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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gasp, turning sharply to look at Kent, standing there, seething, his

go silent, frozen in

Kent says, striding forward and

hand between us. “Is

recognize it.

Shit. Shit.

poem inside. It’s been opened – clearly, Kent has read it – but it still has

back of the desk.

Kent’s hand to hist face. I don’t say a word.

grabs my arm, pulling me up out of my chair and along with him back into the house. He’s angry, of

the house as

firmly at his son.

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seeing the look on

once more.

let her go- don’t do this

your woman

dangerous, “then I wouldn’t have to do

again storms forward, dragging me behind

Towards that small

cold when I see where we’re

say, finding my voice, throwing my weight back, digging

heels into the tiled floor. “Please, no!”

ignores me, continuing to move forward, tugging me once

balance and have to stumble after

–

dim hallway, towards…