The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 106

~DAMON~

The guests were already arriving, but there was still no sign of Clarissa. I kept looking at the door, hoping to see her, but disappointment kept on hitting me when I saw everyone except her.

I knew I didn’t leave things on good terms between us. I couldn’t sleep last night. She was all I could think about. Getting engaged to Anya hadn’t even crossed my mind once. Clarissa had taken over my thoughts, and I knew it would be that way for a long, long time. Nothing could erase her from my mind, not even myself.

I couldn’t get her words out of my head. She thought that I had no feelings for her. She thought that I wanted to be with Anya and not her. She doesn’t realize how wrong she is.

I wanted to correct her. I wanted to tell her the truth, but I knew that if I did, she wouldn’t stop trying to change things between us. I had to let her believe it if I wanted her to forget about us being a possibility.

It still bothered me that I had to hurt her in order to keep her safe. Clarissa hasn’t been thrown into our world the way that my family has been in the past. She doesn’t understand how hostile the world was when they got an opportunity to bring an influential family like ours to the ground. I didn’t want her to take the fall for the rest of us.

“You should be happy,” Atticus says as he joins my side. “But you look anything but that. It’s your engagement party to Anya. At one point in your life, you wanted this more than anything else. There was a point where both Dante and I wished that we were in your position today. Of course, that’s before I realized my true feelings for Autumn.”

I sigh, “you always know how to read me like an open book. I don’t even know how to feel right now. I’m confused by my feelings.”

He chuckles, “are you sure this is what you want, Damon? I know we’ve had our differences, but I would hate to see you go down the wrong path.”

I inhale sharply at his question. This wasn’t about me or what I wanted. This was about protecting Clarissa from what she thought she wanted. I didn’t care what I had to do as long as I knew she would be safe from any harm, whether it be physical or emotional.

“I know this is what I must do,” I answer him truthfully. “I have to do this.”

He raises one brow at me, “ah,” he whispers, “this is what you must do. Tell me again, why do you think this is what you have to do?”

I knew he would read between the lines. I knew that he would understand that this wedding wasn’t happening because I wanted it to happen but for a completely different reason.

That was one answer that I couldn’t give him. I couldn’t explain it without telling him everything that had happened between Clarissa and me in the past couple of days. I couldn’t explain to him what I meant without telling him that I had feelings for someone that he considered his sister, something that I was also supposed to do.

Anya walks into the room then, and there are gasps throughout it as everyone sees her dress. Judging by the thrilled look on her face, she was overjoyed by their reactions. Anya always loved being the center of attention. She loved to be the best dressed and have the nicest jewels amongst those around her.

The opposite of Clarissa.

the stares. What was I doing? Why the hell was I even

came any closer to us. If she heard me asking about Clarissa, she would become angry, and I didn’t want to ruin her night due to my own

out who the girl was that I had feelings for. If she realized how crazy I acted for Clarissa, it would be a clear indication, and I didn’t want that to happen. If it did, it would cause more problems for all three of

“As you already know, Clarissa, just like Dante, is not reacting

here. He’d chosen to skip the party, and I wasn’t about to force him to watch something like this. I shouldn’t force Clarissa either; if this were something that would hurt her, it would be better that she wasn’t around to see it. Though, I just wished that I could see her, just once.

her.” A familiar

to see Autumn

she find her? Wasn’t she

do you mean you can’t find her?” I demand.

she did get dressed to attend the party. However, she isn’t here. I’ve searched the entire mansion. Clarissa

was beginning to spin. I

like. I knew what she was capable

she would have done something like this. I should have asked the guards to keep an eye on

room that were visible to me. I was still hoping that she was somewhere in the crowd, even though I

She wasn’t here.

she then? Where did she run off

will ask the guards if they saw anything that could help us find her. If she isn’t in the mansion, it

to hope that, for once, Clarissa didn’t do anything crazy that could put her life in danger. Anya spots me walking through the crowd, and she immediately pushes her way toward me. She thinks that I’m coming for her, but she doesn’t realize that I am trying to

her. She grabs my arm to stop me from going any further. I couldn’t deal

going?” Anya demands. “It’s almost time for the announcement. Everyone is

find Clarissa,” I inform her. There was no point in lying to her; she had to know the truth. “I have to find her.

face, but there was nothing that I could do about it. I was becoming impatient, and I knew if I didn’t find Clarissa within the next hour, I would lose my

find her?” She demands as her eyes narrow. “Are you sure she isn’t just doing this to mess with us? You know just as much as I do that Clarissa does not want us to get married. She dislikes me; she has always hated me even though I’ve been nothing but nice to her. It’s unfair, Damon. It’s unfair that you

into my pocket and rocked back and forth in my shoes. She didn’t know Clarissa as I did. While Clarissa didn’t want to attend this party, I was sure she wasn’t intentionally trying to sabotage this night for us. It was all just too much for her, and she may have acted on her emotions. Whatever the case may be, I had to

try to understand. I have to find her.” I plead with her. She had

night you choose to walk out of here to look for someone that may or may not be in danger!” She snaps. “In

“I’m sorry.”

the house. I

tells me that she’s in danger. I could feel it pounding

hell are you,