Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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I frown at him, confused. So, he obliges me with an explanation.

“You see, Fay,” Kent says, unfolding his arms and looking down at his desk. “Your father changed the game tonight, and you let him

do it.”

He takes a handful of change from his pocket and scatters it on

the desk. I look between him and the money, confused. Then he slides one penny forward out of the mix.

“The only thing that was protecting you in this world, Fay,” Kent

continues, “was your engagement to Daniel. As a soon–to–be member of my family, you had my protection.”

He takes two quarters, placing them next to the penny, blocking

the penny off from the rest of the change.

“But,” he continues, “tonight your father opened the opportunity

for you to show the world where your allegiance lies. And, in

leaving Daniel behind,” he moves the penny around the quarters

that it mingles again with the rest of the cash on

For anyone

wish it.”

cash on the table, realizing,

what

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see, Fay,” Kent continues, picking up

it towards my face. “Your dad, in this world? He’s not

he’s small shakes. And he’s getting

he has resources

dime back on the table, mixing it with the rest of coins. “But,” Kent continues, “Alden’s trading you,” he slides the penny to sit next

Kent’s eyes, then,

fish,” I say

I look back down at

there.

think on it, Fay,” Kent says quietly. “About

About where it is that you want to be in this

look at him then, but I hear his footsteps cross the room. Hear him open

I reach forward to touch. the penny, thinking deeply about where it

miscalculated the complicated politics of this world. A party is never

fallen into that

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thing in Kent’s little metaphor doesn’t quite

picking up the little shiny penny that represents me, my