The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

Chapter 286

~SCARLETT~

I touched my lips while I stared at my pink cheeks in the bathroom mirror.

My body was still tingling from head to toe.

I kissed Carter. Technically, he kissed me, but I also kissed him back in front of hundreds of spectators. A part of me didn’t want the kiss to stop.

I grab my phone and stare at the video I was tagged in. Why did we look so perfect together? I always thought he looked perfect with Clara, but I was wrong. For some strange reason, we matched perfectly, at least while kissing. Any other time, I looked like a nerd who was trying her best to gain the attention of the most popular guy at school.

This was all Clara’s fault. She gave me a makeover, and I didn’t recognize myself anymore. She’d made me into someone who looked perfect next to Carter Prince.

I bit my lip and pressed my head against the mirror. I couldn’t even recognize myself anymore. I looked and felt like a different person.

this

was I doing to myself?

was doing the wrong thing by listening to Clara.

hurt. She didn’t want to admit it, but she was in pain. Not once did Carter seem to care that she was next to us, either. His focus was entirely on me, and

felt this way. It was wrong.

her after the breakup. He disrespected her in every way possible, and even I wanted him to pay for hurting her. But I wasn’t sure if this was the right way to

I lifted my face from the mirror to

both ask each

urge her. “Why are

sighs and hugs me. I froze for a second; Clara barely ever hugged me. This revenge plan of hers has us the closest we’ve ever been. This

a long time. I thought he was a good person; I did. I knew there were things that he wasn’t perfect at. He was never romantic or did the little things like open doors for me, but he always protected me. He was

still deeply in

for a split second, be happy that Carter showed me some attention? What the hell was wrong with me? Clara mattered the