Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 11

Gifts

Chapter 11 – Betrothed–1

I’m laying back on my bed, all cried out, when I hear a knock at my door. I raise my head and groan inwardly. What’s next?

Before I can get up to answer it, the door creeks open a little. I sigh. No such thing as privacy in the Mafia palace.

“Fay?”

My mouth drops open as I hear a voice that I recognize. I’m too shocked to speak as I see him peek around the door, smiling shyly.

“Are you okay, Fay?”

Daniel. I just stare at him.

He grimaces and comes into the room, pressing the door shut behind him. Then he leans back on it, staring at me, quirking his mouth into that sweet smile I used to love.

I groan and lay my head back on my pillows. “Go away, Daniel. We can talk about our engagement later.”

“Fay,” he says, and I can hear the apology in his voice. I hear him come closer to the bed. “Come on, Fay,” he says. “It could be worse.”

I open my eyes and glare at him. “Are you serious, Daniel?”

He shrugs and again gives me that charming smile, sliding his

“Shh!” He puts a hand out towards me and looks anxiously at the door. “Seriously, Fay, watch what you say. We can’t talk about that sort of thing here.”

I glance at the closed door, confused. “Can they hear us in here?”

“My dad has ears everywhere,” he murmurs. He turns back to me. “Are you mad at me?”

Daniel ever again, let alone have this

I’m not mad at you,” I say quietly. “It’s just… I want to be married to someone who loves me. Not to someone who is only marrying me because of who my father is,

a worrying look and

isn’t attracted to me,” I

hesitantly next to me on the bed, reaching out an arm to put around my shoulders. I shoot him a look,

this, Fay,” he says quietly. “Not all marriages work out anyway, and

at him, aghast.

Don’t you want to marry

“This is not a world where what I want, personally, really matters. And with you, well. At least I know we get along,

a laugh at

to be upbeat. “And I really am sorry about what happened in the coffee shop. But isn’t it kind of weird that we found each

he was

is

to a hiss. “And I don’t want a husband who is into men, considering I’m a girl. Do you really want

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Gifts

11 – Betrothed–2

skittering for the door. “I get that

nod fervently

I’m surprised to see true fear in his face. “You’ve got to promise to

to him. “Why is it such a big deal? It’s the

his head and looking down at the floor. “It’s a different world here, Fay – that’s why I spend so much time outside

are 100 years old, maybe more. And tradition is everything, family is everything. If I don’t get married, don’t have kids to carry on the family line…not only will they consider

Daniel’s perfect face, feeling for him. He’s trapped

he knows it

to people like me, Fay?” Daniel asks, turning to look at

no, not even

them,” he says, “make them denounce their sexuality, who they are, and

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