~AUTUMN~
I didn't want Atticus to leave his family because of me. I could see the horror on the faces of everyone here that loved him. No one wanted him to go.
I gently cup his cheek in my hand, "your parents are only worried about you. Maybe we should give them some time to calm down."
His arms tighten around me, "what is there for them to think about again? You're my wife, and you're staying my wife for the rest of my life. You're my mate also—my mate. I'm never letting go of you. I don't care what anyone says about you or your f*****g father. You're mine, Autumn, and no one can ever change that."
My heart continues to jump in my chest. Atticus kept saying things that both surprised me and made me overjoyed simultaneously.
"Atticus!" His father shouts. "We've always protected you.
