the Fawns do not play when it comes to things like that.”

I should have expected this is what he wanted to discuss when he called me into his office earlier. Choosing a ring felt like something I should be doing with someone I was in love with; not a woman my family was forcing me to marry. Okay

“She can choose it for herself,” I tell him. “I’ll give her my card.”

The thought of choosing a ring for a woman I didn’t love made me angry.

My father narrows his eyes and twitches his mouth in disapproval. “That will not do. You must choose it together and don’t return home unless it’s one of the most expensive rings in the store.”

I sigh; of course, that’s all he’s concerned about—everyone’s opinion on the ring. The only person’s opinion he should be worried about is Autumn. She’s the one that would be wearing it.

I look at my phone when I receive a notification. It’s from Anya. My heart races at finally getting a reply from her.

I’m not happy with what she’s said, however.

thought you loved me. I was

me. “You’re about

truly asking that from me, father?” I demand. “You already destroyed my life and are forcing me to marry someone that I do not

to come to terms with everything . I needed time to get her out of my life slowly. I couldn’t just close my

father says as he ignores

her when my brothers have her around the house, now can I?” I demand. “She isn’t out of our lives. Whether you like

looks pissed that I just pointed out the obvious to him. He may have succeeded in getting me to marry Autumn, but my brothers were much more stubborn than I was. They would not have given in this

you will pick her up at her

him but do not say anything else. Speaking to my father about this entire

grab the car keys from the desk

says when I bounce into him. “You’re not in a

I ask. “What

as he pretends to find an answer.

answer,” I tell him.

grins, “it’s to meet your future wife,

his dislike for Anya. Of course, he will be happy that I was

your turn will come, and you’ll marry someone

He responds. “Never to fall

when it happens, it’s something that

I dropped Anya there a few times before. It doesn’t