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

talking to that girl.” My father says to me. “You’re

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

time to come to terms with everything . I needed

a distraction.” My father says as

my brothers have her around the house, now can I?” 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

in getting me to marry Autumn, but my brothers were much more stubborn than I

inform Autumn that you will pick her up at her home in an hour.” He finally

glare at him but do not say anything else. Speaking to my father about this entire thing would make me

keys from the

into him.

“What gave it

brother scratches his chin as he pretends to find an answer. “Hmmm,

an answer,” I tell him. “I have somewhere I need

meet your future

look of bliss on his face. He has never tried to hide his dislike for Anya. Of course, he will be happy that I was marrying someone other than

will come, and you’ll marry

He responds. “Never to fall

creeps up on you, and when it happens, it’s something that you can’t simply

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