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

I am a little surprised by it – all this time

just a pawn in

to know that he cares about me enough to come

he hears that

I broke a rule,” I say, twisting my

groans, starting to calm

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does

lip, trying to decide where

auspicious beginning, so I jump ahead. “He told me not to go

wondering how much he

a little pale. “I’m sorry, Fay,” he says softly. “Some of the stuff that goes on down there…is…did anyone get hurt?”

puts a hand on my

it happen often?”

he says, shrugging. “I saw 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

this, feeling for Daniel, who is sensitive. After

“How are you going to inherit this family, its…

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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