The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 9

~ATTICUS~

“You need to get Autumn a ring.” My father tells me. “It has to be appealing to the eyes. Remember, everyone would be looking at her hand. Make them stop and stare. They must know that the Fawns do not play when it comes to things like that.”

I should have expected this is what he wanted to discuss when he called me into his office earlier. Choosing a ring felt like something I should be doing with someone I was in love with; not a woman my family was forcing me to marry. Okay

“She can choose it for herself,” I tell him. “I’ll give her my card.”

The thought of choosing a ring for a woman I didn’t love made me angry.

My father narrows his eyes and twitches his mouth in disapproval. “That will not do. You must choose it together and don’t return home unless it’s one of the most expensive rings in the store.”

I sigh; of course, that’s all he’s concerned about—everyone’s opinion on the ring. The only person’s opinion he should be worried about is Autumn. She’s the one that would be wearing it.

I look at my phone when I receive a notification. It’s from Anya. My heart races at finally getting a reply from her.

I’m not happy with what she’s said, however.

loved me. I was wrong about

father says to me. “You’re about to marry Autumn,

I do not love for the sake of making more money and connections. How can you ask me also to

to come to terms with everything . I needed time to get her out of my

distraction.” My father says as

I demand. “She isn’t out of our lives. Whether you like it or not, father, Anya will one day become part of this family. Whether it be Dante or Damon, one of them will marry

I just pointed out the obvious to him. He may have succeeded in getting me to marry Autumn, but my

up at her home in an

Speaking to my father

car keys from the desk and storm out of his

there,” Griffin says when I bounce into him. “You’re not in

I ask. “What

brother scratches his chin as he pretends to find an answer. “Hmmm, that’s a tricky

here and try to figure out an answer,” I tell him. “I have somewhere I need to

to meet

on his face. He has never tried to hide his dislike for Anya. Of course, he will be happy

your turn will come, and you’ll marry someone you

solution for that.” He responds. “Never to

creeps up on you, and when it happens, it’s something

times before. It doesn’t take long for me to reach