Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Brooklyn

Blood rushes to my face, and I know it has to be bright red. How the hell did she know?!

"Oh my god," she says, leaning forward, all eagerness. "Is he!?"

"No!" I protest, stabbing at my eggs more with my fork. "He's —"

Whatever I was going to say is drowned out by Jolie's roar of laughter.

Jolie means well, but she's not great at filtering her responses. She's always been over the top, and that's part of what makes her great. That she's so unapologetically herself.

But it also is part of what makes her not so great at times.

Like right now when I want to melt into the tiled floor.

"Come on, Jolie," Dad says sternly after a few moments of her laughing and watching my embarrassment. "I'm sure this young man is a great guy." He looks at me then, a little pity in his eyes. "Like she says, he's just a gentleman.'

"Okay, okay." Jolie wipes away tears of mirth. "I just want more for our Brooklyn baby! You deserve passion in your relationship, as well as respect and...book talk, or whatever you do." She shrugs. "I'm very happy," I mutter, finishing my eggs as quick as I can.

"Come down to the club with me." Jolie reaches out and takes my hand. I can tell that she's trying to make amends. "I'm not working tonight, and we can go have some fun! We'll get free drinks, and you can meet the girls! Plus, maybe we can find you some hot, sexy wolf or some broody vamp willing to...show you the ropes."

we live in totally different worlds. While I've spent my life at school and coffee shops, Jolie has been a night owl, working at various clubs as an exotic dancer. Not cheap sleezy places, either, but really high-end ones where

she whines. "We'll get you more in touch with your body, get your blood flowing." She dances in

Jolie has such a bubbly personality, it's hard not

about it," I say, finishing my plate. "I've got some

plate and mine. "You work way too

as I head into the living room.

you imagine if they formed leagues for shifters? It would be so much more exciting than watching all of these weak humans

moved on from the conversation now that Jolie is

started in her profession, I wondered if it bothered

precisely what she wants, so why not go along

had said, "as long as she respects herself, why should I care if she dances in a thong or

and I won't stand in her

memory, grateful yet again for such

get on my laptop and open a search engine. My mind drifts to Jolie's idea that I should get more in touch with my body and my instincts. My cheeks grow red for

iel

surprised by the results. The news channel that Dad watches every night calls Aden Kenwood the Werewolf Mafia King-or just "the Wolf King sometimes, to

his dirty deeds

of a tech company in Silicon Valley, calling

great boss. Still another... God, is that Brad Pitt he's shaking hands

are reports and articles about packs wanting to form and make

hair in my hands, passively starting to braid it as I look through the results, trying to match what I'm seeing

couch, grabbing the laptop out