The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 72

~AUTUMN~

Reading my mother’s diary has become my new favorite thing to do. It made me feel closer to her. It was my only memory of her; I could read anything she wrote for hours. Surprisingly, it was my comfort during the time I spent locked in this room.

I didn’t understand how she got the strength to kill my dad when she loved him so much. It must have broken her heart in two.

What was he like? What did he look like? Was he scary to look at? Did his eyes look cold and soulless?

I was probably better off never knowing any of these things.

I’m still unsure what the overlords plan to do with me, but I was okay with them never coming to get me.

That thought quickly gets thrown out.

My eyes are glued to the door when I hear footsteps coming my way. They were finally here for me. It’s been a day since I’ve been locked in this room, and there has been no sign of Atticus or my family.

I was worried that the overlords had lied to me. Did they harm Atticus yesterday? Was that why I’d heard an explosion? Did they also punish his family as well as mine?

There were so many questions that I wish I had the answers to.

The door flies open, and I try to act unbothered by their presence. I didn’t want to show them what they did to me.

“Come with us,” Jagger says as he grabs my arm.

Dash is also here, and I make another mental note to keep him out of my thoughts as much as possible.

Even if he could hear my thoughts, it didn’t matter, I wasn’t planning anything crazy, and it’s also possible that Atticus wasn’t coming for me.

I was alone. No one was coming for me. Not Atticus. Not my family. Not my friends. I had to sit back and watch them harm me.

“Where are you taking me?” I ask.

“We want to determine just how powerful you are,” Owen answers me. I didn’t expect him to give me a straightforward answer.

“And how do you plan on determining that?” I inquire, genuinely curious. I also wanted to know just how strong I was and what I could do. I wasn’t sure if their method would be the right way, however.

“By inflicting pain on you.” He answered me, and I immediately stopped walking.

“What?” I demand.

a brow at me, “did you think no pain would be involved? This has to be done for us to determine what to do with you. If you’re not as dangerous as your father, we can keep you alive

me? From what I’ve heard, there had to be a specific weapon to kill my father; I assume it would be the same for

he smirks. Once again, he was

anyone innocent. I don’t hurt others for my

sometimes we need to make the hard decisions that no one else is willing to make. If

He didn’t want me as a baby, and even as a grown woman, he was still

of moving me to a torture room, I’m surprised when they

They tied my hands behind my back with a piece of string; it had to be something that would prevent me from using my power; they weren’t stupid enough to tie my hands with any regular string and expect me not to get

my hands. I don’t have time to ask him why

widen just as a cry rocks the atmosphere. It takes me a few

was on fire. It felt like someone had thrown me into a fire

that it was too much, but I didn’t want to seem weak. I didn’t want to give the overlords the satisfaction

he was here, next to me, holding my hands, promising me that he

free from their hold on me. If I showed too much power, they

power to break free. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t let go. I couldn’t escape. I was not my father. I didn’t have his strength. Soon enough, they would realize that I was harmless; I wouldn’t cause the same

when the pain increases

Autumn.

. . .

~ATTICUS~

the ambush?” Hunter asks his

control my anger and anxiety as I waited for the

to know I had remembered every second of falling in love with her the first time. I wanted her to know how much she’s

brother. She’s going to be okay.

what condition they had her in. All I knew was that Autumn had

with this information, we can easily enter their palace,” Austin says. “That’s where it will get a little tricky. They have many traps throughout that building to prevent enemies from getting to them. Prepare for

pay attention to all of the last-minute warnings. We didn’t have much time to prepare. The Blackners helped leak some information to us, but we weren’t sure how accurate any

move. My heart and body hurt like never before. This pain was

hurting her. They’re hurting

blink once, then twice, and let out an angry roar. All

asks as he joins

her,” I tell him. “I can feel her

breathing because f**k me, I forgot how to do it. I can’t think or focus on anything around me. All I can think about is her and what they’re doing to

time to move!” Hunter

her in time,” Clarissa

Dante are also here, and so is Autumn’s family. They’re all panicking, just like I

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