Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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Daniel squeezes my hand and we both sit quietly together, having our separate thoughts.

I stare at the album–closed, now, on my duvet- and wonder what changed in her life. What made her go from that day, when she was so happy, to deciding to flee with me, to leave it all behind.

And I can’t help but wonder if it will all be the same for me. I mean, I’m not in precisely the same situation – I’m not married to a man I clearly love, having borne his child – but in some ways, seeing my face in those albums, it feels like it’s her again – repeating the past.

Am I really doomed to repeat it? Will I, too, find reason to flee from this world, to try everything I can to leave it behind and build a new life in hiding? Would it eventually take me out to?

And what, really, killed her? Was it really just a car accident, or is that too much of a coincidence, for a Don’s bride to be killed so shortly after she fled?

Oh my god, was I going to die young as well?

I burst into tears again, fear and sorrow and panic flooding my body. Daniel puts his arms around my shoulders, confused,

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to ask again what’s wrong

Kent standing

this?” Kent asks, crossing his arms over his

in Daniel’s sad expression and my flood

frown. “She’s just having

for dinner,” Kent says, ignoring his son. “Dry your tears and come down to

my head, sniffing again, working hard to stop crying –

who always has it together – but I can’t. I take a

voice low.

to come harder as he yells at me – I’m just completely overwhelmed. I watch him, watching me cry, see the anger in his face turn

hard to do as he says to obey. But I can’t hold it in. Despite myself, the tears continue to roll down

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getting to his knees on the bed. “Will you just get out of here!?

just glares at us, first Daniel, and then me, and

doesn’t come back. “Sorry about that,” Daniel murmurs, leaning back against the pillows