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."

with himself, so much that I almost feel

he still seems to want to be everything else to me that a husband

Partner. Companion. Savior.

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

then his face falls. "At least, anything money can buy. If

have a very active imagination. You might regret that." I stand up,

comes through the door then, pausing a moment to look at me. I drop my

say,

again, a little indulgent, and then tosses a piece of

a little rueful. "But the stables have to wait until

falls immediately with disappointment.

shrugs, indicating the

realizing it's an invitation. Hudson picks

feels bad about what happened the other night," he says, raising his eyebrow. "The invitation explicitly says that he and Louisa are having a party tonight to welcome you as a member of their

trying to make amends. Public ones." I take the invitation from him, studying it, sighing. The party is

shoulders slumping, looking between them. "I guess I have to