Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 48

God damnit, he’s enjoying this.

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Something in me snaps. I stand up straight. “Don’t you come any closer to me,” I hiss the words from between my teeth.

Kent laughs lightly, continuing to draw nearer. He likes this, I realize. Likes pinning me back in the corner. He’s already gotten everything he needs – my apology, my promise that I won’t do it again – and yet, he’s pushing…

“Why shouldn’t I, Fay,” Kent says softly, almost a whisper. “What are you going to do to me,” his eyes flick over me as he says it, “if I

take one. More. Step?”

He’s bearing down on me, his face again inches from mine. “Are you going to run again, Fay?” he asks, so softly only I can hear. “I’ll just catch you.”

My heartbeat ratchets up as I look up at him, at his powerful face,

the complete control in his eyes.

Then, I do the only thing I can think of.

I tilt my head back and scream.

flinches at this, taking a step back. I

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just a little. Building on the effort,

my mouth and pulling me to him so that my left shoulder is crunched against his chest. “What do you think

be shutting me up if he thought it wasn’t

try to teach me he’s in control – but I just laugh against his hand,

a little manic now —

with it is

was he right? Was my body responding

challenge, or the danger of it

but if you scream again, I swear

swings open and my fiancé bursts into the room, panic and worry on his own face, his

sees me wrapped in his father’s

over my mouth.

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the hell is going on here?!” Daniel

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