The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 59

~AUTUMN~

I wasn’t sure if seeing Atticus today was a good idea. I kept getting a bad feeling about it.

I knew I could trust him in the past, but now that he was back with Anya, I didn’t think I could trust him

anymore. He would do things in her favor, not mine. He would be thinking about her, not me.

” You don’t have to go there tonight.” My father tells me. “I know you think you have to be by Atticus’s

side because he’s your husband, but I’m tired of seeing you get hurt because of his memory loss. We

can finalize a divorce with his family, and you’ll never have to see the Fawns again.”

I sigh, they were the ones that got me into the marriage in the first place, and now they wanted to get

me out of it? I didn’t want to divorce Atticus. I wanted him to remember me. I wanted to make him

remember me. And nothing and no one would stop that from happening.

“Atticus lost his memory while trying to save me. He got into an accident while chasing after the men

that kidnapped me. Why would I leave him when he’s going through the hardest part of his life?”

“I’m just suggesting it for your own good, Autumn.” He tells me. “I know you may think that I’m being

unreasonable, but I only care about you right now. His family is looking after him; they’re putting his

needs first. I’m trying to do the same for my daughter. We don’t know if Atticus will ever regain his

memories. And if he does, we don’t know if he will ever be the same. There are so much more things to

worry about. If the Fawns find out who you really are, if they find out that we lied to them, your

relationship with Atticus will have to end. I’m just trying to protect you from all of that. I can see that

you’ve already grown attached to him. I’m scared to see what will happen to you if you’re forced to let

go of him for your own good.”

Why does it have to end? Why would his parents separate us because of that lie? I wasn’t the one that

lied. I never knew who I was until today. Were they that heartless to separate me from him because of

that? I hoped not. I thought the Fawns were nice; I thought that they were good people. I understood

that they didn’t like being lied to, but they liked me; at least, I hoped that they did. Maybe if my parents

asked for their forgiveness, perhaps then they would put this all behind us. I was hoping for a miracle at

this point.

“I’m sorry we can’t protect you from everything.” My mother apologizes. “When your father and I

decided to adopt you, we promised Aura that we would keep you safe. We promised her that we would

keep you happy. I thought we were doing a good job at it until now. I’m so sorry, Autumn. I wish there

were more that we could do for you.”

It’s not the first time that she’s said this to me.

I hug her, “it’s okay, mom. I know that you’re trying your best. I know that these things are out of your

control. It’s not your fault. Don’t blame yourself.”

I wish they knew where my mother was. Or my siblings. Being around people that suffered the same

faith as me would have made this a lot easier. Unfortunately, I was separate from them, and it didn’t

look like I would ever be able to find them again in this life.

Even though I wanted to search for them, I knew I had to let them go; I was already in danger because

I’d been found, and I didn’t want anyone else to be in trouble because of me.

I would keep them safe in whatever ways I could. And right now, staying away from them was the best

way to do that.

“Tell us if anything goes wrong.” My mother tells me as they pull up to the Fawn’s home.

I nod and promise her before getting out of the vehicle. They would be returning for me tonight. No one

wanted me to drive without company. Just like they asked, the guards would be staying by the front

entrance in case anything happened.

Apparently, my parents didn’t even trust the Fawns around me. I’ve never seen them this terrified of

anything before.

If I had any doubt of them loving me in the past, I didn’t have it anymore. They were trying to protect

me, and I loved them for it.

I understood why they were hesitant around the Fawns. They knew that the second that Atticus’s

parents saw my power, they would know the truth. And since my power kept resurfacing recently,

there’s no telling who would be the next person to see it. I had no control, and as long as I had zero

control, my life would be in danger. Not only my life but the lives of everyone around me as well.

I took a deep breath before I walked into the home that was once mine before Atticus lost his memory

of us.

Everyone is already on the patio, waiting for me. It turns out that I was the last to arrive. It doesn’t help

with my nervousness. I’m not sure what Atticus had planned, but I had to be prepared for the worst.

Anya’s eyes narrowed the moment that she saw me. From her reaction, I could tell that Atticus never

told her that he had invited me over tonight.

Why did he keep it a secret from her? Knowing Atticus, he would want to do everything to keep her

happy. Why did he invite me over, knowing how much she disliked me? Why did he invite me after what

I almost did to her yesterday? Nothing he was doing made any sense to me.

It kept pointing to one thing, and that was him exposing who I was to everyone else. At least Clarissa

already knew the truth. Damon did as well. I wasn’t sure how much Clarissa had told him, but he did

know more than everyone else present here.

Anya looked at Atticus, but he wasn’t looking at her; his eyes were glued to me. My breath got stuck in

my throat as his eyes grazed my body from top to bottom. I can’t remember the last time he looked at

me like this. Like I was his, like I belonged to him.

“It’s nice of you to join us, Autumn.” His mother says as she hugs me. I wish that they always remained

this kind towards me. I didn’t want their behavior towards me to change after they found out the truth.

“It’s always a pleasure to have you visit us.” His father agrees.

“You already know how happy you make me whenever you’re around,” Clarissa adds as she hugs me.

Atticus hadn’t said a word to me while everyone else had taken the time to welcome me. Yet he was

the one that had invited me. His actions only made me more worried. What did Atticus invite me over

for? What did he want from me?

Was it really as bad as I thought it would be? I wanted to hope that my Atticus was still in him, and if he

were, he wouldn’t do anything that could put my life in danger tonight. I knew that I was hoping for too

much, but I was trying to stay positive despite every bad thing that had happened in my life recently.

“Is there a reason you wanted us here tonight?” Damon asks now that all of us are present.

“I had plans today,” Griffin adds. “Whatever you have planned, I hope it’s worth skipping the party I

wanted to attend.”

“It’s worth it,” Atticus assures him. “Trust me. Unlike the rest of you, I can be trusted. I keep my word.”

We all got quiet after what he’d just said to us. What did he mean by that? Did he not trust anyone

here? Since when did Atticus not trust his family? He’s never made a comment like that in the past.