Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 51

Chapter 51

Brooklyn

I'm wolfing my breakfast down as fast as I can the next day, already wearing my riding boots and the tight fawn-colored jodhpurs I found not-so-mysteriously in my room this morning.

I look towards the galley of the kitchen, but Aden isn't cooking today.

Where is he? I can't wait to get to the stable to see Heathcliff again. After the drama of last night, I could really use some time to decompress.

I drink my orange juice in one big gulp and notice Hudson giving me a funny look.

"Seriously," he says, his plate still full. "You're not going to get my dad to appear any faster if you choke on your food."

I grin at him, mouth full of food still. He cocks an eyebrow, a slight smirk playing out over his lips.

"It's good to see you happy, Brooklyn," he says. Then his expression falls a little. "I'm just sorry I didn't think of it first. A horse... something to keep you company."

himself, so much that I almost

seems to want to be everything else to me that a

Partner. Companion. Savior.

I say, putting a hand on his and giving him another smile. "I didn't know it, either. Or, well, I've always wanted one, but I had no idea it was a real

"Anything is possible, Brooklyn," he says, then his face falls. "At least, anything money can buy. If you can dream it, we can

say, winking at him. "You do know that I have

look at me. I drop

I say, embarrassed by my

and then tosses a piece of paper onto

sweetheart," he says, a little rueful. "But the stables have to

face falls immediately with

indicating

it, realizing it's

says, raising his eyebrow. "The invitation explicitly says that he and

expression serious. "Looks like he's trying to make amends. Public ones." I take the invitation from him, studying it, sighing. The party is

shoulders slumping, looking between them. "I