Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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Daniel’s gaze slips to mine, looking for confirmation. I hesitate for

a moment, looking between father and son, and then give a little

shrug, deciding not to push it. Kent has made his point – I need to do what he says – but if he was really going to hurt me, he’d have done it by now.

“See?” Kent says, looking at his son. “She’s fine.”

With that, Kent strides from the room, brushing past his son and

not giving me another look. Confused, Daniel looks after him, and

then turns to me.

“Am I crazy?” He asks. “Or did I hear you scream?”

I sign and sink onto the bed. “You’re not crazy,” I say. “I did.”

“But you’re okay?”

I nod as he sits down next to me, concern all over his face. I have

a little surprised by it – all this time

little, that I’m just a pawn in

cares about me enough

hears that

just…well, I broke a rule,” I say, twisting my

groans, starting to calm down a

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he says, giving a little laugh. “He does not like that. What did you

bite my lip, trying to decide where

the auspicious beginning, so I jump ahead. “He told me not to go into the basement. And I did.

wondering how

going a little pale. “I’m sorry, Fay,” he says softly. “Some of the stuff that goes on down

and he puts a hand on my

happen often?” I

it once as a kid and then…I never went down again. Honestly, I think my dad was a little disappointed in me. He doesn’t want me to be…well, a sissy. And I ran away crying.”

sensitive. After a beat, I feel a question rise

inherit this family, its… business…if you can’t handle its methods?”

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head at me, looking sad. “I ask myself that all the time. I don’t think even my dad has an answer. Honestly, sometimes it feels like he’s fighting so hard to keep this family’s power together so that he can give it to me, pass it on to future