The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

Chapter 291

~SCARLETT~

“It was all just a dream,” I whisper to myself. I hadn’t been able to sleep the entire night ever since Carter left my room. I refused to believe anything happened.

It was time to get dressed to leave for the Academy, but I was still trying to convince myself that last night was only a dream and nothing to worry about.

The tingling sensation in my chest, neck, and lips said differently, however. I could still feel his lips on my body. They were warmer and softer than I expected.

“It was only a dream; why are you thinking about how soft his lips were?” I asked myself; I was annoyed. Very annoyed.

I angrily climb out of my bed and walk into the bathroom. I pull the drawer open and remove some products. I’m busy organizing everything for my bath when something in the mirror catches my attention. I pause midway and slowly walk toward the vertical mirror before me.

I blink once, then twice, before a scream escapes my mouth. I couldn’t believe it. This wasn’t happening to me!

It wasn’t possible; my eyes had to be betraying me! That was the only explanation for this madness in front of me.

I hear a knock on my bathroom door, “Scarlett?” I hear Clara’s panicked call. “Is everything okay?”

“It is!” I shout back. “I was just practicing to sing. You know I have a horrible voice!”

I could hear her laughter behind the door. “We’re late! Hurry up!”

When she’s gone, I move even closer to the mirror. There were love bites on my chest. Love bites! I’ve never had one of these in my life! And now I had more than one on my chest, and every single one belonged to Carter. He did this to me!

Carter Prince gave me freaking love bites! This isn’t happening! It must still be a crazy dream. I pinch myself and wince at the pain.

How could I have let something like this happen to me? I’ve always cringed at the things he’d done to other women openly in front of everyone. Was I just like the others now?

I couldn’t let Clara see this; she would freak out!

am I supposed to do? She had already chosen an outfit for me today,

had to hide these marks

sweater and threw it over my head. Then

step into the

is not the outfit I chose for you,

“But I think this

not his favorite

I snap. “But believe

I’m pushing you too much. I’ll

lucky to have

her eyes and shoves

react if I saw Carter today. I had to be prepared for it. Nothing about last night made any sense to me. It felt unreal. He didn’t speak a single word to me last night, and yet he did all

asks the second we exited the car. She was already early and waiting to start another day

making any

do you expect to do that?” I ask her. “There’s no way to tell exactly what Carter is thinking. Why don’t we avoid

ideas that I’d enjoyed what he’d

reminded of

Keep your windows closed.

right? Why else would he have asked me to lock my windows? But

he knew I would do the opposite of what he wanted me to

I’m so confused.

with you?” Jenna asks me. “You haven’t heard a word

think I have a lot on my mind this

coming,” Clara whispers

I couldn’t stop myself as I looked for him in the hallway.

walk over to Clara, but he shocks all of us when he stops right

you to do last night?” He asks