Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 59

Chapter 59

Brooklyn

"Go," Aden says firmly to Lucas, once we're settled inside the black SUV.

Aden and Hudson climb are on either side of me, sandwiching me in the middle.

Pressed between them, I fold my hands between my knees and try my best to breathe evenly as Lucas obediently peels out.

Aden continues to look out the window, surveying the landscape for danger.

Hudson turns to me. He takes my face in my hands and carefully looks me over.

When he ascertains that I'm not scratched or bruised, he moves on to the rest of my body, putting a hand on my knee and taking me in.

"How are you, Brooklyn?" he asks, low. "Are you hurt?"

"I'm f-f-fine," I say, still shivering. I don't know whether it's shock still, or perhaps the cold.

Suddenly, I remember my beautiful cashmere stole-still in the coat check at the country club.

out the rear window,

worry creasing

alert, worried for my safety, and I'm sorry to have lost my coat. "N-nothing." I shake my head. I notice that

him to look at

me with gritted teeth. "Just a graze-nothing the

into his face. "It's a gunshot wound, Aden," I say. "Not a

frustrated and like he doesn't know what

saw it, I knew it

lean back into the leather of the seat, my whole body shaking, pressing my teeth together so that

pulls

it around me. He looks towards his father, who

I do for

in the

his father says. "She'll get through it. Just keep her warm. Everyone's first time in this

the tears start to leak from my eyes, sliding down my cheeks

a sudden, I'm so fed

a shootout, as if there

people die tonight. People

take me because I'm a powerful pawn