Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 70

Chapter 70

Brooklyn

"Wait, what did you say?" I ask Hudson now.

He hands me a cup of tea, but my hands are shaking as I take it, the cup rattling on the plate.

"I said, my father records every conversation that happens in his office," Hudson says casually, sitting down across from me.

I swallow. "So..."

"So he didn't ask you what Remington said for information."

"He asked to determine my loyalty?" I whisper.

Hudson focuses on me now. "Why do you look so scared?"

I swallow, glancing out the window. The sun is shining in little pieces through the grape leaves that wrap around the pergola, and I feel the warmth on my cheeks.

But inside, my stomach is in knots.

I turn back to Hudson, who is peering at me. I was so in love with him for the few months that we were dating. Or, at least, I thought I was. Maybe "obsessed" was a more appropriate term.

But now? After everything I've learned about his life-our life? It's all just...gone. All of those feelings have disappeared.

Instead, I view him now as my best friend, my ally.

Hudson disrupts my thoughts.

going on, Brooklyn?"

say, trying to control my

to Lennox wasn't overtly a betrayal, soon enough

something isn't right.

need to

"Are you happy here?"

is still frowning at me.

this world. I guess I wonder why

only sense of pack

steal, like, one of his cars, sell it on

mouth falls open at the

that kind of cash, why not just take it for yourself? We could run away to the French Riviera, change our names,

need to go, I

finds out I betrayed him,

my hand a squeeze before

beautiful dream," he says

is not

face eager. "I think we could

at me seriously then. "You mean that,

pleading. "We could

can

do this," I say quietly, "we could end up

he knows what I've done, he'll know why I'm begging him. I need him to think this is idea

go wide. "You-you know

doesn't ask me now. I can tell him more when we're lying

if he's

think about this," he says, "what would

my lip eagerly. "We could