Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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Chapter 31

And yet here I was, in the place she’d so desperately left. Why did I let myself get so wrapped up in this world? I cower away from my

father.

“Enough,” Kent’s voice rings out behind me, cool and calm.

Alden turns angry eyes to him but Kent holds his ground.

“I’m pleased to announce,” Kent says, his teeth gritted, making clear that his pleasure is only a formality. He nods pointedly at the ring on my hand, “that our agreement, years ago, to unite our families through marriage is holding strong. Your daughter is engaged to my son. I anticipate that the wedding will be swift, in the next few months, if it can be arranged.”

My father’s growl is low in his throat. “This is a trick,” he says. “How can they be engaged, when you just found her yesterday?”

Daniel is quick to answer. “We met before, by some miracle,” he says, giving Alden a small but earnest smile. “We were already dating, actually.”

No mention, conveniently, of the fact that we broke up.

I look between Daniel and his father, and then over at mine, and suddenly realize that Daniel is in on this. He and his father

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carefully planned this meeting, this conversation. In one swoop,

they gave Alden back his daughter and claimed me as their own.

thing Alden

piece of his lost

angry again. It doesn’t matter what I want at all,

want to marry Daniel. Because Daniel, too, is

me around like the pawn that I

mouth to protest, but Alden interrupts me.

says, looking between the three of

that he has no real leverage in this game. “This is the best

and I see his face soften again.

is a man of

meet you, daughter, on this the occasion of your engagement.” He gives me a formal little bow and raises my left

myself by speaking, despite my wariness around him. “I – I’d like to know more about my mother,” I

When

continue.

dad – he didn’t talk about her a lot. I think talking about her past

more.” I twist my fingers together, anxious.

slowly, putting his hands in his pockets. “And I’d like

more, Fay. You are my

spend some time together, get to know

here for a moment, “though

now, as a husband should

between them, not understanding the politics. But Alden continues before I can figure it

he says, rocking back on his heels and considering me, a little fondness on his face.

though it may take me some time,” he rubs his hand across his chin, frowning and considering,

I can of your mother. She

woman.”

small smile and his eyes