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.

hurt my family. I will destroy all of you.” I promise them. “You know what I’m capable of doing. Atticus is the only reason I’m able

best thing for you to do is to come with us willingly. We are also calm;

no idea what these men were capable of doing. There were too many of them, and I knew they were prepared to kill if they had to. I was not okay with losing

forehead creased as soon as I opened my mouth

whisper. “I’ll come with you willingly, but only if you promise not to punish my family and Atticus as well as his family. No one is to blame for any of this. If you punish them, I will not let it slide easily. If you let them

like they were communicating in their minds. I wasn’t sure if they could do

eldest overlord eventually nods, “Okay,

and I can feel the wild beating of his heart. He’s not

he tightened his hold on

give him one last kiss on his lips. He held onto me as I kissed

ear. “You’re not going with them, Autumn. I’m not giving you

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

away from me hard. His eyes held a hint of betrayal as I walked over to the overlords, who wasted

Clarissa screams. “Don’t

as I’m shoved out of the house and into a waiting vehicle. I know Atticus will try and follow us. I know that he isn’t going to give up, but as long as they don’t

. . . . . . .

~ATTICUS~

to stop me from

I roar. “AUTUMN, PLEASE!” I couldn’t

us? Didn’t she realize that it was more f*****g painful for me when she was not around? She was trying to protect me, but I could only be happy when I had her in my arms.

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

anything else, I’m already

what anyone had to say; I wanted to get my wife back. I wouldn’t be able to go a day without

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

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

loved her. I loved Autumn so

inside of me. I felt it all slowly coming back to me, making

I tried

wanted to remember the times I hurt her so I could make it up to her. I wanted to remember every memory as long as she

figure flash in front of the car, and I mash the brakes hard. As the tires screech, 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

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

memory of the accident was also back; a woman had run in front of the vehicle, she was the reason I’d lost control, and if I didn’t stop the car now, I’d be in another accident. I can’t risk losing my memories of her all over again. I couldn’t let that happen. I never

a mind of its own and was heading straight toward a

f**k!”