The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

~CLARA~

I stiffen when the door opens for the second time since I opened my eyes. This time, Gideon Blackner was not the one who'd just entered the room. It's the man who drugged me with piercing deep ocean-blue eyes.

I felt a fierce pain straight through my heart, and I knew instantly that this man was Gideon's son, a Blackner, and also my mate.

After falling in love with Alaric, never once did I wish to find my mate. And now, after having been betrayed by Alaric in the worst way possible, my mate suddenly appears.

But he isn't the usual knight in shining armor mate that's going to do everything in his power to protect me and love me. No, this man is the complete opposite. . . He wants to kill me. Or at least his father does.

There's so much hatred in his eyes that I know his intentions are not good ones. But what exactly did his father mean when he said that he wanted to use me to test his son's loyalty to him?

What exactly did this man need to do to me to prove to his father that he was loyal to him? It couldn't possibly be anything good.

"Ace." He says. "Ace Blackner."

I never asked for his name.

"You're the one that kidnapped me and brought me here," I say with narrowed eyes. I could feel the strong pull toward him, but it did nothing for me; my heart belonged to Alaric. Maybe if I had met him first, my feelings would have been different. It also helps to know that this man and his father hated me.

He takes a further step into the room and closes the door behind him, "believe me, I never wanted to kidnap you and bring you here. My wish was to forget that I ever found you at that academy. However, due to other reasons beyond my control, I had no choice but to bring you back here."

"I highly doubt that it was never your intention to take me against my will." I snap. "I heard enough from your father to know that you both want to get rid of me."

What was he even doing at the academy? Did he follow me there, and how long had he been spying on me before he actually kidnapped me?

He walks behind me, and I gasp when he comes closer to me.

"Do not touch me." I hiss.

"Relax," he growls. "My intention is not to touch you. Never to touch you."

"Then what are you doing?" I ask him.

I'm surprised when he unlocks the chain around my hands.

I turn to look at him in surprise. Why would he do that?

"Don't look that surprised." He says as he drops the chain to the ground.

"Aren't you scared that I will try to escape?" I ask him.

He shook his head, "it's impossible for you to break out from the inside. Only someone from the outside can help you. And there isn't anyone here who would willingly go against my father's wishes."Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

Were they all terrified of their father? It didn't sound like a good way to live.

"What do you plan on doing to me?" I ask him.

He shrugs his shoulders, "I don't have any intention of doing anything at all. Everything that happens after today will be orders from my father."

I sigh, "I can't believe that you are so scared of your own father." I say in disbelief. "You would truly do anything that he asks of you? Isn't that a sad way to live?"

He places both hands in his pockets and stares at me, "You're a lot calmer than the first time I saw you. You're not crying in the parking lot like you were the last time. I thought that being kidnapped would have made you cry even more. But whatever it was that made you cry must have affected you much more than this."

I freeze.

He saw me crying? In the parking lot?

There is a sudden knock on the door that distracts Ace from our conversation. I was happy for the distraction. I didn't need him to learn about my sad life.

He looks irritated as he walks over to the door and opens it. I couldn't see the person, but I could tell that it was indeed a woman.

"This is no place for you." I hear him tell her.

"But Ace—,"

That voice.

There's no way that I've heard it correctly. However, the more she spoke, the more I knew that I couldn't be mistaken.

"Leave. I will see you later after I am done here." He tells her.

"No." She disagrees. "You will see me now. It's important."

That's definitely her.

Nicole.

Why the hell would Nicole be here?