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

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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.

me –

wrapped her arms around me

Kent got himself patched up and

what Daniel did.

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

over

that the water turned a little pink from the blood washing off

help staring at

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out, bundled me into warm flannel pajamas – too warm for the spring, but

holds a television and put on some

extremely low volume.

have to sit in silence,” she whispered to

on the head. Then, intuiting that I wanted to be alone, she

asleep, gratefully, almost immediately. A few times in the night I got the sense that I woke

1. me.

I rub my eyes, expecting to see Daniel or Fiona there, or the housekeeper, or the chef- and get the shock of

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seen him wear anything but a suit,

back into my pillows a little, resenting his command, giving him a

– he laughs at

leaning against my door frame. “It