The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

Chapter 53

The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 53

~AUTUMN~

“I’m on your mind?” I ask in a soft whisper. I was no longer concerned about where we were. I needed to know more.

His eyes are still closed, but the look on his face is one of pain.

“All the time.” He confesses. “More than I would like to admit to you or anyone else.”

I can’t control myself as I lean closer into him and gently run my fingers from his temple to his cheek.

He inhales sharply and finally opens his eyes, “why do I feel like whatever everyone is hiding from me includes you? I think I’m going insane trying to figure out why I feel this way. As far as I know, we barely spoke to each other in the past, but somehow right after the accident, everything feels different between us.”

His words remind me of where we were and our complicated situation.

I remove my hand and place it between my legs to prevent myself from trying to touch him again.

I gasped when he grabbed my hand and placed it back on his cheek.

He narrows his eyes and pins me with his gaze, “things aren’t the same. I can feel it. It bothers me that no one is willing to tell me why I feel this way. Why, out of everyone, are you also the one keeping secrets from me?”

move an inch. I want to tell him the

It wasn’t just because of the promise; I was scared of how he would react if

past; he was the same Atticus obsessed with making Anya happy. I knew Atticus well. I wouldn’t be able to

him as well. He may

us. This was exactly what I was scared about; him pushing me away because of Anya. I already went through that once; I

rest of the class, and I don’t know whether to be relieved

could still feel the connection between us. His reaction to me, as well as the questions that he’d asked, was enough to

chance to bring him back to me; I just had

would keep trying to push us apart, but I wouldn’t give up. Atticus was everything to

him back. However hard she tried to separate us, I would make it my business to try even harder. She would not win this fight. I would not let her take him from me this time. She had him once, and I’d let it happen; if I had shown my interest earlier, maybe Atticus would have

. . . .

~ANYA~

dream, not a dream, a nightmare. I was sure that she was gone from our lives for good after she went missing for days. How did she survive? They’d kidnapped

And I was sure that they intended to kill her or keep her. Not once did

gotten rid of her, and I

up. There’s no telling what more trouble she was

can’t believe this,” I mumble as I hit a bottle to the ground. “Why is she

enters my room upon hearing

and already she’s making my life difficult. Whenever Atticus is around her, he completely forgets about me. He doesn’t remember his marriage to her, yet he’s still stuck to her like glue. You should have seen them together in class today. He totally

the upper hand. I didn’t think so anymore, not after what I saw today. I felt like everything was continuously blowing up in my face. I was tired of having

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