Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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“It’s all right,” Ivan replies, shrugging it off. “We all have our trauma. He was a good guy.” He gives me a little smirk as he looks me in the eye. “He’d have liked you, though, for sure. He loved redheads.”

“Yes, well, we’re quite irresistible,” I murmur, flipping my hair back over my shoulder and pretending a haughtiness I don’t really feel. I’m rewarded with a laugh and I grin back at Ivan.

“Irresistible for sure,” he says, always the flirt as he looks down at the table and reaches for another taco. “But also, apparently, a

woman of mercurial affections.”

My breath hitches a little at this – what does he mean by that?

Suddenly, I’m terrified that he knows, somehow, about me and

Kent – about the plans I have for later – commands, really – to

meet him after midnight.

“What do you mean?” I ask, anxious but trying to keep my voice

nonchalant.

Ivan glances up at me as he brings a plate of shrimp tacos into his lap, totally at ease. Then, he raises his left hand and wiggles his fingers at me. “No ring,” he says, and I glance down at my own

hand to realize that he’s right – I’m actually not wearing Daniel’s

all right with you two?”

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I actually hadn’t left the ring at home on purpose – I just…hadn’t remembered to put it on after my shower. But could

would do.

to see that he really means it. “I didn’t mean to touch a sore subject.”

him a little smile. “It’s just…Daniel is

a lie. And Janeen said to stick to

I

Ivan says, his eyebrows going up in genuine surprise. Then he puts his plate of tacos back down and pushes all of the food to the back of the table so

a lot about Daniel,” he says casually. “I know he’s in school, but he keeps a low profile as far as mob heirs go. He doesn’t seem as…involved,

bitter smile. “Apparently he’s got

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his style there? Does he

he sees for a short

piece?”

surprise, realizing

A

Simultaneously, I grasp that I actually

that very few

to give it. Daniel is still my friend;

safe with