Chapter 268

I blink, realizing that I never thought about it, about the question of what I want to be to Kent. And what I want him to be

to me.

I mean, Kent is overwhelming – even just learning to be around him is a lot, let alone considering if I want to be with him. I mean, is that even what I would want, if it was a possibility? Do I want to be more than Kent’s mafia mistress? Do I want to be his girlfriend? His –

“It’s all right, Fay,” Kent whispers, moving closer to me and pulling a gentle hand on my check, probably seeing me think it through and freak out a little bit. “You don’t have to know now.”

“Okay,” I say, biting my lip. “I don’t know – but Kent, I don’t want to live my life in secret. I don’t want to have to scurry around like a little rat, worried about who is going to find out. I don’t want to have to lie – and people are going to find out they already have!”

“Who?” Kent asks, frowning. I hesitate but he glares at me a little, so I give in.

“Well, Daniel, obviously,” I say and he tilts his head, because he knows by my tone that there’s more. “And…Jerome.”

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“Jerome?” Kent asks, surprised.

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give him credit

out into a little laugh now because well, because I’m not the member of this household who Jerome is actually obsessed with. Kent snaps my gaze back to me, curious, but I shake my head a little as I

quietly after a moment of

mouth falls open a little bit in shock. An apology?

Kent?

flexible. I don’t want you to feel like I’m ashamed of this. Because I’m not. But Fay,” Kent tilts his head to the side and I see him worried now. And I know exactly what’s caused it.

I only mention her because I know that while Alessi is Bianci’s son…Natalia is the real threat here.

so that I can see how serious he is. “I am on such shaky ground with them already. If they find out this that my

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you…” he shakes his head, letting me see just how close we are

I ask, worried now. Slowly, he

it as a grave insult that I’ve…despoiled you.” He sighs and covers his face with his

that that’s not quite right that Ivan might – but then I wipe my face clean before he

and looks at me again. “If Bianci discovered that I’ve put my business with Alden at risk – given Alden every legitimate reason to declare war on me Kent pauses, seeking the words, apparently at a loss to describe the magnitude of it. “Bianci and Alden could unite and just…. wipe me off the face of the earth.

how serious he

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