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.

loved me.

My father says to me. “You’re about to marry Autumn, respect her, and do not

truly 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. How can you ask

terms with everything . I needed time

be a distraction.” My father

lives. Whether you like it or not, father,

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

up at her home in an

Speaking to my father about this entire thing would make me

from the desk and storm out

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

ask. “What gave

he pretends to find an answer.

and try to figure out an answer,” I tell him. “I have somewhere I need to

meet your future

tried to hide his dislike for Anya. Of course, he will be happy that I was marrying someone

and you’ll marry someone you don’t

a solution for that.” He

on you, and when it happens,

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