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?”

says, pulling away from me with gritted teeth. “Just

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

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

you were shot!?”

at me, then, frustrated and like he doesn’t know

because of course he was shot.

after all that we’ve been through

me. I lean back into the leather of

teeth together so that they

clatter.

my god, Fay,” Daniel says, pulling

me. He looks towards his father, who looks

car. “What should I

Just keep

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

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down my cheeks in a silent torrent. All of a sudden,

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

used to them-

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

and Daniel

hate them all then hate everything

kind to me, tries to shush me and

softly.

between my clattering teeth. “I

my face. “I wish I’d

I don’t mean all of it, not

tell his dad his secret to punish him

wrapping me all up in this for

keeping me here, trapped in this life, when all I

do is leave.

says softly, and I can tell by the

he means it.

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