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 teeth. “Just

– nothing the guys at home can’t patch

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

were shot!?”

and like he

say – because of course

all that we’ve

into the leather

together so that

clatter.

says, pulling

around me. He looks towards his

“What should I do for her??”

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

wraps his arms around me as the tears

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

up with this world, with this life–how people think it’s just normal to have

used to

take me because I’m a powerful pawn in whatever

and Daniel

all then hate everything they stand

to me, tries to shush me and stroke

softly.

between my clattering

and damage all over my face. “I wish I’d never

my mouth shut. I don’t mean all of it, not

did, I’d tell his dad his secret to punish

this for not letting me go, for

trapped in this life,

do is leave.

and I can tell by the

that he means it.

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