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

flinches away from me but then works to put on a smile. I can see that

but in the

a truer smile now. "How are

off, "we don't have a lot of time. Tell me are you alright?" Surprised by the

says, putting a hand

a while," she continues, glancing back at the door over her shoulder. "But

my stomach and my chest as I study her face. "Where are

out of here," she says, working again to keep the fear off of her face,

"Jayde, did he "

about it," she says, trying to smile again, though there

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

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

my mouth to

she

it pulls at the cut on her

I'm getting out

the tears from beneath my eyes. "You're really my

"I knew you the instant I saw you in that kitchen downstairs knew

bite my lip against my emotions, struggling to keep

time, taking care of me

didn't know?"

shakes her head

you were you

says seriously, "that you don't want to

really knowing, now, whether or not I want

she says, reaching into the pocket of her jeans. "I need you to do something for me. As

little note, pushing it into my

this to your dad," she says