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. I was wrong about

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

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 me also to stop

nothing. I needed time to come to terms with everything . I needed time to get her out of

My father

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

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

inform Autumn that you will pick her up at her home in an hour.” He finally says. “Do not

at him but do not say anything else. Speaking to my father about this entire thing would make me angrier

from the desk and

there,” Griffin says when I bounce into him. “You’re not in a good

“What

scratches his chin as he pretends to find an answer.

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

grins, “it’s to meet your future wife, isn’t

has never tried to hide his dislike for Anya. Of course, he will be happy that I was marrying

your turn will come, and you’ll marry someone you don’t want to,

He responds. “Never to fall in

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

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