The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

~SCARLETT~

“Are you going to lock me up in a room?” I ask Wilder as he takes me out of the vehicle.

“It depends.” He answers me. “Will you try and escape from me?”

I bit my l*p to stop myself from saying the truth.

“Your silence tells me all that I need to know.” He sighs. “What is your name?”

I stare at him, “You don’t even know my name?”

He shook his head. “My brothers and I were hunting when I picked up on your scent. I immediately knew that my mate was inside that house. I planned to get you out of there even before I realized that you were being held against your will.”

“It’s Scarlett. Scarlett Prince.” I answer him.

He looks at me, “Prince?” He asks. “You were telling the truth when you said you were married.”

“Yes.” I snap. “And my husband will be looking for me. I’m pregnant with his baby, also. What could you possibly want from me?”

“I don’t care about any of that.” He growls. “You are my mate, and that’s all that matters. I expect you to divorce him. The second you give birth, you can return the baby to his father. If you want to keep him, he will be given my last name. He will not be a Prince. The choice is yours.”

My eyes widen in horror.

Just how insane was this man?

“What is your full name?” I demand.

If I knew it, I could reject him now and end this torture.

His eyes flash dangerously, “if you’re thinking of rejecting me. Think again. I will not allow it, Scarlett. No one can take you away from me, not even you.”

“I love Carter.” I snap. “I love him. I love him more than I’ve ever loved another person. There is no chance that you can ever take his place. So please, just end this torture for the both of us.”

“I’ve been searching for you for years.” He informs me. “I thought I would never find you, but now here you are. I can’t help these feelings inside of me, Scarlett. You may be in love with another man, but my heart still belongs to you, even if you don’t want it. I am not letting you go. I will fight to keep you in my life.”

My heart hurts, but this time, because I’m scared of what he will do if Carter comes for me. I was scared that he would hurt him. I didn’t want any harm to come to my husband.

And I knew that Carter would come for me. I had complete faith in him. I knew it wouldn’t be long before he found me.

I had to be prepared to protect him from Wilder and his family. I had to do everything in my power to keep the people that I loved safe.

He takes my hand, and I flinch. I didn’t want him to touch me.

The moment we step inside, we’re greeted by three young women. It’s possible that these were their sisters or maybe even other women they kidnapped and held against their will.

“Who is this?” One of the girls asks as she looks at me with curiosity.

“She’s my mate, Esmeralda.” He answers her.

Her eyes widen in shock, “y-your mate? You found her?”

She doesn’t look happy with this news. I wasn’t happy about it either.

He nods, “We need to find her a room.”

“She looks like you brought her here against her will, brother.” Another one of the girls says as she studies me.

“That’s because he did force her to come here, Elena,” Dash confirms.

“But she’s pregnant.” The last one whispers.

“Elsa.”Elena scolds her. “What if she’s not pregnant?”

“I am pregnant,” I confirmed. “I have a husband. I love him. I don’t want to be here. Your brother brought me here against my will. Please convince him to let me go. I can never love him. This is not the life that I want.”

I was hoping that the women would be more understanding than their brothers.

Esmeralda looks at Wilder and slowly walks up to him. His hand lets go of mine as she stops a few inches from us.

“Why are you doing this?” She whispers. “She doesn’t want to be here. Why are you forcing her against her will?”

“Because she’s my mate.” He growls. “I don’t care what anyone has to say to me. I’ve made up my mind to keep her.”

“Brother!” Elena gasps. “You can’t do this to a woman. Our family is known for many things, but this is something that we’ve never done. You can’t just kidnap a woman and force her to be your mate if she doesn’t want to. That’s just wrong, and you know it!”

Esmeralda looks hurt as she walks away from him in disbelief.

“He’s lost his mind,” Jagger growls as he walks inside the house. It wasn’t just a house; it was a mansion. Whatever it was that they did, they made plenty of money. They were rich.

That didn’t make me feel any better.

“I think everyone is being a little too harsh on him.” Fox growls. “He’s our brother. He doesn’t deserve all the hate. He found his mate; he’s allowed to act a little crazy.”

Fox seemed to be very protective of Wilder. I’ve noticed that since the start.

“No one is giving him hate,” Elsa whispers. “But what he’s done is wrong. We can’t praise such bad behavior. We need to correct him. The poor girl is scared for her life, and she’s in love with someone else. She’s even pregnant with this man’s baby. It is wrong to keep them apart.”

“Do you know what it means to have a mate sister?” Wilder growls. “Do you know how difficult it is to learn that she wants nothing to do with you and is in love with another man?”

Elsa bit her l*p and looked away from his glare.

“I don’t want to discuss this anymore.” He shouts. “She stays. Guard her well and make sure that she doesn’t try to escape. If anyone comes for her, I intend to fight for her. If you have a problem with that, you don’t have to help me. I can do it on my own.”

Everyone looked upset by his words, but I knew that they would have his back in the end.

I was on my own until my family showed up. Until Carter showed up. Until then, I would try my best to get out of here, to get away from Wilder.