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 – not even

wrapped her arms around me

upstairs as Kent got himself

I didn’t really know what

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run a bath for me, stripping me of my clothes while I continued shaking. Then she helped me to step into the hot water and sit down.

murmured to me, using a cup to pour water over my head like a little kid. “Shh, baby,” she continued.

pink from the blood washing off of me. Not my blood, of course. Kent’s. I

staring at it.

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me out, bundled me into warm flannel pajamas – too warm for the spring, but so, so comfortable against my skin-

holds a television and put on

extremely low volume.

to sit in silence,” she whispered to

intuiting that I

A few times in the night I got the sense that I woke up a little to someone peeking

1. me.

open. I rub my eyes, expecting to

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when I see Kent Lippert standing in my door.

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casually in a fine camel–colored sweater and black slacks. I’ve never seen him wear anything but

a little, resenting his command, giving him a

– he laughs at me. “Don’t pout at me,

against my