Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 64

“But tonight,” Kent says, not noticing the face I’m making, “he wants all of his people, and all of my people, in a room together. And not on either of our turf – in an outside location.”

I glance at the invitation again and see, indeed, that he’s invited us all to meet at a local country club.

Kent continues to shake his head and Daniel joins him. “I just don’t like it,” Kent says pensively.

Daniel nods but I look between them again. “Wait,” I say, “catch .me up. What’s so bad about that?”

Kent says nothing, staring at me–challenging me, I think, to figure it out myself. But Daniel shakes his head and explains. “Fay,” he says, “when big families get together like this, sometimes other gangs see it as an…opportunity. Two birds with one stone, as it

were.”

“Or,” Kent says, picking up the thread. “Because Alden has greater numbers than us, he could see it as an…opportunity. To pressure us into deals we’re not happy making. It’s….

non–preferred.”

“Oh,” I say, raising my eyebrows. “Maybe we should…not go.”

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Kent shakes his head again. “No, he’s got us cornered there. He’s

already sent out the invitations to all of his people, all of mine. It’s

short notice, but…if I keep you from it, it will look like I’m keeping

you from your family.”

I nod, understanding.

“I could just go…alone…”

me with humor

bursts out laughing.

a chance in hell, Fay,” he says, walking by me and giving me

calls. “We’re leaving at 4:30, sharp! I want

Daniel and I stare at him as he walks

I

his voice low and

eyes as wide as saucers. “Did

smack my ass?”

few hours later, Fiona is putting the

as she pins the last piece into place,

with some hairspray. My entire scalp hurts, each strand of hair having been combed and

sprayed.

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up delicately off

both of our faces in the mirror. She laughs, then, giving me a kiss on the cheek

cocktail dress she’s chosen for the occasion, the fabric shimmering subtly in the low light of my room. It skims off my shoulders and cuts high on my thighs – definitely

I ask, considering myself in the mirror. “For like, a meeting the family sort of

one thing to look like a pretty

like those you’re meeting tonight.

like a little girl, they’ll eat you

me in the mirror and I’m

time I was the Mafia princess, tonight I am dressed

can wreck it all if she