Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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Natalia goes perfectly still, except for her eyes, which narrow almost to slits.

“Who are you going to see?” she asks, her voice sharp.

“Family business, Natalia,” I murmur, aloof, taking a big sip of my coffee and then placing it on the table. “You understand.”

“Family?” she asks, leaning forward. “Which family? This one, or your father’s?”

–

“Well, they’re one and the same now, aren’t they?” I reply, cryptic. And then I let my lips curl in a secretive little smile before turning to Daniel and ignoring her completely.

“Will you do all right without me today, sweetheart?” I ask, my voice soft and intimate. I raise a fond hand to run it down the back of his head, taking a moment to trail my fingers through the ends of his hair.

me, already onto my game and ready to play along. “No,” he says, wrapping an arm around my waist and pulling me close. “Not if it’s a choice and pleading incompetence will

laugh and pout at him, looping my hands around

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with adoration. “Sorry, babe,” I say. “You know I have work

it,” Daniel says, grinning at me wickedly, daring

him tug me close and then I lower my face to his, kissing my best friend as if…

he’s his dad.

to play along. I turn my head to Alessi and Natalia then, pleased to see Alessi grinning proudly at his

But I ignore her, leaning over the table a little to grab

amazing day,” I whisper, giving them both a pretty smile.

and head for the

door, his arms folded over his chest, watching my every move with a little smirk on his face. And I’m damn lucky that the Italians have their heads turned because I absolutely falter in my steps when I see him there. But he just nods his head once at me, uncrosses

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this non–censure as rare approval, I smile and head

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I pass him, I feel the knuckle of Kent’s index finger gently, just barely, graze the side

help the huge smile that breaks out on my

but

might as well have

soon as I come through the door, though, I almost bang straight into Jerome.