The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

Chapter 281

~SCARLETT~

My sister and best friend were not giving me a chance to breathe. They were throwing questions at me, one after the next.

I didn’t want to remember anything about last night. I wanted to forget last night ever happened.

“You need to tell us what happened last night between you and Carter!” Clara repeats as Jenna joins us in the car. It was the next day, and I was still in shock and scarred from last night, and it was all these two traitor’s fault.

They abandoned me when I needed them the most.

How could they have left me to deal with Carter on my own?

How could they let him drop me home?

“I can’t believe the two of you!” I snap. “You guys are such traitors. How could you let me leave with Carter all by myself? Do you even realize how awful that was for me?”

A part of me knew that wasn’t entirely true. It wasn’t completely awful, but that wasn’t something I was ready to admit.

Jenna gives me a sneaky smile, “it was Clara’s idea. She said it would be best for the two of you to leave together so that you could get closer to him. But did that happen? Did you happen to get closer to Carter?”

I sigh, “I knew my sister would be the one to throw me under the bus. She lives to see me in pain.”

Clara rolls her eyes, “stop being so dramatic.”

“Come on,” Jenna says impatiently. “You need to spill the tea. We want to know everything! And don’t leave a single detail out.”

I roll my eyes, “I shouldn’t tell you anything for abandoning me last night. I thought I would have died!”

“You’re being dramatic again!” Clara exclaims. “If you want to get closer to Carter, you’ll have to spend time alone with just the two of you. It’s something you have to get used to.”

“That’s the problem,” I snap. “I don’t want to get closer to him. I’m only doing this for you. Don’t I have a say in how I get closer to him?”

“No,” Clara answers me. “If we want him to fall in love with you, we must do things my way. If it were up to you, you wouldn’t try to get close to him and instead try to push him away.”

“I have a question for you,” I tell my sister. There is something that has been bothering me about last night. I wanted to know if I was wrong about Carter. “Did Carter ever open his truck door for you or any door?”

She laughs, “Come on, Scarlett. It’s Carter Prince. He doesn’t do romantic. Everyone knows this, including me, and I would know plenty since I dated him. But why do you ask?”, she pauses before her eyes widen. “Don’t tell me he did it for you?”

how to answer this question. On the one hand, my sister would be happy to know he was falling for me or at least pretending to fall for me. But on the other, she would be sad that

I’m unsure if I’m doing the right thing by lying to her, but I was scared of hurting her. She was going through enough already. I knew she didn’t choose the best way to deal with her heartache, but she was my sister, and she wasn’t a bad person. She’s never wished bad on anyone except Carter, but that was only because he hurt her first. And he did it in the

about what he’s done, I know I must continue with

what happened?” Jenna asks; she seemed the most anxious to

from the pool area. He immediately came down to ask me what I was doing there. I explained that I might have been there to wreck his windshield for hurting Clara. Of course, he didn’t believe me because I’m apparently too

nice for that. I’m happy you stood up for me, but I don’t think you should keep doing that around him. We want him to start liking you. You’ll need to try at least to be nice to

Carter seemed to be treating me better when I acted mean to him. For some reason, it seemed like

still listening intently. “I feel like I’m reading a novel, but

me wonder what type

as she tilts her head to

to the ground and asked them to apologize. After they did, he told them to remember my name and never to try anything like that again on me. Then he gave me his shirt to cover up

they’re both reticent. It freaks me

you going to say something?”

She admits. “Are you sure that was Carter and not one

exclaim, “But it was definitely him. No one

means that Clara’s

They weren’t the ones putting their lives on the line like me. Of course, it would seem

figure out if he’s messing with you or falling. I’m not sure how we will be able to tell, but we

another day of seeing Carter

Chapter 282

~SCARLETT~

Clara asks. Today felt like a repeat of yesterday and the day before that. Since I agreed to do this for my sister, Carter is all

become the center

Carter? Would Carter like what I’m wearing? What did Carter do today? It was becoming frustrating. All I wanted to do

down my spine every time I remembered last night. I didn’t need a reminder of it

knew he was just messing around with me like he did with all the other girls he tried to sleep

has been bothering me, which

happened when I’d shut my door after Carter dropped me home. He did something that baffled

normal behavior if he hadn’t touched the exact

against it while looking at him. I could still smell

he know he was touching the

a sick,

my head. I didn’t want to spend any time

Carter today,” Jenna tells the both of us. I’m suddenly interested in what she has to say—not