The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

~ALARIC~

"FUCKKK—," I roar as I slam my fist against the wooden table in front of me. I don't even flinch as it breaks in half. The sound travels throughout the once-quiet room.

Apollo runs in to check on me and raises a brow when he sees the broken table in front of me.

"Are you okay?" he asks.

"I am," I growl. "Wish I could say the same about the furniture."

The table wasn't the only thing I'd broken so far. I needed to keep breaking things in order to stay calm right now. I was losing my mind trying to figure out who had taken Clara from me.

The mere thought of losing Clara sent scary shivers down my spine. She was not just a woman I needed, but a vital part of my life. Her absence left a gaping hole in my heart that I couldn't fill. Every second without her felt like a slow descent into despair, and I knew that I had to find her as soon as possible. The mere thought of her suffering and being alone made it difficult for me to function normally. I couldn't focus on anything else until I had her back by my side. I needed to make sure that she was safe. I was hoping that whoever had her hadn't hurt her. My body fills with rage at just the thought of someone laying his hand on her.

I didn't want to hide my feelings for her anymore. I wanted everyone to fucking know that I was in love with her. However, I knew now wasn't the time to let out that secret. It would distract everyone from trying to find her.

I took too long. I should have never hidden my feelings for so bloody long. I should have openly expressed how much I needed her, how much I was crazy about her.

There's no doubt in my mind that I loved Nicole at one point. However, my love for Clara was totally different; it was the kind of love that I would die for. The fact that I hurt her in the worst way possible only made me angrier with myself.

"You are taking this thing with Clara much harder than any of us expected," Apollo says to me. "Tell me, brother, are you in love with Carter's ex-girlfriend?"

My jaw clenched, "do I really need to answer that fucking question? Have you ever seen me act this way for another woman?"

He shook his head, "No. I have not." He says as he sighs, "But you are aware that the second Carter confirms that you were messing around with Clara, he's going to be very pissed. He still blames himself for hurting her in the past, and now that you also hurt her by getting Nicole pregnant, I'm sure he's not going to be happy about it."

"I don't fucking care about Carter right now," I growl. "All I'm focused on is finding Clara. She's all that I can think about; I want to bring her home safely."

He nods, "You have my full support, brother. Our family has always loved Clara dearly. We all want to get her back home safely. I'm happy that you finally found a woman who's worthy; she's more than worthy. Clara is special; we all know this."

She was more than just fucking special. She was the woman who held the only key to my heart, and my heart will only belong to her for the rest of my life.

"Are there any new leads?" I ask my brother. "Did they find out anything else?"

"No." He answers me. "But Atticus informed us that Austin and his family are on their way to assist us."

Alpha Prince Austin Lance Vinci. His family was known to be the best out there regarding wars. They are also really good when it comes to finding a missing person; they've had enough experience with it to know what to do and where to even look. They helped us a lot when Scarlett went missing.

They were exactly who we needed on our side.

Who kept messing with our family? Could it be those damn Cage men again? They were responsible for Scarlett's disappearance before; maybe they were using Clara to get their revenge.

"What about the Cage family?" I mention to Apollo. "They were pissed when we took Scarlett back from them."

He nods, "I'll tell the others to run a check on their family. If she's there, we will surely know by the end of today."

Everything was taking too damn long. I could hardly control the wild beating of my heart. I had to find her soon. I had to find my Clara.

He places a hand on my shoulder, "I promise you that we will find her. We aren't going to stop until we do. We also had no clue who had taken Scarlett in the past, but yet we were able to get her back. I know we will get Clara back also."

I was holding onto hope from my brother's words. It was the only thing I could do at a time like this. The second I found out who'd taken Clara, I wouldn't waste a single second to get her back.

"Austin and his family have arrived," Ares informs us as he walks in.

Good.

It was time to find my woman and bring her back home, not just as the woman I love, but as my wife, as an official member of my family, that is, if she will have me.