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?”

away from

nothing the guys at home can’t

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

were shot!?”

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

of course he was

all that we’ve

back into the leather of the

teeth together so that they won’t

clatter.

pulling

around me. He looks towards

“What should I do

says. “She’ll get through it. Just

arms around me as the tears start to

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

it’s just normal to have a first shootout, as if there will be more and I’ll just

used to them-

die tonight–people with families–people who were coming after me, maybe, trying to take me because I’m a powerful pawn in whatever fucking game they’re

and Daniel

hate them all then hate everything they stand

kind to me, tries to shush me and

softly.

my clattering teeth. “I hate this, I

all over my face. “I

snap my mouth shut. I don’t

tell his dad

this for not letting me go, for being

in this life, when all I want to

do is leave.

says softly, and I can tell

that he means it.

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