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

that I am a little surprised by it – all this time I think I

I’m just a pawn in Daniel’s life. It

to know that he cares about

he hears that

a rule,” I say, twisting my hands together

starting to

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a little laugh. “He does

I bite my lip, trying to decide

jump ahead. “He told

wondering how

a little pale. “I’m sorry, Fay,” he says softly. “Some

a little and he puts a hand on

often?” I

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

who is sensitive. After a beat, I feel a question rise

inherit this family, its… business…if

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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 generations, but…if it were