The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

~SCARLETT~

When Alaric and Nicole finally leave after their heated argument, Clara changes into a bikini while I put on a sundress.

"Is that what you plan on wearing?" She asks me.

I roll my eyes, "I'm pregnant with Carter's baby. I don't think I need to seduce him anymore."

She laughs, "anymore? So you seduced him in the past?"

I gently push her out the door, "that was all because of you. You forced me to do your work and now I'm stuck in this mess."NôvelDrama.Org holds © this.

She laughs as we make our way to the pool, "Come on Scarlett, we both know it worked out in the end for you. I think you should thank me instead of complaining.”

I was about to respond when I saw something that caught my eyes almost immediately.

This wasn't good.

Seeing Carter shirtless in front of me was doing weird things to my body.

What was wrong with me? I was pregnant and didn't think I'd want him as much now. I was so wrong.

My need for him might have even grown.

I wanted his hands on me again.

I was dying to have him inside me.

What was wrong with me? Why was I so desperate for his touch out of nowhere?

There were so many things I wanted to ask him for, but I couldn't until he told me the truth about everything.

He catches me looking at him, and I can see the surprise on his handsome face. Could he tell that I wanted him badly right now?

"You look like you could eat him alive," Clara whispers next to me. "How was I so blind not to notice how crazy you are about each other? It's been so obvious this entire time. The two of you haven't exactly been discreet."

"What?" I ask in surprise as I take a seat, I was scared that my knees would fail me.

She quirks a brow at me, "Jenna told me that she was surprised it took me that long to realize the truth. Now I know that she was right. You always stare at him like he's the last man on earth. And the way he looks at you, he's never looked at me that way, not even when we were together."

Hearing my sister say something like that should make me feel guilty that he never showed her the affection he sometimes gives me; however, it made me so happy.

There was still Carter's dark secret keeping us apart, but I wanted to believe that once I knew the truth, everything could go back to the way it was before Carter broke things off between us.

Our relationship has been weakened ever since, even though we were now married.

"She's telling the truth," Violet says next to us.

She was Carter's younger sister, and she was indeed just as beautiful as he was handsome. She was also very kind, much to my pleasure.

"The truth about what?" I ask her.

"My brother has never looked at a woman like he looks at you." She informs me. "I know he must have said or done some things to try and push you away, but I can assure you that he only did those things because he cares about you."

That doesn't make any sense. Why would he push me away if he cared about me?

I wanted to bring up the full moon to Violet, but I knew it would be useless. The only person that might be willing to tell me the truth had to be Nicole. However, I didn't want to ask her anything about Carter and his family. She didn't seem like someone I could trust.

"I'm sorry if my words have offended you, Clara." She apologizes to my sister. "I can assure you that Carter also cared about you plenty. He pushed you away for the same reason he's pushing Scarlett away."

Clara looks at me in surprise.

"One day soon, he might build the courage to tell the truth. In the meantime, please be patient with him, Scarlett." Violet pleads with me.

How could I say no when she asked so nicely?

"I'll try," I promise her.

"And don't worry about your words affecting me," Clara tells her. "I'm over my feelings for your brother."

"Well, that's good then," Nicole says as she walks before us. "I don't see why you're here on this family vacation if you and Carter no longer have a relationship."

What the hell?

"I invited her." I hissed as I gave her a death glare.

I was right not to ask her anything about the full moon.

Violet narrows her eyes, "I thought you wanted a divorce from my brother. Why are you here to ruin our vacation?"

Nicole sighs, "Violet darling, that's in the past. Married couples do have a lot of arguments; it's only natural. Maybe when a guy is finally interested in you, you'll know what I'm talking about. For now, you should mind your business and focus on little girl stuff."

My eyes widened. I couldn't believe those words had come out of this grown woman's mouth.

She had zero shame and no respect. How could she speak to her husband's little sister in such a disrespectful manner?

"Besides, now that Alaric and I have worked out our differences, I plan on never leaving his side for the rest of our lives." She says as she looks directly at Clara.

What the hell was this woman's problem?

"What's going on here?" Carter asks as he approaches us. He could already tell that Nicole was looking to start trouble among us.

I was happy that he had intervened. I was very close to getting up from my chair and slapping the mole near her upper lip out of her face.

Why did she hate us so much?