Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 35

Chapter 35

Brooklyn

That afternoon, Jayde appears in the doorway to my room, a big smile on her face.

"I have a surprise for you, baby," she says.

She leads me downstairs towards the front of the house, where she throws open the doors to the parlor. I cover my mouth with both hands when I see what's inside.

Everything is covered in white-white tulle, white lace, white silk, white satin-hanging from racks, draped over chairs, stacked on the sofa. The only dark spot in the room is Aden, standing before the fireplace, directing the workers who carry piles of garment bags.

"What's going on?" Hudson says, walking up behind me, a cup of coffee in hand.

"Don't bring that in here," Jayde scolds, swatting at him. Hudson laughs, downs the coffee, and sets it on a table in the foyer.

"Is this..." I say, looking around in awe, anxiety roiling in my stomach.

"Wedding dresses!" Jayde says, clapping her hands. "Aren't they gorgeous?"

Gorgeous? Yes. They are stunning.

But I'm not ready. That's all I can think as I stand there.

"Now, you come stand here," Jayde says, pulling me and Hudson farther into the room to stand by Aden, "out of the way, while I get everything set up."

"Is it like this for every wedding in the family?" I mutter to myself.

"No," I hear Aden say, and look up to meet his eyes. "My wedding to Hudson's mother was small. In Sicily. That's where she was from."

her, but I feel her

not sure if I should. And the look on Aden's

me. He puts a hand on my waist and pulls

was young," he says. "Her marriage to my dad

and Hudson, genuinely surprised. "Was

sighs and looks at me sharply. "If you want to ask, Brooklyn, if I murdered her, or if she was kidnapped and tortured by my enemies, just do

that's

Hudson's voice is low. "It's okay," he says, before I can say how truly sorry I am. "It was a long time

"I guess that's something else we have in common. Both of our

putting his hands in his pockets. Before I can reply, Jayde pulls me

***

fitting takes all afternoon. Hudson and

and Aden only wants to come in once the final selection is

me in the last dress. She holds up a beaded Oscar de la Renta, an incredible off-white beaded silk that fell heavily

with a tight bodice, off-the-shoulder sleeves flowing down

the kind of girl who dreams about her wedding, but in a dress like this? I am actually starting

wiping a tear from her eye. "That was my favorite, too. If you'd picked the Oscar, you'd have broken my

picks up her phone, texting someone,

for final

opens, I turn to face Aden, biting my lip, wondering, passively, if he'll

he walks into the room but,

stops dead in

curl in the bottom of my belly. Does he not

his arm dropping to his side as his eyes

my hips, and see his

mouth slams shut. He takes a step forward,

take one

reaction is animal, that of prey