Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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When we finally reach the black sedan, Kent and Daniel climb into the back seat on either side of me, sandwiching me in the middle. Pressed between them, I fold my hands between my knees and try my best to breathe evenly.

“Go,” Kent says firmly to Carlos, who obediently peels out. Kent continues to look out the window, surveying the landscape for any

more threats which he didn’t catch the first time..

Daniel, instead, turns to me. He takes my face in my hands.

and carefully looks me over. When he ascertains that I’m not scratched or bruised, he moves on to the rest of my body, putting a hand on my knee and taking me in.

“How are you, Fay?” he asks quietly. “Are you hurt?”

“I’m f–f–fine,” I say, shivering a little. I don’t know whether it’s

shock still, or perhaps the cold-

Suddenly, I remember my beautiful mink stole – still in the coat

check at the country club. I turn backwards to look out the rear

window with a little “oh,” regretting the loss of it.

“What,” Kent says, worried, following my gaze. I instantly feel

guilty – here he is, looking for assassins wielding guns or blades

and here I am, sorry to have lost my coat.

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“N–nothing,” I say, looking up at him. I notice that he’s still clutching his arm and that blood is still seeping from behind his

hand.

I lean across him to look at it. “Are y–you all right?”

pulling away from me with gritted teeth. “Just

– nothing the guys at home can’t patch up-”

into his face, then, my eyes wide, finally putting the pieces together–god, what the hell

were shot!?”

looks at me, then, frustrated and

say – because of course

though- after all that we’ve been through

sends me. I lean back into the leather of the

teeth together so that they

clatter.

Daniel says, pulling off his coat

towards his father,

the car. “What should I do for her??”

through it. Just keep her warm. Everyone’s first time is

wraps his arms around me as the

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a silent torrent. All of a sudden, I’m so fed up

world, with this life–how people think it’s just normal to have a first shootout, as if there will

to

me, maybe, trying to take me because I’m a powerful pawn in whatever fucking game

and Daniel

them all then hate everything

tries to be kind to me, tries to

softly.

my

to Daniel then, hurt and damage all over my face. “I wish I’d never met

mouth shut. I don’t mean

him. If I did, I’d tell his dad his secret to

up in this for not letting me go,

here, trapped in this life, when all I want

do is leave.

I

he means

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