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.

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

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

you were shot!?”

at me, then, frustrated and like he

– because of course

knowledge, though- after all that we’ve

back into the leather of the seat, my

my teeth together

clatter.

Daniel says, pulling off his coat and

looks towards his father,

in the car. “What should I do for

says. “She’ll get through it. Just

wraps his arms around me as the tears start

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

think it’s just normal to have a first

to them-

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

and Daniel

them all then hate everything

to me, tries to shush me and stroke my

softly.

I whisper between my clattering

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

I snap my mouth shut. I don’t mean all of

I did, I’d tell his dad his secret

all up in this for not letting

trapped in this life, when all

do is leave.

Fay,” Daniel says softly, and I can tell by the quilt

he means it.

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