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.

softly, reaching out towards her

me but then works to put on

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

baby," she says, giving me a truer smile now. "How

me off, "we don't have a lot of time. Tell me are you

putting a hand on

away for a while," she continues, glancing back at the door

as I study her

says, working again to keep the fear off of her face, but

"Jayde, did he "

says, trying to smile again, though there

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

survive. But at every turn, let

I open my mouth to

that, little cousin," she says,

cut on her lip. "I'm

getting

I ask, wiping the tears from beneath

cheek. "I knew you the instant I saw you

bite my lip against my emotions,

time, taking care of me and I didn't

didn't

her

you were you

Brooklyn," she says seriously, "that you don't

my mouth shut, not really knowing, now, whether or not I want to

into the pocket of her jeans. "I need

it into my hand. I stare down at

to get this to your