Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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My gaze shifts to his mouth, watching it form his words. “I’d

recommend, Fay,” he says softly, “that you stay on my good side. Then you can have more rewards.”

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A chill runs down my spine and a darker part of me one that hasn’t raised its head for awhile wonders which one, really, I

want more.

The horse nickers softly, nudging at the pocket of Kent’s coat.

Kent turns his attention away from me, chuckling. “All right, boy,

you’ve found me out,” he says, reaching into the pocket and

producing two sugar cubes. He holds them out to the horse, who

eats them eagerly from his palm.

Then, Kent produces two more sugar cubes and hands them to

1. me. “To get your friendship off right.”

Kent takes a few steps back as I feed the horse, enjoying the

feel of his coarse little mouth hairs against my palm. When he’s finished eating, I go back to petting him, marveling at this

I can’t believe that he’s mine.

in silence as Kent lets me get to know my new

will you name him?” Kent asks, still watching me from the

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considering it, looking at the horse. Then,

at me and I turn to give him another little

it?

no real bite in his

Heathcliff and smiling lovingly into his

the same,” I say, brushing his forelock away from his rich brown eyes. As if he

back to Kent, curious as to why he

me further.

slowly. “The young lady has read her Brontë, at least. Though I do

on a

list. for the Mafia King. Then, I speak without thinking. “Well, I suppose that until a greater passion reveals itself, I

him.”

from the wall, standing solidly

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son would say to that,” he says, low and soft.

realize my mistake. I have just tacitly admitted that there

Daniel.

minute, but then Kent turns away. “Come,” he says, looking back towards the parking lot. “That’s enough for now. You can come back in the morning, I’ll have