The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

~CARTER~

Today was another full moon. I hated those days more than any other days. I was tired of being locked up in that room, and it was even worse now that I was married to Scarlett.

I still had not told her the truth about my family's curse. I was still keeping everything from her, but I planned on telling her tomorrow when I woke up. I would show her the bruises if I didn't break free tonight and find her.

I didn't think that would happen. I was doing everything possible to ensure that I couldn't break out of the room tonight.

"Is everything set up for tonight?" I ask Alaric.

He nods, "are you sure this is what you want to do?"

"It is," I say confidently. "I can't trust myself around Scarlett. Now that she's pregnant, I'm not taking any risks."

He runs a hand down his face, "Carter, you're asking something difficult of us."

"I'm asking you as my brother to ensure that I don't harm my wife or my baby during this full moon. I don't want to be anywhere near her tonight. I need to keep them both safe from me."

"You're asking us to set up a trap for you if you break those chains!" He shouts. "Do you think any of us want to put you through that kind of pain?"

"I don't care what happens to me!" I roar. "I need to keep Scarlett safe from me. I would do anything to ensure that I don't harm her."

Alaric slams his fist against the wall, "I fucking hate this. Why must we suffer so much for people that we never even met? It's not like we were the ones that did something unforgivable. Why are we cursed?"

"It doesn't matter anymore; we're already stuck in this mess. Now, we have to learn to live with it." I remind him. "It's just one night. So what if I get injured or damaged tonight? I'll heal by the morning and will be left with nothing but a few scratches. I'd rather something happen to me than something happen to Scarlett."

"Why don't we just send her back to her parent's home for the night?" He suggests. "She will be safe there, and we won't have to worry about taking drastic measures to keep you locked inside of that room."

I exhale loudly, "Alaric, it's not going to work. It doesn't matter where Scarlett is; I always find her. I can't take that risk. This has to be done. It's not negotiable. I don't want to hear anything about it anymore; confirm with me that everything is already set up for tonight."

"I don't want to do this to you, Carter." He sighs. "I don't want to have you fucking electrocuted if you try to break free from the chains. There has to be another way to keep you inside of that room."

"There is no other way, brother," I tell him. "You will also be locked in a room. There's nothing you can do to help me protect Scarlett if I somehow get out of that room. I need to take these extra steps.”NôvelDrama.Org: owner of this content.

"Why are you so convinced that you will hurt her?" He demands. "So far, you've never physically hurt her. You indeed go after her, but you've never done anything to hurt her. She's never harmed. Why don't you allow yourself to stay freely with her tonight and see what happens?"

I stiffen at his question.

"Are you hearing yourself?" I ask. "Would you leave yourself to be free on a full moon knowing what happens to us? Would you be willing to put Nicole at risk like that?"

He doesn't answer me. He knows he's just spoken nonsense. I knew he only wanted to keep me safe, but there wasn't anything we could do to ensure that I stayed in that room except this. It was my only option.

"There is also the possibility of me going after another woman," I whisper. "I know so far I've only gone after Scarlett each time I've broken free; however, there is still a chance that I would go after another woman. If I did that, I would break Scarlett's heart. There are too many risks. I can't hurt her again. These past two weeks with her has been fucking amazing. I don't want to mess things up. I want to keep making her happy."

Alaric remains quiet for a few minutes before he finally nods.

"Okay." He tells me. "If you're so sure that this is what you want to do, then there is nothing I can say or do to change your mind."

I was glad that we were finally on the same page.

Now, I had to find a way to make sure Scarlett doesn't realize when I leave the room tonight. She was already on high alert now that she knew today was a full moon.

I had to do something to keep her in that room, even if I had to lock her inside. Either way, tomorrow was the day I planned on telling her everything.