Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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Deep down, I know the choice isn’t his. But I weep bitter tears

ar

anyway.

Next to me, I feel Kent slump in his seat. I turn to look at him then and see him looking out the window then, more pensive than I had expected. I stare at him, at his stark profile against the light of the window. He doesn’t move or say anything, so I suppose he lets

me look my fill

He hangs his head, then, letting out a sigh. And, shocked, I note

that the lines of his face match Daniel’s. He feels guilt as well.

The next morning, I just laid in my bed and stare at the ceiling for

a long, long time. I skip breakfast and no one comes up to get me,

which has never happened before. I guess they’re giving me my

space. I’m grateful, I suppose, but overall…I just don’t really care.

Things moved quickly last night after we got home. The three of

us spent the rest of the ride in silence, but when we arrived at the

house everyone was expecting us.

for me –

Instead, she had wrapped

himself patched up

didn’t really know what Daniel

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to my room and run a bath for me, stripping me of my clothes

baby Fay,” she murmured to me, using a cup to pour water over my head

passively, that the water turned a little pink from the blood washing off of

staring

2/4

– too warm for the spring, but

television and put on some mindless reality show at

extremely low volume.

have to sit in silence,” she whispered to me, kissing

I

I got the sense that I woke up a little to someone peeking through my door, probably

1. me.

hear the door creak open. I rub my eyes, expecting to see

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Kent Lippert standing in my

3/4

I’ve never seen him wear anything but a suit, I

little, resenting his

laughs at me.

he says, leaning against my