Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 44

Chapter 44

Brooklyn

Aden may be the Mafia King with Alpha blood, but when he sees tears streaming down my face, he is at a loss.

After clearing his throat uncomfortably, he nods to the stable hand, who quickly disappears.

Then, keeping his face calm, he joins me in the stall.

He, too, raises a hand for the horse to inspect before stroking the animal's nose.

"Who knew," he says, looking at the horse. "Here I was trying to cheer you up, and all I've done is make you cry." His mouth quirks as he looks at me. "Guess I'll have to send him back to where he came from." "Don't you dare," I growl at him, giving him a little shove away from my horse.

My horse.

I bite my lip. "Really? He's mine?"

Aden shrugs. "This is my stable, and it's full of horses. What's the harm in you having just one?"

"And I can come and see him?" I ask, desperate for it, hungry with anticipation.

"Under guard." He looks at me seriously. "You can come every day, if you want."

A smile spreads over my face and, without thinking, I move to throw my arms around his neck.

Aiden stiffens, stepping back, and I regain my sanity, stepping back to my rightful place.

did you

tell you were miserable, Brooklyn. You might not believe it, but I don't take pleasure singularly in making people unhappy. I want you to

me carefully. "There's no reason you should be so sad

look down at the floor of the stall. I wasn't aware that his perception ran

standing up straight again and putting a finger under my chin to lift my face up. "You've been a good girl, Brooklyn. I

He cocks an eyebrow. "Or at

tell him that I wasn't being good for

have taken it, for the sake of

are good," he says carefully, studying my face closely, "they get presents. When they

to mine. Suddenly, this

it form his words. "I'd recommend," he says softly, "that you stay on my good side. Then you can have more

runs down my spine, and a darker part of me one that hasn't raised its head for a while-wonders which one, really, I want

at the pocket of Aden's

found me out," he says, reaching

the horse, who eats them eagerly from

cubes and hands them to me. "To

as I feed the horse, enjoying the feel

him, marveling at

Aden asks, still watching

it, looking at

Then, I decide. "Heathcliff."

gives me a

don't like

in his words, "for

to Heathcliff and smiling lovingly into his face.

forelock away from his rich brown eyes. As if he understands me, Heathcliff presses his

A beat passes.