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

complex. While he isn't my lover, he still seems to want to

Partner. Companion. Savior.

giving him another smile. "I didn't know it, either. Or, well, I've always wanted one, but I

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

winking at him. "You do know that I have a

to look at me. I drop my

I say, embarrassed by my

me again, a little indulgent, and then

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

face falls immediately with

indicating the

glance at it, realizing it's an invitation. Hudson picks

explicitly says

he's trying to make amends. Public ones." I take the invitation from him, studying it, sighing. The party is tonight, five o'clock, but with all I'll have to do to

slumping, looking between them. "I