The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 55

Atticus looks between the two of us, and I can tell that he’s conflicted. He doesn’t know whether to be angry or sad. I can feel his emotions from over here. I can see it also. He doesn’t try to hide it from us.

Even Griffin looked uncomfortable that he’d just seen us hugging. He doesn’t know that Griffin was only comforting me because of him.

“What are you doing with Autumn out here alone?” He asks Griffin, not saying a word to me.

Griffin shrugs his shoulders as he grins, “what do I usually do when I’m alone with a girl?”

I glare at Griffin, and he winks at me. Why does he think angering Atticus would help us in this situation? The last thing I wanted him to feel was that I had something going on with his brother. Wouldn’t that push him further away from me?

“It isn’t what you think—” I began to move towards him, but Griffin grabbed my arm and stopped me from going forward.

I look back at him, surprised, and I know he’s trying to tell me to play along with his plan. I didn’t know whether or not I wanted to anymore. How was he so sure that this would work?

Atticus approaches us, and I slowly lift my head to stare into his eyes. His gaze is hard and cold as he reaches forward and takes Griffin’s hand off my arm.

“She doesn’t want to be here.” He tells him. “This is Anya’s friend. Find someone else to play with. She’s not available.”

My jaw drops at his words to his brother. Find someone else to play with? What did he think I was? A game?

Griffin grinned, showing his white teeth as he waved goodbye to us. Now it was just Atticus and me, all alone, standing near his totaled jeep.

I run a hand up and down my shoulder, and he doesn’t miss it.

“Are you cold?” He whispers.

My heart skips a beat at the tone he’s using with me. Almost like he’s scared I’ll break any second now.

“A little.”

He surprises me when he removes his jacket and puts it over my shoulders.

My heart is racing now, and there is nothing I can do to stop it. I can’t control any part of my body when he’s standing this close to me.

“I hate looking at it,” I mumble before I can stop myself.

“You hate looking at what?” He asks, confused.

I motion to the jeep next to us, “I hate looking at it.” I repeat.

He follows my gaze, and his body turns to stone. His jaw clenches, “I hate looking at it too.”

“I wish I was there. I wish I were able to stop it. I wish I could have been in the hospital with you.”

I can’t seem to stop my mouth from blabbering. Someone needs to stop me before I say something I shouldn’t.

He inhales sharply before moving closer to me until we’re inches apart. His finger lifts my chin gently, “why does it bother you so much that you couldn’t be there?”

My lips part slowly, and I don’t know how to respond without giving too much away. I’m just happy that he’s this close to me. The only thing that keeps me going is having moments like this with him. Without anyone else interrupting us. Especially Anya. She was the main person I was concerned about separating the both of us.

“The bigger question is, why the f**k does it bother me even more?” He demands.

make me feel any better than I already did. I could feel the tears returning, and I couldn’t stop them as they slowly rolled

notices it. I stayed completely still as

here? What don’t you want me to know? Why is everyone so desperate to hide the truth from me? How bad could it possibly be? You’re crying because you couldn’t be there in the hospital with me, aren’t you? If that’s true, then just tell me the damn truth. Everyone seems to think that I’m going to break when I find out what happened that day, but they seem to be forgetting that I’m a grown man. I know how to handle pain. I know how to handle anything that life throws at me. I can take it. Whatever it

him but quickly shut it. I couldn’t do this. I would never be able to live with myself if I

shouts

hide the disappointment from him that we’d just been interrupted

looking for him when she realized he wasn’t inside. I’m sure she

over my shoulders. His jacket that he placed on

find you two together?”

doesn’t wait for us to answer as she

before finally listening to her. How long will I have to deal with Anya and her disturbing behavior? Why couldn’t she give up by now? Why couldn’t she let

buttons, the wrong side of me would rise. I didn’t want things to get to that point. I knew how dangerous my power could get when it was out of control. I didn’t want that to ever happen around Atticus. I didn’t want him to see me that way. I was scared of what he

them. I was tired. I wanted some time away from all of the drama. I stayed back by the jeep, spending more time wishing I’d been there

took a long walk until I stopped by one of the pools. It was the longest one in the mansion, and it

it quietly. I wish it had the power to light up my life

to get in and let the water swallow me. Another part of me was too terrified even

walk away when I spot a shadow

spun around to find Anya standing right in front of me, “what are

looked behind her, searching for

do you think you’re doing?” She

“Excuse me?”

good for you, you’ll stay away from him.

lost his memory doesn’t mean I’m not married to him anymore. I’m still his wife. I’m still

case anymore, I’m the one he listens to, and I’m the one he

if she thinks he’s gone. He’s still there, waiting for me; he needs a little reminder,

out of his mind?” I

practically see the smoke coming out of

don’t have time to prepare as she rushes forward and grabs my arm roughly

hands off me,”

my life flashes before my eyes. My fear of water hasn’t stopped even now after knowing the power I had within me. She knows it. She knew how much I was terrified

went under while I tried to breathe. I pushed with my arms and legs, fighting to get out, but if anything, my actions only made it worse. I felt like I was going deeper into the pool. I opened my mouth to gasp for air and swallowed water instead. My eyes were burning, and the blood pounded in my ear as I tried to cry for help, even

was a spell or something that I could do to pull myself out.

there and watch me drown. It dawns on me that she was indeed trying to kill me. This couldn’t be a

I heard something above me. I opened my eyes and saw a figure swimming towards me.

arms grabbed me by my waist and pulled me upwards

having to see his face. Just his arms around me alone was all I needed to

Atticus.

heart swelled with joy

for my life. I’m gasping for air while trying to stay calm, and it’s all happening while

his hand down my back. “You’re safe now. I’m here, Autumn.

sat me on

terrified of almost killed me. It was one of the scariest moments of my life. Atticus wraps his arms around me and pulls me closer to

of me shift to uncontrollable rage. She had no right to throw me into the pool,

that she cares about me. “I swear it was a mistake. I tripped and pushed you; I didn’t intentionally try to

he stares down at me, but his entire

stand on my two feet despite my

He says in

is on Anya. I’m determined to make her pay for what she did to me. I was tired of letting her get away with hurting me. Since the start of my friendship with her, I’ve always let her