The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

Chapter 94

The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 94

Book 2 Chapter 17

I bit my lip, and he surprised me when he pulled my bottom lip from under my teeth with his fingers, “don’t do that in front of me.”

Couldn’t I bite my lip in front of him anymore? It didn’t bother him in the past. Why did it bother him now? He’s confusing me with his words and actions. I have no idea what it means anymore.

“So maybe I did get a small tattoo,” I mumble. “I don’t see why it’s such a big deal to you.”

I didn’t want to lie to him anymore. But at the same time, I was unwilling to tell him I’d gotten a tattoo of his name.

He swallows, “I thought we told each other everything.”

“Why are you so upset about this?” I ask him. “Why does it bother you?”

I was not going to let this go. I wanted an answer to my question.

I watch the frustration on his face as he tries to come to terms with what I’ve done.

“Because all of the things that you do, no matter how small they are, it always affect me.” He finally answers me.

My lips part at his confession. I couldn’t believe he’d just admitted that to me. Was it true? Did everything I do really affect him so badly?

“How does it affect you?” I whisper as I search his eyes. How does a tattoo affect him? It’s on my body, not his. Unless he already knew that the tattoo had his name on it. I quickly dispose of that thought. He doesn’t know. I’ll know when he does.

He takes a deep breath, “I love your skin just the way it is. You didn’t need to get a tattoo. It was already beautiful.”

I sighed; I had to explain to him that I didn’t get it just for the sake of getting one.

“That tattoo holds sentimental value to me,” I explain. “I didn’t get it because I wanted to see what it would look like. I got it because it actually means something to me. I got it because it helped me be closer to someone I know I’ll never get the chance to be that close with.”

His eyes narrow, “you got it because of someone?”

I pause and immediately realize my mistake.

I bite my lip; I’d said too much. I kept making the same mistakes over and over again. What would he think of me if he assumed that I’d gotten the tattoo for some random guy that he’d never heard about before?

“Forget I said anything,” I tell him. There was no way I would show him whose name was on my a*s. I knew I would cause more damage than good if I let him believe it was for a guy, but I had to do it.

I knew that one day soon when I thought it was the right time, I wouldn’t hesitate to show him. For now, I’ll let him believe what he wants to.

He suddenly laughs, and it surprises me. What was so funny? It didn’t seem like a genuine laugh, more like a sarcastic one.

I watch as he runs a hand through his hair and steps back from me.

“Clearly, I don’t know you as well as I thought I did.” He whispers more to himself than me.

“Damon!” I try to stop him. I’d somehow hurt him with my words.

“It’s okay, Clarissa.” He stops me. “I’m not upset with you. Never with you. I wasn’t upset with you earlier either; I lied.”

I watch as he walks out of the room and closes my door behind him. He doesn’t even wait for me to respond. He may not be upset with me, but he did seem to be hurt. I stood completely still for at least ten minutes, thinking of how to make this better. My relationship with Damon has never been this strained before. My desperation to get him to see me how I saw him was beginning to create problems between us.

I had to make things right.

After showering and finally changing from the bikini into jeans and a top, I decided it was time to leave my room for at least an hour. If I kept locking myself inside here, my family would know that something was wrong. I didn’t want them to start showing interest in my life and the crazy things I’ve been up to lately.

Besides, I wanted to speak with Damon again. I didn’t like where our last conversation had ended.

Everyone was having dinner when I got downstairs.

“Finally, Clarissa,” Atticus says as he spots me. “I’ve heard you had a very exciting day today. It’s good you came down for dinner after locking yourself in the room for so long.”

Did he hear everything? Did he find out that I kissed Damon while playing a game?

I don’t think he did; his reaction would have been worse than this.

“I’ll rather not talk about today,” Griffin says; he was still traumatized from seeing me kiss Damon.

“That’s a good idea,” Autumn says with a f****d smile. “Let’s not talk about today.”

Atticus quirks a brow at her, and I can tell he wasn’t finished speaking to her about today. He may be quiet now, but they would have more to talk about later.

Damon walks into the room and sees me. His eyes lingered on me for a second before he took the seat furthest away from me. It hurt. Damon always sits next to me at the dining table.

“Did you two get into some kind of a fight?” Atticus asks. He was the first to notice what Damon had just done.

“No.” Damon answers him before I can say anything.

I force a smile on my face, “of course not.”

Griffin quirks a brow as he looks between the two of us. I know he’s wondering if the kiss had pushed us further apart.

“What exactly happened today?” Dante asks as he looks at the four of us.

“Nothing for us to speak about,” Autumn says. “Let’s just have a nice dinner.”

Grandfather walks in just then. It was good to see him after he’d left us for a while.

so unhappy?” He

my adoptive grandmother, were always very loving toward me. They took care of me like I was their biological

quickly. I

And from the looks of it, this fight might be

takes Damon’s spot

siblings. They will get over this.” He

my food after hearing him call us siblings. Every time someone referred to us as that, I felt sick to my stomach. Did Damon ever feel

dinner passes very quietly. No one says a word after that. Everyone except grandfather. He kept talking about the past and how different things were

saying a word to anyone. I bite my lip and slowly let go of it

not when everyone stared at me, waiting for my reaction. I force a smile one more time and wait at least five minutes before I excuse

went to his room, but to my disappointment, he wasn’t there. I ran back down the stairs and walked outside. His jeep was still in

you know where Damon went?” I ask one of the

nods, “he went for a

of the gates, searching the roadside for him. He wasn’t there either. He must have

needed to speak to him. I had to see

the forest without someone with me, but I wasn’t technically

thought

a few minutes before finally stopping when I saw three vampires in front of

a pretty girl like you doing

looking for someone,”

we’re the ones you’re looking for.” Another

don’t want any trouble. It was nice talking to you, but I have somewhere that I

go around them, but one of them grabs

far from here. Maybe you’ve heard of them. The Fawns. If you’re smart, you’ll step away from

one of them, you wouldn’t be out in these dangerous woods

Fawn.” I introduce

few steps closer to me, “you mean the adopted girl? No wonder you’re out here by yourself. They don’t actually care about

his words because I know

me go?” I demand from the vampire,

“Right after,

and before he has time to prepare, I scratch his face, making sure to get a good piece of his

opportunity to grab him by his neck and squeeze

around me. One grabs my hair, and the other bites down on my shoulder. I scream as

my scream, and before I knew it, Damon’s wolf was on top of us. It takes him

on my body and a bite wound on my

a feeling of dizziness. Damon catches me; I hadn’t even

Damon growls

He calls my name, and I can hear the panic

much it hurt. But it did. It was

to suck the poison out of your body Clarissa.” He tells me gently as he cradles me in

without warning. I tried to grab his hair with one hand as he continued to suck the poison out of my body. He stops and spits it

time to have my inappropriate thoughts, but I loved

got bitten by the vampire,” I

a second on my shoulder but soon continued

me so I could look at him while he was

ways, and he doesn’t even realize it

can’t hide the

you home. A doctor needs to see you and ensure the poison

don’t want to leave. I want to stay here with

only then that I realize he’s completely n***d beneath me. If I weren’t still so dizzy from the vampire’s bite, I would

way possible. “I can’t stay here with you and not have a doctor take a look at you. You

slightly to wrap my arms around his neck. My face is pressed against his chest as I listen to the

saved me. You got the poison out of my body.”

are not

suddenly from a sharp

Damon asks as he tries to

was the same day the evil witch had tried to

don’t know,” I confess. “My

his hands over it, and just like that, the pain disappears.

you do that?” I ask in

“Do what?” He asks.

pain,” I

the bodies of the vampires next to us go up into flames. My eyes widen at the sight in front of

don’t understand,” I whisper. “Did you set

in amazement. “Something crazy is happening

and I held onto him as he walked

told you I didn’t want to leave

home. Quickly. Besides, I don’t know what the hell just happened. We need

whisper. “I want

as he stops walking. “Why? Why do you want to stay here with me instead of letting a doctor take a

I need to make things better between us,” I whisper. “You’re upset with me. Or you’re upset about our situation. I don’t know what’s bothering you, but I want to fix it. I can’t stand us being so distant

breath and

I snap and wince as my head

you’re out of any danger Clarissa. You know how dangerous a vampire’s bite can be. You’re lucky he didn’t try to turn

listening to me. I was trying to improve things between us but apparently, Damon was okay with how bad things had gotten between us recently. The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. The dizziness was slowly fading away and I knew I could walk on my own now. I didn’t need him to carry me anymore. If he didn’t

me down.” I

“No.”

“Put me down, Damon.”

not letting you go, not until I get

go, I will scream,” I warn

being so difficult?

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