The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

~ACE BLACKNER~

Had Nicole lied to me this entire time? She was not that stupid. She knew what my family did to people that betrayed us. She wouldn't make up something like that unless she wanted a death wish.

The second Clara said those words to me, my entire body was filled with rage I'd never felt before. Besides the fact that there was already a man she was in love with, there was also the fact that she'd been hurt by him, the fact that the woman I thought was carrying my baby could be carrying his.

It was fucking bullshit.

As I burst into the guest room, my heart pounding with anxiety, I spot Nicole seated at the dressing table, her straight hair cascading down her back. I can tell she senses the tension in the room as she slowly turns to face me, her lips parting slightly in surprise. The soft glow of the lamp on the table casts a warm light on her face, illuminating the worry lines creasing her forehead. Despite the quietness, I can feel the adrenaline coursing through my veins.

I never hid my anger; she could see clearly just how angry I was.

"What's wrong?" she whispers as she stands up and steps in my direction. "Did your father do something to your mate?"

Thanks to Father, she now knew that we had found my mate. However, she had no clue that the woman was someone she already knew.

"Am I the father of your child?" I ask her.

Her eyes widen a fraction, "why would you even question that? We've had sex so many times that you should know the baby is yours."

I chuckle, "Do I look fucking dumb to you?" I demand. "I'm not gullible like your ex-husband. I know you aren't a saint. I know you're capable of sleeping around. Am I to truly believe that I'm the only man you've slept with recently?"

She looks petrified, "who else would I have slept with Ace? I was with you almost every day right before I got pregnant. I'm telling you that I know the baby is yours."

I take a step toward her, and she falters back a little, "so then why is it that I just found out that you told your ex-husband that the baby you are carrying is indeed his? Why is it that he's preparing to be the father of that child?"

Her face turned pale at my words, and I knew she was finally worried about my threats.

"I-I can explain." she stutters as she looks around her, possibly for a place to escape. She's never seen this side of me, and after today, I knew she would never try to lie to me again.

"Explain?" I ask dangerously. "Explain that you lied to me about being pregnant with my baby? Explain that you were still fucking your ex-husband? Is that what you need to explain to me?"

"No!" she cries. "I swear to you, this baby is yours."

I sigh, "How am I to believe that? I should be fucking relieved since I never wanted to have a baby with you, to begin with."

"I lied to Alaric!" She shouts. "I promise you that I lied to him. I made him believe that the baby was his."

"For him to even believe that the baby was his would mean that you were fucking around with him. So there is a high possibility that the baby is indeed his and not mine." I point out to her.

She shook her head, "I never slept with Alaric, not after the divorce."

I quirk a brow at her, "You think I'm that stupid to believe such foolishness? Why would he accept that it's his baby if he never slept with you?"

She plays with her fingers nervously as she tries to look me in the eye, "Alaric and his family have a secret that they keep from everyone. They are under a curse. Every full moon, they lose their minds and look for women to fuck, it's hard to explain. The next day, they wake up and can't remember anything from the night before. I used this to my advantage. I made Alaric think he slept with me on the last full moon. He believed it because he woke up with me in his bed."

What the fuck was she saying?

"You expect me to believe this nonsense?" I demand.

"I'm not forcing you to believe anything. All you have to do is ask around yourself. They have many victims that they pay to be quiet. Many women that they slept with during the full moon before they came out with this new plan to lock themselves in their basement each full moon to stop themselves from committing such a sick act. I'm telling you it's the truth."

If she was telling the truth, then the baby was indeed mine, and she had lied to Clara. Both Alaric and Clara were lied to by this deceiving woman. And she was carrying my fucking child.

Why did I get her pregnant?