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.

on, Brooklyn?"

I say, trying to control

overtly a betrayal, soon enough Aden will discover on the tape

something isn't right.

need to get

"Are you happy here?"

at me. "What

I guess I wonder why you've never left. Never

uncomfortable. "It's my home. My family, my world, the only sense

just steal, like, one of his cars, sell it on the black market for whatever you can get,

mouth falls open at the

shut the day we broke up if you have access to that kind of cash, why not just take it for yourself? We could run away to the French Riviera, change our

need to

if Aden finds out I betrayed him, he

gives my hand a squeeze before pulling his back to

a beautiful dream," he says softly. "But it's

is

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

me seriously then. "You

say, pleading.

still hesitant, but I can tell that he wants to

I say quietly, "we could end up like

I'm begging him. I need him to think this

go wide. "You-you know

I know-what I know-but he doesn't ask me now. I can tell him

if he's

think about this," he says, "what would the plan look

lip eagerly. "We

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