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?”

he says, pulling away from me with gritted

guys at home can’t patch

finally putting the pieces together–god,

you were

me, then, frustrated and like he doesn’t

of course he was

knowledge, though- after all that

into the leather

pressing my teeth together

clatter.

Daniel says, pulling off his coat and

me. He looks towards his father, who looks straight

“What should

“She’ll get through it. Just keep her warm.

his arms around me as the tears start to leak from my

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

just normal to have a first shootout, as if there will be more

used to them-

with families–people who were coming after me, maybe, trying to take me because I’m a powerful pawn

and Daniel

hate everything they stand for,

to me, tries to shush me

softly.

my clattering teeth.

then, hurt and damage all over my face. “I wish I’d never met you- I was right to dump you the first time,

mouth shut. I don’t mean all

hate him. If I did, I’d tell his dad

this for not letting me

keeping me here, trapped in this life, when all

do is leave.

says softly, and I

he means

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