Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Brooklyn

"Kenwood," the shifter says, not smiling. Aden accepts the hand, shaking it.

"So glad you could come, Remington," is all Aden says, before resting his hands at his sides again. He's clearly making space for Remington to take the lead.

But for such a powerful Alpha, Remington seems unsure of what exactly to do. He doesn't make eye contact with me, merely nodding his head in my direction. "So. Is this her?"

Aden nods, putting a hand between my shoulder blades.

There. I can feel it. That connection, that power between us. Whereas until now I've found it unsettling, in this moment, it gives me strength.

Encouraged, I raise my chin and shift my shoulders back, willing my father to look at me. I am not here to be ignored. I am not a horse at auction. Though from the way he is behaving, I all but expect him to pull money out of his pocket and start examining my hooves.

"Remington," Aden says, his voice strong and clear, "this is Brooklyn Knox. Your daughter."

My biological father.

After all these years, here he is, standing right in front of me. And none of this is making any sense.

Alphas in the underworld and beyond, but because he

me directly, I lose more of my nerve. I stand awkwardly in front of him, and

real, Kenwood?" Remington asks, a threat behind

It's a 99% genetic match for paternity. I can show you the paperwork upstairs, and you can have it verified by whoever you want. But,

to me, staring for a moment. Then, he shocks me again by breathing out

like

of tears in his eyes. My heart goes out to him then. He's a solid rock of a man, but I can see that deep feelings

is she?"

out the first thing that

died," I say, grimacing inwardly at my

falls minutely. Surely, after all these years, he knew it would be unlikely that she would be alive, but still-he's clearly bowled

in the impassive mask he had when he entered the room, but I see

asks, his voice

sorry to be the one to tell him. "I was young-I had

bewildered by this exchange. I always assumed that whatever happened between my mother and my biological father, it

Remington is not acting like she was a mistress at all. She's acting like she was the love of his life. "How did it happen." It's not a

more than a whisper

nods sharply and then turns his head away,

she been laid to

ashes in a small, wooded area near our home, a place she loved to go and be with nature. I can take you there if you like,"

nearly get whiplash. One minute Remington is vulnerable, trying to hide