Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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“Because,” I say, my voice deadpan. “I don’t know which of your to trust. I’m still deciding.”

He whirls on me then. “After all I’ve done for you, Fay – everything

I’ve given you-”

“Oh!” I say, laughing up into his face now, shaking my manacled hands. “Yes, thanks so much, Kent – you’ve been a real angel to me these past few weeks- I just feel so cared for when I’m being chained to a table in your basement –”

This sets him off.

I can’t help myself from smiling, a little, as he storms to the right, coming around the table. I try to turn, to watch him, but he’s too

fast-

Kent grabs me by the back of my neck, pushing me down so that my chest is flat on the table, my cheek likewise touching the cold surface. Again, he’s controlled enough to ensure that I don’t slam my head on the metal surface, but I can hear his breath coming

fast now, his chest heaving –

“God damnit, Fay,” he says, “I could make this so much worse for you – you’re treated like a damn princess in this house –”

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say in response. “I know that

well because if it got back to Alden that you weren’t, that he’d move to take me from you. And you like having me here in this house. Like having

as he pushes on my neck

metal.

then, to my surprise, he releases me.

as I feel the pressure lessen on

take his hand away. I hear him

to pace

is why I kept the note, taped it behind

corner –

animal.”

respect I deserve to begin with, I would have given you my allegiance from the start –

I needed it.”

silence behind me as Kent stops pacing. For

sound of

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I hear three slow steps as Kent comes up

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him there, the warmth of him behind me,

ribs and the other over my shoulder and

upwards as far as