Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Gifts

Chapter 15 – A Pawn in their Game–1

Alden narrows his eyes at me and looks back at Kent. I’m a little shocked, I admit, that he hasn’t addressed me yet. I stand awkwardly in front of him and Daniel quietly takes my hand, giving it a squeeze of support.

“Is this for real, Lippert?” Alden asks, a threat behind his glare.

Kent nods slowly. “We did a test. It’s a 99% genetic match for paternity. I can show you the paperwork upstairs, and you can have it verified by your own doctors. But, with that kind of proof at hand, Alden.” He spread his hands out, hoping Alden takes him at his word. “Why would I lie?”

Alden nods and returns his gaze to me, staring for a moment. Then, he shocks me again by breathing out a huge breath of air and rubbing a hand down his face. “Damnit, but you look like your mother,” he mutters.

eyes.

My mouth falls open when I see the glimmer of tears in his My heart goes out to him, then. He’s a solid rock of a man, but I can see that deep feelings run beneath.

“Where is she?” he demands.

Surprised, I blurt out the first thing that comes to mind. “She died,” I say, grimacing inwardly at my bluntness. Alden’s face falls minutely. Surely, after all these years, he knew it would be unlikely that she would be alive, but still – he’s upset by the

“When?” he asks.

“Years ago,” I whisper, sorry to be the one to tell him. “I was young – I had just turned six.”

I feel horrible – I had no idea that he cared for her as much as he clearly does. I had assumed she was

–

what had Fiona called

herself? a goomah. His mistress, or his girlfriend, not someone he really I cared about.

asks, crossing his arms over

I say, my voice hardly more than a whisper

turns his head away, gathering himself together. “And where has she been laid to rest?” Alden asks, not looking at me.

small cemetery by our home – in the churchyard. I can take you there, if you like,” Isay, my voice gentle.

churchyard?” He shakes his head. “He didn’t respect her, then, the man she left me for,” he growls. “To bury her in a

own emotions turning, then, from pity to anger. How dare he suggest that David was anything but an angel in our

take a step forward. Daniel holds my hand tighter, in a warning that

was nothing,” Alden

“He raised me

the words rip

eyes going wide. Alden takes a heavy step towards me, intimidation in

know about your parentage? Did he know

to deny it, I stay silent, keeping

narrowing his eyes at me. “He kept you from me, my daughter, not his!

that I’m afraid of this man. That if this is what he’s like the first time meeting his daughter, then I can’t imagine the kind of things my mother must have gone through. She must have experienced

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Gifts

A Pawn in their

Game–2

desperately left. Why did I let myself get so wrapped up

behind

to him but Kent holds his

to unite our families through marriage is holding strong. Your daughter is engaged to my son. I anticipate that the wedding will be swift,

is a trick,” he says. “How can they be engaged,

some miracle,” he says, giving Alden a small but earnest smile. “We were

the fact

Daniel and his father, and then over at mine, and suddenly realize that Daniel is in on this. He and his father carefully planned this meeting, this conversation. In one swoop, they gave Alden back

doesn’t matter what I want at all, whether or not I want to marry Daniel. Because Daniel, too, is

open my mouth to protest, but Alden interrupts