The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 88

Book 2 Chapter 11

~DAMON~

Guilt. That’s all I felt as I held Anya in my arms. I’ve always known my soft spot for Clarissa would put me in trouble one day. She’s always been my weakness. I’ve never been able to tell her no. Since the first day she came into our lives, I’ve always tried to do everything she wanted. A part of me has always wanted to protect her. To make her happy. To make her smile. To make her feel at home.

That never changed. I’m still that way when it came to her. My weakness for her has only increased with time. She knows by now how to bring me to my knees.

Even though we were close, I’ve always kept her at a distance from me. I’ve never done things that I knew would cross the line between us. Usually, Clarissa wouldn’t ask for more, but last night was the first time she asked for something I wasn’t sure I could give her.

I clenched my jaw at the reminder.

Last night was one of the hardest nights of my f*****g existence.

Seeing Clarissa dance with Ares almost made me lose my mind. I was ready to rip his head from his body. But then I saw the worry in her eyes, and I knew I couldn’t ruin her night because of my selfish reasons.

Still, I knew Ares wasn’t good enough for her. I knew I would eventually have to talk her out of it.

This need to protect her was expected between a brother and sister. f**k. Just thinking about it made me sick. I couldn’t see her as my sister, no matter how hard I tried.

that I was screwed. I knew it would be hard to see her as my sibling. I fought against those feelings for a long time, and when

a brother was supposed to do. I saw the way my brothers were with Clarissa, they actually acted like siblings but for some reason, I could never be the same with her. If I reacted like this just because she

time I wasn’t holding her was when I removed all the broken glass and chairs

knew how wrong it was even if she couldn’t see it. I knew I couldn’t let that happen

of it. I’ve always tried to push those thoughts away; I knew how wrong it was. She expected me to protect her, to keep her safe, to be there for her, but yet I had all these dirty thoughts in my head. It made me feel sick. What kind of a man was I? She came to me because of nightmares, f*****g nightmares.

groaned as I remembered what

been more f*****g hard in my life. Just by having her on top of me. I was scared that she would think the worst thoughts about me after feeling it beneath her. But Clarissa surprised me by acting the total opposite. It terrified me. I never expected her to react that way. I knew if she ever encouraged me I wouldn’t know how

it couldn’t happen again was the right thing to do, but she surprised me by storming out of the room. Not once did she care that someone would see her exit

behavior had dramatically changed recently, and I didn’t know how to keep

whispers. “Is

my betrayal, even if it was just in my thoughts. I had to find a

“Damon?”

tightly, “I’m just happy to have you next

cheek, “Dante is angry I chose to

ask her. “I would have been angry

Autumn invited to this party?” she asks

I’m surprised when

party,” I inform her. “It looks like they’re

his party? It was very unlike him to let her go to a party like this without him, especially after what happened with Carter. If this were his brother’s party, he would likely also