Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 70

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,

trying

to Lennox wasn't overtly a betrayal, soon enough Aden will discover on

something isn't right.

need to get out.

"Are you happy here?"

still frowning at me. "What is prompting

just seem...such a mismatch for this world. I

home. My family, my world, the only sense

steal, like, one of his cars, sell it on the black market for whatever you can get, and take the money and just run? Find a new pack, a

open

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

to go,

Aden finds out I betrayed him, he

softly and gives my hand a squeeze before pulling his back

beautiful dream," he says softly.

That is

face eager. "I think we could go. Tonight even. Like,

me seriously then. "You mean that, don't

pleading.

face is still hesitant, but I can tell that

we don't do this," I say quietly,

know why I'm begging him. I need him to

eyes go wide. "You-you know

how I know-what I know-but he doesn't ask me now. I can tell him more when we're

around the patio, as if he's looking for

agreed to even think about this," he says, "what would

my lip eagerly. "We could

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