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 wrong

hope you aren’t still talking to that girl.” My father says to me.

asking that from me, father?” I demand. “You already destroyed my life and are forcing me to marry someone that I do not love for the sake of making more money and connections.

everything . I needed time to get her out of my life slowly. I couldn’t just close my eyes and pretend she

My father says as he ignores

exactly ignore her when my brothers have her around the house, now can I?” I demand. “She isn’t out of our lives. Whether you like it or not, father, Anya will one day become part of this family. Whether it be Dante or Damon, one of

He may have succeeded in getting me to marry Autumn, but my brothers were much more

her home in an

else. Speaking to my father about this entire thing would make me angrier than

car keys from the desk and storm out

into him. “You’re not

“What gave

he pretends to find

an answer,” I tell him. “I have somewhere

meet your

ignore the look of bliss on his face. He has never tried to hide his dislike for Anya. Of course, he will be happy that I

but one day your turn will come, and you’ll marry

solution for that.” He responds. “Never

him because I know that isn’t possible. Love creeps up on you, and when it happens, it’s something that you can’t simply

I dropped Anya there a few times before. It doesn’t take long for me