Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Brooklyn

He pauses at the door, still for a moment. Then, slowly, he turns.

"Hudson?" he asks, his eyes close upon me.

I nod vigorously. "Hudson, your son? He's..." I bite my lip, suddenly embarrassed. "He's my boyfriend."

Aden laughs then-a real, shocked laugh. He wipes a hand down his face, shaking his head.

"My son Hudson is your boyfriend," he says, repeating my words and looking up at the ceiling in disbelief.

I nod again, biting my lip against the tiny white lie-

he's not my boyfriend anymore, after all. But I'm desperate for this to work.

"Well, isn't that...serendipitous," he says.

Aden is still for a moment and then strides across the room, back towards me. When he gets to the lounge he grabs me by the elbow, pulling me to my feet, shaking me so that I pay attention to his words. "Brooklyn, you little fool, don't you know who you are?" His voice is angry, as if frustrated by my incompetence.

"I'm-I'm-" My face is lost in confusion. I just told him who I am...

"Who you are, Brooklyn. Haven't you ever asked any questions about your mother? Your biological father?" He shakes my arm again as if trying to jog my memory.

falls open in shock, confusion. How did he know ephen's not

standing close to me now, glaring down into

I pull it into my mouth, desperate not

watching the action. Slowly, he exhales and, for an

our bodies are pressed together, the heat

me as my

is this man doing to

he lets

looks me up and down, crossing his arms. "We did a DNA test," he continues, "against a secure

looking for you for

onto the couch, my breath leaving me. I stare

never

picture of me as a baby with my mother, standing next to a strange man, though I was never really

But could it be?

memories of my mother are of

as red

How could she...?

A mafia mistress? Me, the daughter of

my face. I take it from Aden's hand with shaking fingers

A is a biological match

up at Aden. He nods down at

I found you," he

to myself a little at his words and glare at

be harassed in a strip club, thrown