The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 166

BOOK 3 CHAPTER 2

~WILLOW~

“Why the f**k do you need to know that?” Dante growls.

Atticus crosses his arms over his chest and I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen these two this angry with each other.

“A f*****g underground fighting ring?” Atticus growls. “Are you a lunatic?”

A fighting ring? What was that exactly?

Dante looks surprised that Atticus knows the truth.

“Did you follow me there?” He asks him. “Did you f*****g follow me there, Atticus?”

“Of course I did!” He roars. “You kept returning home with a million bruises and acting like everything was okay when we all knew it wasn’t. Why the hell would you join something like that?”

Dante narrows his eyes and moves closer to his brother, “You may not have loved Anya, but I did. She’s dead. She’s dead, Atticus. Tell me you wouldn’t do the same if Autumn died. The woman I love is gone, and now I’m stuck in a marriage to her—”

He stops talking when he hears my gasp. I covered my mouth; I didn’t realize I’d made a sound until now.

Atticus turns to look at me as well, and I felt uncomfortable under both of their gazes.

could say anything, I opened my

knew he didn’t realize I was standing there, but he’d said exactly what he was thinking. It wasn’t a secret that Dante never wanted to marry me. It also wasn’t a secret that he didn’t love me, not even a little bit. I

it. I was expecting to see Atticus there, but it surprised me when it was Dante. He barely ever says a word to me. Not unless he had

touch the bruise on his forehead. I don’t know

has a look of shock on his face, his eyes are wide, and I think he may have forgotten

to his senses,

whisper. “Your bruises.

he hated it

bruises were worse than before. This fighting ring, was it someplace that men went to fight? It would match the

what I

you loved Anya, and I’m happy she had at least one person who truly

“Willow—”

okay, Dante. Please don’t embarrass me further. Please.” I stop him once

loved her. While it was confirmed that I was

had all of these bottled emotions trapped inside me, all directed at him. He just

mother rushes to his side.

be long before his entire

you’ve done to your face!” She shouts. They were

help. He’s in too

him. “Is

us next with Clarissa. Those two were inseparable, especially since they discovered they were biological sisters. I often wanted to be as close to them as they were with each other, but I could never really bond with them freely. It felt weird knowing

want to talk about

up about this right now. I’m tired of seeing you this way Dante. Enough is