The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 69

~AUTUMN~

“The daughter of Azai Reign.” The overlords say in unison once more.

They’re all staring at me, their gazes digging into my skin. I held onto Atticus tighter, knowing I shouldn’t be afraid, but I was. I’m terrified of these people and what they could do to my family and me.

Atticus’s hands moved to my back as he pressed me tighter against him. If the overlords took me from him today, I wasn’t sure if I would ever be able to see him again. I fought back the tears as I buried my face against his neck.

“Your family doesn’t look surprised at her power.” Sir Vincent notes.

“Does this mean they knew about you all this time?” he asks. “Did they know that you were the daughter of the same sorcerer planning to kill all leaders so that he could become the only king?”

I inhale sharply. The evidence was already in front of them; they were waiting for me to confirm it, even though we all knew their minds were made up.

“No!” I defend them. “They didn’t know anything about me. Nothing. Even I didn’t find out until recently. They are innocent in all of this. How can they be guilty just because of my father? He was the one that caused so much distress, not them, not me. Why should we have to pay for something that he did?”

They don’t look convinced. They have already determined that we are all guilty. I would rather be taken in than see everyone here punished because of me.

“And you found out the truth after you were kidnapped?” The overlord asks me. “Is this true?”

They must already know who kidnapped me as well. I still had no clue who had told them. If it wasn’t Atticus’s parents that only left Anya, but she was here the entire time, how could she have been in two places at once? Was there someone else working with her that we didn’t know about? There is a chance she told them before she told the Fawns.

“Yes,” I confess. “Azai’s people kidnapped me. I still don’t know why they let me go. They have their reasons, but as I told them, I’m not going to be anything like my father. I will not hurt innocent people. I don’t want to be a ruler or their queen. I’m happy with my life; I don’t need anything else but the people I care about close to me.”

“If you don’t want to cause any problems for the people in your life, I suggest you come with us.” The overlord tells me. Atticus is still holding me, and I can feel him stiffen at his request.

“Don’t listen to him.” He whispers. “They are not to be trusted. We can get out of this. I promise.”

“What will you decide?” Sir Vincent asks. “Will you go with them, or do we have to hurt your family first?”

“No,” Atticus growls. “She isn’t going anywhere with any of you.”

“Your family, as well as Autumn’s family, has broken the rules. Are you aware of what we do to people who break our rules?” He asks him.

I close my eyes in frustration. They kept them in cells for years; some were even killed depending on how great their crimes were. It was a threat, and they knew it. They wanted to scare me, and it was working. Atticus doesn’t realize how much I would give up to protect him.

doing. Atticus is the only reason I’m able to be this calm. If you take

get rid of all of us. The best thing for you to do is to come with us willingly. We are also calm; we could have been much worse than this. We’re trying to handle this situation in a civilized

many of them, and I knew they

creased as soon as I opened

my family and Atticus as well as his family. No one is to blame for any of this. If you

I wasn’t sure if they could do that, but it was possible with how in sync each

overlord eventually nods, “Okay,

but Atticus does the opposite. His breathing is rough, and I can feel the wild beating of his

hissed as he

lean into him and give him one last kiss on his lips. He held onto me as I kissed him aggressively, taking as much of him

“You’re not going with

in his hair and pulled him tighter against me, “please don’t make this harder than it already is. It’s better this way. You can come up with a way to get me released; if we fight back, we can lose everyone that we love. You know that this is

least expected it, I pushed him away from me hard. His eyes held a hint of betrayal as I walked over to the overlords, who wasted no time pulling me between them so that no

screams. “Don’t

shoved out of the house and into a waiting vehicle. I know Atticus will try and follow us. I know

. . . . .

~ATTICUS~

as he tries to stop me

PLEASE!” I couldn’t stop shouting her

painful for me when she was not around? She was trying to protect me,

you went chasing after her, you got into an accident. We almost lost you. You still haven’t recovered from it. Let’s all stay calm and think before we act carelessly

else, I’m already out of the

had to say; I wanted to get my wife back. I

into the first car I saw and revved the engine before racing out of the driveway. I would not let them take her from me. Weirdly enough, that one thought awakened a distant memory inside of me. It wasn’t the first time I had thought those words. My eyes narrow as I spot the vehicles

lose her for a second time. I couldn’t fail her again. I had to save Autumn this time; I

her. I loved Autumn

buried inside of me. I felt it all

I wanted to remember her. I wanted to remember marrying her. I tried to remember every chance I got to touch and kiss her, every chance I got to see

times I hurt her so I could make it up to her. I wanted to remember every

so does my brain. I can hear a ringing in my head as my mind triggers the memories that were buried since my last accident. I can see her now, Autumn, in her wedding dress. I can hear our vows. I remember placing the ring on her finger. I remember the night in the spring. I remember her kissing me on the boat

making her cry; I remember hurting her because of my mixed emotions toward Anya. I remember her telling

and if I didn’t stop the car now, I’d be in another accident. I can’t risk losing my memories of her

to regain control of the vehicle, but it had a mind of its

f**k f**k!” I