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.

did. I could feel the tears returning, and

notices it. I stayed completely still as he slowly wiped my tears

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

it. I couldn’t do this. I would never be able to live with myself if I said something and it

shouts from

him that we’d just

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

my shoulders.

do I always find you two

for us to answer as

her. How long will I have to deal with Anya and her disturbing

was proving just how much lower she could stoop to get her way. I didn’t know how long I could continue pretending that I could stand her. If she kept on pushing my 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 would think, and I was even more

drama. I stayed back by the jeep, spending more time wishing I’d been there to stop the accident

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

green. I sighed as I watched it quietly. I wish it had

to get in and let the water swallow me. Another part of me was too terrified even to touch it. This wasn’t just the longest pool; it was also the

walk away when I spot a

to find Anya standing right in front of

here earlier? I looked behind her,

the hell do you think you’re doing?”

“Excuse me?”

me now.” She warns. “If you know what’s good for you, you’ll stay away from him. It’s my

“are you delusional or just plain stupid?” I demand. “Just because Atticus lost his memory doesn’t mean I’m not married to him anymore. I’m still his wife. I’m still the one

not the case anymore, I’m the one he listens to, and I’m the one he wants to spend the rest of his life with. I hate to burst your bubble, but he

if she thinks he’s gone. He’s

he can’t get me out of his mind?” I ask,

could practically see the smoke coming

as she rushes forward and grabs

off me,”

now after knowing the power I had within me. She knows it. She knew how much I was terrified of

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 though I knew that no one would be able to hear

trying to find the power inside of me, hoping that there was a spell or something that I could do to pull myself out. No matter

there and watch me drown. It dawns on me

eyes and saw a figure swimming towards me. My body is

arms grabbed me by

it was without having to see his face. Just his arms around me alone was all I

Atticus.

heart swelled with joy despite

life. I’m gasping for air while trying

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

the pool with him and sat me on his lap as he continued to

tightened my hold on him as I fought back the tears. The one thing I was 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 him. When I open my eyes again, the first person I see is Anya.

anger inside of me shift to uncontrollable rage. She had no right to throw me into the

“I swear it was a mistake. I tripped and pushed you; I didn’t intentionally try to hurt you. I hope you can forgive me. I begged Atticus to save you when I realized that I

I’m not sure what he sees while he stares down at me, but his entire body turns to stone

on my two feet despite my wobbly legs. It would not stop me from doing what I had to

says in a

get away with hurting me. Since the start of my friendship