Chapter 70
The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 70
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“What was that?” I demand as I hear an explosion. I try to look back, but they grab my neck and keep
my head facing forward.
“It’s nothing for you to worry about.” They assure me.
My heart is racing, and I know I can’t trust them. Atticus warned me that they couldn’t be trusted.
“If you’re thinking that we broke our end of the promise, you’re mistaken.” Owen, the eldest overlord,
said. I’d just learned his name after hearing the others call him that. “We did not hurt any of your loved
ones. At least not yet; if you try anything stupid, that will change quickly.”
I swallow and settle back into my seat without saying another word.
“Where are you taking me?” I ask after a few minutes have passed.
“Back home. Where we live.” Alistair answers before Owen can. They were a lot more rxed now that
they had me. It was another side to them than what I just saw.
“Why are you taking me there?” I demand. “Don’t you want to kill me?”
“Don’t tempt me to do it right now,” Jagger warns.
I bite my lips to force myself to remain quiet. I’m not sure if they were carrying me to their home to
torture me; I just knew that there was a reason that I was still alive; I had no clue what that reason was,
however.
They weren’t taking any chances with me; they made me switch vehicles multiple times throughout the
trip back to their home. It’s almost like they were scared that they would be ambushed. Were they
looking out for my father’s men? I was surprised that they’d let me get taken by the overlords in the first
ce. Did they not want me alive? I was sure that they were keeping a close eye on me. They must
know by now that the overlords have taken me.
“Finally,” Jagger mumbles. “She’s quiet.”
My eyes are closed, and he might think that I’m asleep.
“No one thinks you’re asleep.” Someone says. I opened my eyes wide, and it was the one with deep
blue eyes; his name was Dash. How the hell did he know what I was thinking?
He smirks, “are you surprised I can read your mind, girl?”
I was so shocked that I felt sick to my stomach. How long has he been reading my mind?
“Since the very beginning.” He chuckles. “I’m the one that told my brothers we could trust your words. I
knew you wouldn’t try anything stupid to protect Atticus.”
I felt worse than before, knowing now that it was true. All this time, he could read our minds. It means
they weren’t surprised over anything except maybe when I attacked. They yed with us while asking
those questions, waiting for our responses.
How many people were aware that Dash could read their minds? I assume they’re only letting me in on
the secret because they knew they would eventually get rid of me. They weren’t worried about me
letting anyone else find out the truth.
What special abilities did the others have? Was Dash the only one that could read minds? He imed
that he was the one that confirmed they could trust me, which meant he had to be the only one that
was able to tell I was being honest.
“Oh look, you scared her into being quiet,” Jagger said, taking notes on how to get me to stay silent.
Dash chuckles, and I make a mental note to keep my thoughts out of my head. How does that even
work? There had to be a way to stop him from invading my thoughts.
“You can just ask me.” He says, surprising me again.
“Can you stop doing that?” I hiss.
He shrugs his shoulders, “no can do. It’s my job to ensure you aren’t nning something that could put
the rest of us in danger.”
I take a deep sigh as we pull up to their home. It’s a ck castle to match their ck souls. Yes, Dash,
I wanted you to hear that.
Heughed, and again, it surprised me. I didn’t think the overlords were capable ofughing.
“Why wouldn’t we be capable ofughing?” he asks. “Weughed earlier when Atticus tried to lie to us.
Don’t you remember that?”
I press my lips tighter together and try not to show him a middle finger. Would it matter? He can hear
my thoughts either way.
I exit the vehicle with all eight overlords surrounding me. It’s almost like they expected me to try and
run. Where did they want me to go? I couldn’t escape with all of them so close to me. I wouldn’t try to
leave, not when I was protecting Atticus.
“Get her to the room,” Owen says to Jagger. “We have a few decisions to make in the meantime.”
Jagger looks annoyed that they chose him to escort me to my room, but he doesn’tin. He grabs
my arm roughly and pulls me along with him.
“I would have walked on my own.” I snap. There was no need for him to drag me with him. I would have
gone with him willingly.
“I don’t know that.” He snaps. “I don’t read minds like Dash.”
“Don’t tell me you’re sour because you can’t read minds.” I taunt him through my words since he
already didn’t like hearing my voice.
His jaw clenches as he opens a door and pushes me into a room.
“You’ll be staying in here until my brothers decide on what we’re going to do with you.” He informs me.
“What is this ce?” I ask as I take a look around the unusual bedroom. There were books all over the
room. On the ground, on the desk, and even on the bed.
“We didn’t want you to be bored while you were here.” He lies. “You may find the pink book to your right
very interesting.”
I narrow my eyes, “is that some kind of trick?”
I knew he didn’t like me; he may even dislike me more than the other overlord did.
“Take a look at it and see if it is for yourself. It involves your mother.”
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My head snaps up at his words. My mother? He knew once he mentioned her, I wouldn’t be able to
resist. I hesitantly reach for it.
To my relief, nothing weird happens to me after touching it. I read the tiny writing on the front of it.
‘Aura’s diary.’
I gasp.
My mother’s diary.
How did they get this? And how long have they had it? Was it possible that they found my mother and
lied to everyone else? My heart was racing with the many possibilities after realizing the book belonged
to her.
“After we kicked Azai’s men out of their homes and forced them to live elsewhere, we searched his
home. We found her diary there.” He said, answering the question still in my mind. “Your mother didn’t
leave much behind for us to find.”
I breathed roughly and gently wiped my hand over the pink front cover. It was still in good condition,
and it baffles me that they’ve kept this with them for so long. There was a mirror in the middle, and I
stared at myself. I could see the terror yet curiosity in my eyes.
“You can read through it.” He tells me. “We’ve already gone through it thoroughly, and it’s quite useless
to us.”
I don’t even bother to look up at him as he exits the room and shuts the door behind him. I heard a lock
click and even the sound of a chain; they were trying everything to prevent me from escaping.
I was both excited and scared to read my mother’s diary. This was probably something she wanted to
remain private. However, to know more about her and her life with my father, I knew I had to read it and
look for any hints that could help me.
I took a deep breath as I stared at the first page.
‘My life has always been so dull with nothing exciting, nothing that makes me want to wake up in the
morning. But that all changed when I met him. His gorgeous ash-blonde hair caught my eyes first. I
loved watching how it shone in the bright sunlight or even in a well-lit room. He was beautiful. And
dangerous. Everyone feared him, and everyone warned me to keep my distance, but I knew that he
could never hurt me. Azai loved me. He told me he loved me. I still remember the first time he said
those words to me, whichpletely changed my life in the best way possible. No one made my heart
beat the way that he did. I love him. I love Azai with all my heart, and I would do anything for him if it
didn’t require me to hurt anyone. He’s mine, and I’mpletely his.’
My heart stopped beating at her words. So it was true; my mother was crazy in love with my father. She
trusted him wholeheartedly, but he was only using her. He never was in love with her. There were many
other paragraphs about the way he made her feel. She spoke about him almost the same way that I
spoke about Atticus. It was sad that he didn’t feel the same way about her. She must have been
devastated when she realized the truth.
I flipped the pages, looking for ater date, something that would stand out as this page did.
‘I’m so happy. Today I found out that I am pregnant with Azai’s babies. I can’t wait to tell him the good
news. I can’t wait to see his face light up like he’s brightened my life.’
I held my breath; I knew what wasing next. My mother could not have been prepared to find out
that my father was only using her.
I skipped a few more pages, searching once more. Would there be anything in this diary that could help
me? If there were, the overlords wouldn’t have left it with me. At least I was able to learn more about
my mother and the things she went through because of my father.
Another paragraph catches my attention, and I quickly read through the page.
‘My babies. I don’t care what I must do, but I must protect my babies from him. I have to protect them
from the man that I love. How could he do this to me? How could he break my trust? How could he not
love me the way that I love him? How could he not love his children?’
My heart breaks yet again. He was a monster to do this to her. She loved him, got pregnant for him,
and it was all just a sick game to him.
My mother must have felt like she had no one to protect her. She was the only one that fought back
against my father. And she’d somehow managed to win. I don’t care what the overlords said; she was
the only reason he got what he deserved. They seem to think they were powerful enough to kill him on
their own if given a chance, but from everything I’ve learned, they didn’t stand a chance and should be
thanking her for saving the lives of so many people.
‘Azai kissed me today. He kissed me after so many days, making me almost forget what I was fighting
for. But then I held my little angel in my arm, my baby Autumn, my baby that didn’t have the one thing
that Azai wanted, the dark symbol. I know that I have to make things right for her. I know that I have to
protect her from him. No one would hurt her as long as I was alive. She was my baby, and no one, not
even Azai, could change how I felt about her.’
I dropped the diary as tears filled my eyes. It was unfair.
It was unfair that my mother sacrificed so much to protect me, but I couldn’t remember a single detail
about her. What did she look like? What did herugh sound like? What did she look like when she was
happy? What would it be like to hear her call my name for the first time?
There were so many things that I had no memory of, and I don’t think there would ever be a chance for
me to meet her in this life again.
I wasn’t sure how long I had again before the overlords got rid of me. They were nning something; I
could feel it. But I also knew that Atticus would be up to something big as well. I had to find a way to
remain alive until he could get back to me. I needed to stay positive, at least for him. He wille for
me. I knew it. Atticus was nothing like my father. He truly did love me, and he wouldn’t just sit back and
let the overlords hurt me. He would find me, and we would be together again. I was sure of it.