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.

Alden wants more

remaining piece of

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

to marry Daniel. Because Daniel, too, is

in this game, moving me around like the pawn

to protest, but

between the

“This

and I see his face soften again.

a man of many moods and swift

this the occasion of your engagement.” He gives me a formal little bow and raises my left hand to

releases me, I give him a small smile. Then, I surprise myself by speaking, despite my wariness around

When

continue.

didn’t talk about her a lot. I think talking about

twist my fingers

putting his hands in his pockets. “And

you more, Fay. You are my

time together, get to know

for a

your priority now, as a husband should be.”

But Alden continues before I can figure it

heels and considering me, a little fondness on

it may take me some time,” he rubs his hand

tell you what I can of your mother. She was…a remarkable

woman.”

small smile and his eyes go