Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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Kent shakes his head, unwilling to think of it. But beyond that, he needs to secure Fay mentally and emotionally as well, securing her loyalties so that she doesn’t betray him-

Because, god damnit, so much now depends on this girl –

Kent throws the car into park, stepping out and striding towards the stables.

The stable workers react in much the same way as his home staff did – getting out of his way as fast as they can and making themselves scarce, so that when Kent strides through the stable it looks like a ghost town. Only the horses are curious enough to peer at him over their stall doors.

When he gets to Heathcliff’s stall, though, it’s empty.

Which means only one thing.

Kent keeps going, passing quickly through the barn and heading for the training ring out back.

He sees her almost immediately, her flame–red hair flowing over her shoulders, seated on the beautiful red horse that he chose specifically because they were a match, a pair. Even as Kent strides forward, eager to interrupt, needing to talk to lock her

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Fay is going in slow circles around the ring, her horse trotting neatly as she raises and lowers herself in the saddle to match the horse’s gait. Kent can see the smile and the joy on her face as she

–

does it a natural horsewoman, yes, but also someone who is

the results of her hard

frowns. He sees that her smiles seem to be continually directed to the center of the ring. Kent shifts his gaze, then, and is suddenly furious when he sees someone standing there in the middle of the ring, giving

her trainer, but, instead,

that boy. What the hell is he doing

continues forward, he sees Jerome call to Fay. She slows the horse and,

Jerome waits.

– coy, sweet, as she laughs and jokes with that kid – the fucking kid he picked up

laughing down into his face,

when he sees it.

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then puts a hand out to rest on Fay’s knee —

stroke his fingers across

the touch, blushes, but

the gate to the riding arena, bursting

then her face going white when she sees the expression on his face,

his eyes.

approach and to Fay’s shock. He gasps, tearing his hand

Kent’s raised

slams directly into Jerome’s

across his jaw.

own fear and surprise, as Jerome stumbles and then falls

his head up as he hears the horse screech, shying away in fear, his haunches bunching below him as he rears and then bolts, heading away from this violence, eager to

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