The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

Chapter 280

~CARTER~

When I pulled up to the house, I noticed that all the cars were already there. It meant that I was the last one to return home.

I take a deep breath before facing my brothers. When I push the door open, I’m hit with the scent of my mother cooking in the kitchen. Her meals are what brought us together every night. No matter where we were, we came home in time to enjoy the dinner that she made.

Our family portrait was laid proudly on the wall. One of the largest portraits I’d ever seen. It was the first thing every guest saw when they entered our mansion. It was our parent’s pride and joy.

Almost everyone who entered our home stopped and stared at the portrait before moving forward. For me, I’d gotten used to that picture by now.

I walked down the hallway and made a second left; I found my mother exactly where I knew she would be.

“You’re late.” She scolds me. “Your brothers have been singing this in my head for the past hour. Where have you been?”

Dropping Clara’s sister home. I don’t say those words out loud. I knew my mother would have plenty to say about that.

“At a party.” It was only partly true.

She sighs, “When will you start getting serious about your life, Carter?”

It wouldn’t be a typical day if my mother didn’t remind me of my poor decisions. I lean over the counter and kiss her on her cheek. It always worked.

She smiles, “They’re waiting on you. After one game, I want everyone inside for dinner.”

of land for our leisure, we had a combination of a basketball court, a tennis court, pools, and all

court was first, right next to

second he saw me. “Why do you always

me, and I narrow my

never asked you to wait.” I retort.

yeah?” he asks as she shoves my chest. “What are you going to do about

a few seconds to start grinning at each other. This was how we greeted each other

my other brothers that I was finally

lunatics. I expected them to be out here waiting with Alaric, but they all anticipated that I would be

biggest pain in my ass. We were very competitive about many things; basketball

Apollo shouts. He’s three years older than me and the second born. “Send the ball

win. At any sport, whether it be football

most food!” Ares shouts. He was always thinking about his stomach. Ares was the fourth, and he

you guys stop making so much noise?” Violet asks as she tries to read her book on the porch. She’s the calmest amongst us and, unfortunately for her, the only

she gets everything she wants, and no one can

as he

“I want to read out

give each other a look we always do when Violet uses her charm on our older brother. He never says no

“let’s wrap this up and head inside. Mom’s making some honey-glazed

because of his fifteen-year-old sister. We

of my brothers, and we all take our

so good, Mom,” I tell her as she fills

“And where is Violet?