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 inch.

that I wouldn’t say anything. It wasn’t just because of the promise; I was scared of how he

I knew Atticus well. I wouldn’t be able to control my emotions if I told him the truth, and he still chose to keep Anya in

finally broke the truth to him. I’m not only doing this for me but for him as well.

apologetic look before putting more space between us. This was exactly what I was scared

try speaking to me again for the rest of the class, and

was right. Even if Atticus didn’t remember our times together as a married couple, he could still feel the connection between us. His reaction to

plenty easier. I still had a chance to bring him back to me; I just had to do things carefully without

him of what we had. It wouldn’t be easy, and I knew that Anya would keep trying to

what I needed to do to get 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,

. . . .

~ANYA~

she was gone from our lives for good

her. And I was sure that they intended to kill her or keep her. Not once did I think we would see her back home without

rid of her, and I wouldn’t have been so damn

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

bottle to the ground. “Why is she back?” I shout as it breaks and shatters on

room upon hearing the noise,

her like glue. You should have seen them together in class today. He totally forgot that I was in the room with them. They were practically close to making out

about it. But she’d also promised me that I had the upper hand. I didn’t think so anymore, not after what I

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