The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 172

BOOK 3 CHAPTER 8

~WILLOW~

I couldn’t believe it. I was in Dante’s room for the first time. He’s kept this part of him away from me since marrying me. It felt strange yet exciting to finally be inside here.

However, it felt natural to be in here, like this was meant to be.

All my things were packed in a corner, and he promised to have a place for them soon. I wasn’t sure what was happening.

“If you’re uncomfortable sleeping in the same bed with me,” he says suddenly. “I can sleep on the sofa.”

I bit my lip. Was I uncomfortable with him sleeping in the same bed with me? I didn’t think I was. I trusted him.

“It’s okay.” It was barely a whisper, but he’d heard me. He nods and brings a sheet out of his closet.

“You can use this one.” He told me, and I quietly took it from him.

I knew my cheeks were red, but I couldn’t stop it even if I tried.

I barely moved when he grabbed his t-shirt from the bottom and pulled it over his head. Dante was now shirtless in front of me, and I could see each of his muscles. The lights were dimmed, and I was grateful for it. I knew I should turn away, I knew that I should look away, but my body had a mind of its own.

He walks into the bathroom, and I finally let go of the breath I’d been holding. Could he tell that I was looking at him?

asked Dante to marry me? Was she okay with me wanting someone she once had a relationship with? Was she indeed okay with him loving her and not me? Because I was

the rest of my life, I would be married to a man that was in love with my sister.

out of the shower with a towel wrapped around his

my eyes. I couldn’t keep staring at him; I didn’t want to make

and sits on

unexplainable things to my body. I wanted to close the distance between us. I wanted to get on top of him and bury

I ask quietly. I couldn’t stop myself this

look at me, “why do

bothered me that you would still stand there and speak

bothered you that I spoke

gaze. I didn’t want to admit to it, but those were words straight out of my

always only had eyes for my sister,” I say finally. “You’ve always been faithful to her. So faithful that you wouldn’t even look my way. So yes, it bothered me that you’re suddenly

me with his penetrating gaze. “It’s not

“So then, why were you speaking to her for

his neck and looked at the ceiling,

held my breath, “were you

to get her to stop. I wanted to speak to her first, to give her the opportunity to stop now before I used a different method to shut her

goes again. Flutter.

his words that weren’t even meant to have this kind

“Oh.”

could say to

have for me?” He asks,

yet. I had to take my time,

lie. “That’s all I