The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

~SCARLETT~

"What did you say?" I ask Clara.

She quirks a brow, "tomorrow is a full moon?"

A full moon.

My heart jumps at the reminder of what happened the last time there was a full moon. I could barely control the wild beating of my heart at the memories in my head.

I never got the chance to ask Carter what exactly happened on a full moon. I never got a chance to find out the truth.

Was there a chance that he would come to my house tomorrow night?

I try not to get excited at the thought of seeing him again. I wouldn't just get to see him; I would have the chance to get his wild kisses just like last time. That night, he acted like he was starved for me.

I wanted him that crazy over me again. I desperately wanted another night just like that night.

"What do you think about Alaric?" Clara asks me out of nowhere. It was enough to get me out of my crazy thoughts.

I frown, "Carter's older brother?"

She nods. "For some reason, I'm always drawn to him. He makes me nervous, but I'm happy whenever I see him."

My eyes are wide as I stare at my sister. "Alaric? The married man Alaric Prince? The man that would soon be lecturing you and other students? That Alaric?"

Her cheeks are red at my questions.

"I know who he is." She reminds me. "It's not that I like him or anything; he's always nice to me, and I would like to be friends."

I bit my lip. "Are you sure this isn't another plan of yours?"

She frowns, "another plan?"

I nod, "you know, another plan to get Carter jealous. Since you stopped me from flirting with him, is it possible that you want to use his brother to get him jealous and make him want to be with you again?"

She looks surprised by my question.

"Of course not." She snaps. "It's not like me to do something like that. Besides, I don't want to be with Carter after what he did to me. All I ever wanted was revenge, but I don't need to see him in pain anymore. I'm healing slowly. I'm ready to work on myself."

I smile, "I'm happy to hear that Clara. You deserve so much happiness."

She returns my smile, "but back to Alaric. Doesn't he always look like he weights the world on his shoulders? I want to be the one to help him. I want to make him happier. But just as a friend."

Her words have left me speechless. Since when did she care this much about Alaric?

"Are you sure you don't have a crush on him?" I ask.

She shook her head, "he's married, Scarlett. I would never go after a married man. I don't know how to explain it; I want to be there for him and take his sorrows away. He's the eldest, and he takes care of all his siblings, but he doesn't let anyone look after him. I want to be the one to be there for him and help share his pain."

Again, I'm speechless. Alaric is the only other man I've ever seen my sister this interested in, except for Carter, of course. But she seemed to be getting over Carter; at least, that's what I could tell from her words. I wasn't sure what her heart was telling her.

"I don't know what to say, Clara," I tell her. "If it's okay with his wife, I don't see no reason why you can't be his friend."

She sighs, "That's the hard part. I don't think he will ever see me as a friend. He will always see me as his little brother's ex-girlfriend. And since he will be a professor at the academy, I'm sure he will only see me as a student."

I held her hand, "maybe you can start slowly. Talk to him, get to know him more, and maybe he will start considering you as a friend or someone he can confide in."

She smiles and hugs me, "Thank you, Scarlett."

She wouldn't be thanking me when she found out what I was doing with Carter behind her back.

But was it so bad now? All this time, I thought that Clara was still hung up on Carter. I thought that she was still grieving for him. However, today was the first day I realized there was a good chance that my sister was already over Carter. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

She spoke about him easily, and the fact that she didn't care about revenge anymore meant that she was moving on. The fact that she could talk about becoming friends with Alaric was another sign that she was over Carter.

If true, would it be so bad if I was in love with him? If she no longer wanted to be with him, would it be so horrible if I wanted a chance to call him mine?

Would it?

How good would it be to finally be able to call him mine? Was that too much to ask for?