The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 108

Book 2 Chapter 31

~CLARISSA~

I stepped forward, but the fire taunted me by moving closer to me in return. It was coming towards me, closing in. If I tried to move again, it would only move closer to me. It’s almost like it was trying to reach me. To tell me something.

I had to be losing my mind. Maybe I was dreaming. Maybe if I closed my eyes and pretended that I was asleep, all of this would go away.

The heat was becoming unbearable; it was enough to remind me that it was not a dream like I was hoping it to be.

Was this how my life was going to end? From a fire? A fire that I had no idea where it came from.

There were no signs of a fire when I came here the first time, just whispers that I initially thought were something made up in my mind. Now I knew there was a possibility that I was wrong.

Someone must have intentionally done this. The whispers in my head had f****d me to stop, and while I wasn’t paying attention to my surroundings, they’d set a fire around me. But still, I would have heard something.

Unless. . . Witches were involved.

They would have been able to start a fire very quickly. My head spun as I tried to figure out what had just happened while also trying to find a way to escape this fire.

“CLARISSA!” I hear a familiar voice shouting my name.

My heart paused for a second.

“CLARISSA!”

time. I couldn’t believe it.

“Where are you?”

smile from forming in my lips despite the fire still

for me. Even though his engagement party was today,

course, he would. He has always protected me in the past. He was always the one to save

it easier for him

did he know to follow the fire? He was probably used to trouble following me wherever I went.

a sigh of relief when I could finally see him, not just hear his voice. His eyes widen when he spots me in

me. “I’m

to get me out of here. Get Autumn. I’m sure she can find a way to get rid of these flames. I believe witches are the ones who did this. If I’m right, Autumn

none of this would have happened to begin with. I knew I should have told her what I was about to do, she would have been able to talk me out of this stupid idea. Now, I was in this mess and

the f**k do witches want with our

Autumn,” I say

leaving you here. We don’t have much

he

anything else, Damon jumps into the fire. I scream the moment the fire touches his skin. Damon

held my body tightly against his. He buried his face in

you’re safe.” He whispers against my ear. I slowly reach up to wrap my arms around his neck. It felt so good to be

danger was not over, however. We still had to get out

the wounds on his body. This could

that?” I demand. “You could have gotten

matters to me when your life is in danger? You should know me better than that by now, Clarissa. Nothing will ever stand

and I can’t help but melt at his words. Why does he always do this? Doesn’t he realize by now that it’s words like those that make me fall so quickly for him? I

one of the red marks on his arm, and