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.”

land for our leisure, we had a

basketball court was first, right

he

to me, and I narrow

to wait.” I retort. “Now get the f**k out

shoves my chest. “What are you going to

at him. It doesn’t take us more than a few seconds to start grinning at each other. This was how we greeted each other

play ball!” He shouted to alert my other brothers that I was

house like a bunch of lunatics. I expected them to be out

ball!” I shout at Alaric. He’s the eldest of the nine of us and the biggest pain in my ass. We were very competitive about many things; basketball got

than me and the second born. “Send the ball my

competitive. Always fighting to win. At any sport, whether it be football or basketball, even

was always thinking about his stomach. Ares was the fourth, and he was

making so much noise?” Violet asks as she tries to read her book on the porch. She’s the calmest

she’s the spoilt princess; she gets everything she wants, and no one can hurt her unless they want her eight brothers to

can go read in your room!” Cole tells her as he joins in on the

she pouts. “I want to read out

a look we always do when Violet uses her charm on our older brother. He never says no to her and treats her like the

on, boys,” he says, “let’s wrap this up and head

passes the ball to Cole, who looks upset that his game just got squashed because of his fifteen-year-old sister. We never even got a chance to play. There was always tomorrow. Same

and we all take our

good, Mom,” I tell her as

Carter,” she smiles. “And where is Violet? Why isn’t she in