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

– nothing the guys at home

putting the pieces together–god, what the hell took

you were shot!?”

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

of course he

all that we’ve been through tonight

into the

pressing my teeth together so that

clatter.

Fay,” Daniel says, pulling off his coat and wrapping

me. He looks towards his father, who looks straight

in the car. “What should I do

Just keep her warm.

around me as the tears start to leak from my

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of

with this world, with this life–how people think it’s just normal to have a first shootout, as if there will be more and

used to

who were coming after me, maybe, trying to take me because I’m a

and Daniel

all then hate everything they

to be kind to me, tries

softly.

hate this,” I whisper between my clattering teeth. “I hate this,

life, I hate everything it represents-“I turn to Daniel then, hurt and damage all over my face. “I wish I’d never met you- I was right to

my mouth shut. I don’t mean

him. If I did, I’d tell his dad his

up in this for not

me here, trapped in this life, when all

do is leave.

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

he

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