Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 65

Chapter 65 Brooklyn

After all the effort I went through to find some dinner, I end up picking at it all night, the food not tasting quite right ever since I realized what was going on in the basement.

This world is so confusing to me. On one hand, there's so much beauty to it-the two days spent at the stables were some of the happiest moments of my life.

But everything that happened last night-and now, knowing what happened downstairs-what still might be going on...

I'm so uncomfortable, knowing that I'm living in a world where the happy parts are bought with violence and pain.

Eventually, I drift into an uncomfortable sleep. I had hoped that Hudson might come by, talk to me, maybe put my mind at east. But he never showed up.

I'm restless all night, waking up at every perceived noise.

I must have fallen into some sort of deep slumber, though, because when someone shakes my shoulder, I'm suddenly awake, gasping, shocked.

How the hell did they get into my room without me waking up?

I spin in my sheets, terrified, my eyes adjusting to see a dark figure crouched there.

I cringe back, but stop when I hear a soft, familiar shushing sound.

"Shh, shh, Baby Brooklyn, it's all right," Jayde says, putting her hands on my shoulders.

"Jayde!" I cry, sitting straight up in bed, instantly awake.

She turns her head towards the door at my noise, worried, and puts a finger to her lips, shushing me.

As her face is turned, the light from the window falls on her face, revealing a deep bruise starting along her cheekbone, under her eye. Her lip is swollen, too, a little cut down its left side.

say more softly, reaching out towards her

works to put on

to you," I ask, but in the pit of my stomach,

giving me a truer smile now. "How are you,

have a lot of time. Tell me are you alright?"

she says, putting

away for a while," she continues, glancing back at the door over her shoulder. "But I couldn't leave without saying

chest as I study her face. "Where are

says, working again to keep the fear off of her face, but I can tell by her quickening words that her time

"Jayde, did he "

to smile again, though

side, okay? He won't do anything to you if you do what he says. Lie if you have

what you need to do to survive. But at every turn, let him think he has the upper hand. His

now. I open my mouth to speak but she

that, little cousin," she says, giving me a

at the cut on her lip. "I'm all right. Just

I'm getting out

true?" I ask, wiping the tears from beneath my eyes. "You're

you the instant I saw you in that kitchen downstairs

my lip against my emotions,

time, taking care of me

he...he didn't know?" I

shakes her head

you were

ask questions, Brooklyn," she says seriously, "that you don't want to know the answer

knowing, now, whether

jeans. "I need you to

note, pushing it into my hand.

this to your dad,"