Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 63

Chapter 63 Aden

We stand like that for a moment, my hands on Brooklyn's waist, her leaning back against me just an instant, really, before she pushes away and loops her horse's reins over his head, using them as a lead. Finally, Brooklyn turns to me. She swallows, her smile faltering.

"Thanks for the lift," she says, and we start to make our way back towards the stables.

"Last night," I hear myself say, my hands in my pockets. "Before...everything..."

Brooklyn looks up at me, wary. Clearly, she doesn't want to talk about it.

Still, I press on. "Did you enjoy it? Meeting your family?"

"Oh," she says, surprised, and I wonder what she thought I was referring to.

"Honestly, I kind of forgot about the good part." She looks forward again. "I mean yeah, I enjoyed it at the start. It's surprising. I never knew I had such a big family."

"It's pretty standard for us," I tell her. "In this world, people tend to come from large families and large packs. I don't know what a family gathering looks like with less than eighty people."

I pause. "Something in my blood, that pack mentality, must be drawn to it, too."

Brooklyn tilts her head curiously. "So do you have lots of siblings?"

"No." I shake my head. "I'm a rare only child. My mother could only have me." When a look of confusion crosses her face, I explain, "Complications at my birth."

frowns as she leads Heathcliff into his stall. I follow her. "I'm sorry to

alright." I shrug. "My parents were each one of six. I grew up with lots of cousins

siblings.'

"But that was why it was so devastating to my father

her head. "Why did you deny your

wink. "I didn't

the Mafia has rules, too," she points

Clever girl.

those are rules I make," I

rolls her eyes

back to the

know, I met a few

cousins last night-second cousins,

even."

lean against the post by the stall door, watching her. She's already a natural at this,

track of

heard something funny last

over the stall door." was talking to my second cousins and they called me

blink for a moment, standing

did you

cousin all along,

My heart starts racing.

I tell her, grabbing Brooklyn by