Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

Chapter 269

Because despite everything – despite the threat –

I don’t think I can stop either.

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“Okay,” I breathe, wrapping my arms around Kent and tucking my head under his chin, pressing my ear to his chest and listening to his heartbeat. Kent pauses for a moment and then folds his arms around me, holding me lightly to him, a gentle grip that lets me know that if I want to run from him…I can..

“All right,” I sigh, giving in. “Until they leave, Kent. Until it’s settled, until they’re gone, I’ll be your secret, and you’ll be mine. And then, we’ll…decide.”

“All right,” Kent agrees, tightening his hold on me in such a way that feels like…relief, more than affection, or ownership. Like he has finally relaxed.

“But Kent?” I ask, turning my head up towards him.

“Hmm?” he replies, encouraging me to ask.

“Can you just be like…a little nicer to me?”

this, apparently surprised. He looks at me curiously. “What? Have

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she is a…” I blow out a breath there,

doing quite well against her, Fay – especially tonight, when you

a living

for when you’re not around! Which is always! I have to spend all day with her and it’s just insult, insult, insult!”

I can’t be around all the time, and if you’re going to play the role of Daniel’s fiancé it’s your job to entertain his

–

no one

knew that!” I retort, pulling my hand up and smacking him on the chest.

told her I can’t cook pasta, and she looked at me like I said I committed a war crime! I would have learned to cook pasta! I mean, it can’t be hard – you just boil it, right?”

at me, but not in a way that makes me feel bad. Instead, I feel heard by him, and like he’s

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face as I laugh at it

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