The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 201

Book 3 Chapter 37

~WILLOW~

When Dante returns, he’s dressed in a white unbuttoned shirt and he looks handsome as ever.

“Now that our son is here and we are on our way to our destination, we have a little activity. We’ve hired the best romantic painter in the world and he’s going to paint this lovely couple for us today.” Dante’s father announces.

Did I hear them correctly? Was someone going to paint us?

“Sit on top of Dante.” His mother tells me.

I’m nervous to comply, but when I see the many eyes on us, I do as she says. Dante’s body is immovable as stone under mine.

“Put your arms around his neck.” The painter orders me. I follow his instructions without saying a word.

“Put one hand around her waist.” He orders Dante. He also follows his instructions without interrupting him.

It felt weird with everyone staring at us, but it felt good to be in his arms again, even if it was just for a painting.

Dante’s parents were determined to do everything in their power to make everyone believe that we were in love; they wanted the word to spread that we were in a happy marriage.

Now that I was sitting on his lap, I felt this strange feeling in my chest, like I’d done this before.

But when?

Because of our pose, I’m already looking into Dante’s eyes, and he’s also gazing into mine. I want to ask him if anything happened in the jeep after I got drunk, but we’re not allowed to move or speak.

How much longer must we stay this way? I try not to blush under Dante’s piercing gaze but it was hard.

‘Please repeat it, Dante. Tell me that I’m your wife. I want to hear you say it. Please.’

I freeze. That memory. It was all slowly coming back to me.

Why now? Why in front of everyone while someone painted us?

that happened that night was

the blood draining

Begging him to call me his wife, asking him

hear the whispers again, but I was too embarrassed to show my face or

wrong with me?

side of me

happened in the jeep. That’s why he looked so confused when I mentioned what Sharon had said. He wasn’t speaking about that incident; he was talking about what I’d done while

my back, and I know he’s shocked at

body becoming cold again? Do we need to call a

less

don’t know how even to bring up the

stands with me still in his arms and, without saying anything to anyone, walks with me back to one of the rooms in the

we’re safely locked inside, I still

going to tell me what’s wrong, Willow?” He asks again. “I need to know. That’s

finally force myself to

when he

for confirmation.

answer him. I’m too embarrassed to say

the bed. He now has a clear view of my

for showing up so late tonight.” He

he pretend like nothing had happened? He remembered

remember.” I finally answer

see when he

remember what happened after we left the pool

my face behind the palm of

to say something. I can’t. Not with the way I felt

Dante touch my breasts! I grabbed his hand and placed it over them! I asked him to touch