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?”

his gaze. Unable to move an

promised Clarissa that I wouldn’t say anything. It wasn’t just because of the promise; I was

he was the same Atticus obsessed with making Anya happy. I knew Atticus well. I wouldn’t be able to control my emotions if I told him the truth,

needed time to remind him of us before I finally broke the truth to him. I’m not only doing this for me but for him as well. He may think he’s ready to know the truth, but everyone else knows

a message on his phone, and he immediately looks at Anya, who’s glaring at him. He gives her an apologetic look before putting more space between us. This was exactly what I was scared about; him pushing me away because of

try speaking to me again for the rest of the class, and I don’t know whether to

couple, he could still feel the connection between us. His reaction to me, as

bring him back to me; I just had to do things

of what we had. It wouldn’t be easy, and I knew that Anya would keep trying to push us apart, but I wouldn’t give up. Atticus was everything

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

. . . .

~ANYA~

a dream, a nightmare. I was sure that she was gone from our lives for good after she went missing for

they intended to kill her or keep her. Not once did

were, they would have gotten rid of her, and I wouldn’t have been so damn pissed right now.

up. There’s no

ground. “Why is she back?”

mother enters my room upon hearing the

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 forgot that

and she was pissed when she’d heard about it. But she’d also promised me that I had 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

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