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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down, he can’t help but admire her progress.

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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

results of her

directed to the center of the ring. Kent shifts his

but,

pace, fueled by his anger at that boy. What the hell is he

She slows the horse

Jerome waits.

– the fucking kid he picked up to cover the most menial of the family’s tasks – completely

yet she’s smiling at him, laughing down into

goes red when he

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then puts

across her

glances at the touch, blushes, but doesn’t push

rips open the gate to the riding arena,

first, her eyes going wide with shock and then her face

in his

sound of Kent’s approach and to Fay’s shock. He gasps, tearing his hand from its place on Fay’s thigh and tucking it guiltily behind his back, his own eyes

raised fist-

slams directly into Jerome’s face,

across his jaw.

stumbles and then falls back into

screech, shying away in fear, his haunches bunching below him as he rears and then bolts, heading away from this violence,

ог

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