The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

~SCARLETT~

I couldn't believe that I was in Carter's arms again. His lips were on mine, but I was still shocked.

He was in front of me, smiling against my mouth. He was happy, that's what he said to me, and I believed him. I don't think I've ever seen Carter this happy before.

I could feel my lips curl into a smile against his kisses as I wrapped my arms around his neck and held onto him tightly as his arms tightened around my body.

"I'm so sorry I haven't told you this before, Scarlett, but I want you to know now that I have never loved another woman as much as I love you." He whispers against my lips. "My love for you cannot be measured. I knew I loved you a long time ago, but I refused to say anything because I was scared that you would—"

"GUYS!" I hear my sister's voice from afar.

Carter and I break apart to look for her.

I'm shocked when I see her hanging from the wall.

"Clara!" I gasped as I ran towards her.

Carter followed closely behind me.

"What the hell are you doing?" I demand from her.

"In case the two of you haven't noticed, this is an escape mission!" She hisses.

"Jump down, I'll catch you!" Carter tells her.

"I'm not letting go." She gasps. "What if you drop me?"

"Clara!" I exclaim. "Just let go so that he can catch you!" Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

She closes her eyes and finally does as I say. Carter doesn't even have to try to catch her before placing her on the ground.

"What happened?" Carter demands. "I told you to stay in the truck. It's not safe here."

"Exactly," she snaps. "It's not safe here, and yet the both of you were having a reunion over there. We don't have the time. I just saw Wilder and his brothers returning. It wouldn't be long before they realize that Scarlett is missing. We have to go now!"

Carter grabs our arms and pulls us towards the wall once more. "I'll get you both out of here."

"Wait!" I stop him.

I see the panic in his eyes, and it makes me wonder if he thinks that I actually would like to stay here.

"What's wrong?" He asks me hesitantly.

"I have a key!" I informed him. "We can unlock the back gate and get out through there."

"How did you manage to get a key?" Clara asks me as we rush towards the gate.

Carter takes the key from me and quickly opens it.

"Wilder's sister is very kind. She gave it to me." I answer her. "She not only gave me the key. But she also moved all the guards from the back entrance so I could escape without any trouble."

"Wow," Clara whispers. "I'm surprised he has such a nice sister, considering what he did."

I nod, and Carter pushes the both of us out of the gate.

"Let's go." He tells us as he looks around for any signs of danger.

When we don't see anything to worry about, we run for the truck.

I couldn't believe this was happening. My sister and my husband, they were both running beside me. They'd both come for me, and I couldn't be happier to see them again. I missed them both so much.

"I already called Alaric," Clara informs us. "He knows we are in danger, and they're coming here."

"Hopefully, we can get out of here before anything happens," I whisper more to myself than them.

I knew what Wilder and his family were capable of doing. They had this dangerous and scary aura about them, especially when together. I also saw what they did to Joshua. They killed him within a few seconds.

I knew now that Alaric and the others were on their way, but would that be enough to save us all from these people?

I breathe a sigh of relief when we finally reach the vehicle. Now, all we had to do was to get out of here before Wilder realized that I was gone. I knew we didn't have much time left. The second he got into the house, he would see that I was gone.

Carter opens the door for me, and I quickly get in. He does the same for Clara before she can open it herself. Then he rushes over to the driver's side.

"Scarlett!" Clara screams.

Before I have a chance to ask her what's wrong, I see Wilder show up out of nowhere and grab Carter by his neck.

"CARTERRRR!" I scream.

I jump out of the truck and rush to them, but Clara grabs my arm to stop me.

"You're pregnant, Scarlett!" She shouts to remind me. "Let me stop them instead! You stay back!”

Before she can take a step forward, Wilder's brothers surround us, stopping us from moving even an inch.

Carter's sudden roar sends my body into full panic.

No. No. No!