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

by it – all this time

least a little, that I’m just a pawn in

that he cares about me enough to come

he hears that I’m

broke a rule,” I say, twisting my

Daniel groans, starting to calm

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“He does not like that. What did

bite my lip, trying to decide where to start.

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

wondering how much he

says softly. “Some of the

a little and he puts a hand on my

happen often?” I

kid and then…I never went down again. Honestly, I think my dad was a little disappointed

for Daniel, who is sensitive. After a beat, I feel a question rise in me.

inherit this

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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