Chapter 79


    The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 79


    Book 2 Chapter 2


    Dante seems to sense the tension between Anya and me. “Let’s get to ss, everyone.”


    He always tries to keep things calm between us. She may have the others fooled by her recent change


    in behavior, but not me.


    “Take Anya with you,” Damon tells Dante. The four of them have the same ss, unlike me.


    “Where will you be?” Anya asks him.


    “I want to make sure rissa gets to ss without anyone harassing her.” He exins to her.


    My heart does that little jump when he makes small gestures like this to keep me safe.


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    “I think she’s old enough to care for herself, Damon.” She tells him gently, but I can hear the edge in


    her voice.


    “It is okay—”


    “Shh,” He shushed me. “I’m dropping you to ss.”


    I try to hide my smile as Anya practically res at me. I’ve managed to win this round.


    “Has anyone been bothering youtely?” He asks me as Atticus, and everyone else separates from the


    two of us.


    I try to walk as slowly as possible; I want as much alone time with him. I don’t think he realizes how


    slowly I’m walking; he’s too preupied with waiting for me to answer his question.


    “No,” I lie. “Everyone is behaving. They must after you threatened them about one hundred times


    already for the year.”


    He shrugs his shoulder, and I try not to stare at his bulging biceps, “I still think I haven’t done enough to


    protect you from them. And I can’t be by your side every second to keep you safe. It’s been bothering


    me, especially since I don’t know if you’re lying to me to keep me out of trouble.”


    I bite my lip, and his eyes drop to them. His gaze lingers there for the first time, and I’m not sure if I saw


    the color fade from his face for a second. He quickly looks away and scratches the back of his neck.


    “We’re here. Remember to tell me if anyone is being an a*s. I can be a f*****g bigger one when it


    comes to your safety.”


    Don’t melt, rissa. Don’t you dare melt! Ah—toote. I’ve already melted like ten times since I saw


    him this morning.


    I attempt to walk around him, and he moves to block me from the ssroom entrance. I gasp as my


    body bounces into his. My hands reach out for support; they’re now pressed against his chest. My body


    freezes from the contact.


    “W-what are you doing?” I stammer. I can barely breathe from how close we are. It’s the first time that


    I’ve been able to touch him like this without using some excuse, and I love how warm his body feels


    beneath my hands. I never want to move from this position except to bring him closer to me.


    “I mean it, rissa.” He insists. “You must tell me if anyone is hurting you.”


    I gaze into his pretty brown eyes. What about him always makes my heart race like it’s on a marathon?


    I could have fallen for any other guy in the world; why did it have to be the one off-limits guy?


    I can’t stop as my hand travels up his chest to his face. Damon’s breaths are faster now that I’m


    touching his cheek. “I promise that I will tell you.”


    My eyes stare at his throat as he swallows. That little movement has always been sexy to me, but only


    on him.


    Damon clears his throat and puts some distance between the two of us, “I’ll see you after ss.”


    He doesn’t say anything else as he storms away from me. It’s the first time he’s ever left without


    watching me walk into the ssroom. Did I overstep my boundaries this time? It’s not like I tried to kiss


    him.


    I take a deep breath, now was not the time to think about him and how he made me feel. The ss had


    already started. I push the door open, and all eyes are on me as I apologize to the professor for being


    late. He doesn’t scold me, but it’s only because he’s scared of the Fawns. I would be okay if he had


    something to say to me; it was my fault for beingte. I didn’t care that I was, however, because I’d


    gotten to see Damon. That was the real reason I waste for ss. It’s because I was waiting for him. I


    was waiting for him to drop me to my ss, just like he’s always done.


    I spot the dirty looks from the girls in front of me almost immediately. I didn’t expect anything less. They


    were the Gemma sisters. Gemma was theirst name. And they were rich, just like the Fawns.


    Everyone in this school was. There were very few poor students here who were lucky enough to get a


    schrship from the principal. The unlucky part was that they were all bullied by girls like the Gemma


    sisters. This is why I was also bullied. Because I was poor, even though the Fawns had adopted me


    and my life was much better than before, I was still initially from an orphanage. It didn’t matter who I


    was now; I would always be the poor girl to them. I never knew who my parents were; I still don’t know.


    And I don’t want to. They gave me up as a baby. Why would I want to know the cowards that left me


    when I couldn’t fend for myself?


    I hurriedly walk over to my seat and bury myself in the chair; I hate how much they all stare at me. They


    always made me feel ufortable.


    “Today’s ss is all about teaching you how to connect with your inner wolf,” Sir Axel says for my


    benefit. “I’ve seen many werewolves make the mistake of not being one with their wolf, and in turn, it


    affects how powerful they can be.”


    Leslie Gemma pelts a paper at me when Sir Axel turns around to write on the board. I open it and am


    surprised to see what is written.


    ‘I know your secret.’