Chapter 17
Chapter 17 Brooklyn
The guard pulls around to the back of the mansion and enters a garage. When I get out of the car, Aden is standing at the entrance to the house, his arms crossed.
The guards move to the trunk to remove my dad.
"Why did you do this?" I ask, glaring at the mafia boss.
He looks me in the eye. "Because I knew that if I let you say goodbye, you'd tell the driver your address and lead us right there."
I gape, realizing, of course, that I did precisely that.
"Whereas," he continues, "if I told you that we wanted to take your dad for leverage, you'd have clammed up and given him a chance to run. Honestly, Brooklyn," he says. "You've got to become a little more canny if you're going to survive in this world."
I hang my head, suddenly ashamed and exhausted. He's right, I'm too naïve. And I'm ignoring my instincts, ignoring my wolf.
Everything with Hudson and Aden has me so off-kilter and second-guessing every thought. One of the things that makes me so good at psychological issues is the fact that I can tune. into my wolf and sniff out lies, fear, apprehension...
But, right now, I'm having trouble trusting Lena. I feel like. she's "off," like she's steered me wrong. How did she miss that Hudson wasn't attracted to me? Why is she pulling me toward.
Aden-the worst possible person to ever be attracted to?
You didn't listen to me, Lena says.
I'm taken aback. You never said anything, I respond.
No heat was the message, she responded.
That still only takes care of half of my problems.
arm and moves me into
chamber," Aden says to the guards who carry my dad. Dad wriggles in their arms, but it's
no match for both
the guards take him away, but I'm held tight. "The chamber?!"
fine, Brooklyn," Aden says to me,
have my word on it. And I don't
I say, begging now. "Tell me
merely gathering all the players in one place," he replies. "We have word that
she okay? Is
fine," he says, his
him? She owes him money. I don't
interrupting me. "What can Brooklyn Knox give to me to make it worth
"I have nothing to
Knox has nothing I want," he
Remington, though..."
in my mind. My dad's freedom, my sister's, in
have your word, on your son's life, that if I agree to this...you'll let them
smiling now. "My word, on my family. Your dad and sister will
eyes and look away, dread filling me as I make this
Yes, Lena says.
time I start listening
I say. "I'll
front of my face, making my eyes fivoen. "They have to believe it.
hold his gaze and
will be one of the hardest, most painful things I've ever had to do. But I'll do anything it takes to protect them-even if
I will have your sister brought here, and tonight we will all have
bedroom. I hear the lock click behind me and sink. onto the bed. I know I should
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Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father Chapter 17
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