Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 85

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I bite my lip eagerly. “We could keep it simple, start small. Figure out how to get our passports, or get convincing passports made. Then, the next thing we need is cash. I have nothing,” I say, but then my eyes catch on the million–dollar diamond I’m wearing on my hand. “Or, well, I have some of this jewelry his dad gave me.”

He frowns at the ring on my finger, remembering–of course – that it was his mother’s. I quickly put my hand over it.

“Not this one,” I say gently. “This one, we keep. But there are

sapphires, other jewels. Just like… sitting in my room.”

He pauses for a moment, looking at me seriously, and then he

whispers his answer.

“Okay, Fay,” he says, very, very quietly. “I’m not saying let’s go. I’m just saying… let’s look and see. We’ll look into how hard it is to get the documents. Then, once we know more… we’ll talk again.”

I can’t help but give a little squeal of joy, and he smiles at my

excitement.

“Okay!” I exclaim. “Um, I don’t even have a passport though–do

you think we can get one?”

He considers it for a moment, opening his mouth to answer, when

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suddenly the door to the patio flies open, banging hard against

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of the house. I gasp, turning sharply to look at

frozen in our seats. This is

the hell,” Kent says, striding forward and

us.

recognize

Shit. Shit.

me for Alden, that cryptic poem inside. It’s been opened – clearly, Kent has read it – but it still has the tape on it, the same I used to stick it

of the desk.

eyes from Kent’s hand to

and along with him back into the house. He’s angry, of course, but his grip doesn’t hurt me.

house as well.

look firmly at his son. “You stay

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seeing the look

once more.

go- don’t

stay here. If you kept your woman in

I wouldn’t have

storms forward, dragging

Towards that small white door in the corner.

I see

I say, finding my voice,

the tiled floor.

me, continuing to move

I lose my balance and have

through the door – heading down the stairs –

little dim