Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 79

Chapter 79

Brooklyn

A thrill builds in the bottom of my stomach as I think about challenging Aden. Pushing him, trying him-challenging myself in the process.

There's a new Brooklyn developing in me, and I know it has to do with him.

I wonder if this is part of my heat. Me, finally coming into my true self.

If it is, maybe I shouldn't fight it.

Because a big part of me wants to get to know this Brooklyn more.

But another part? She's scared.

"I'll follow your rules, Aden," I say quietly, keeping my face blank. "But in exchange, I want to be treated with respect."

He opens his mouth to reply, but I interrupt him, holding up a finger.

"For example, I'm not going to be held here like a little caged pet. I understand that you want to keep me under your watch, but I can't spend my whole life sitting in my room."

My face softens, betraying a little of the misery that I sometimes feel here.

"I'm a whole person, Aden," I say, and I'm embarrassed by how vulnerable I sound. "A real person. I need to have a life."

He watches me, considering, and then gives a small nod.

head out the door and down the long basement

reach the bottom, I

door to the little

and get dressed," he says, his voice even. "I can't take you to the stables, but

joy, not wanting him to

me.

as if I've gained a little bit of an upper hand here, and

say, dipping my head before dashing up the stairs

***

I descend the stairs from my

the wall,

into a smile-Lucas, good. He's always nice to me, and funny to

you ready, Brooklyn?" he asks

hurrying down the hall with a

pauses, the left side of his smile deepening as

shaking his head and moving towards

on," he says. "Let's get going. Not every day that I get an assignment to

follow him into the

answers, holding

side door of one of ĕ Aden's Escalades open for me. "No way Aden would let me ride one of his

closes my door then and comes around the car,

Lucas. "Sounds like you know what you're

me as we pull out of the

"I spent four

years on the rodeo

"Turns out you can win a lot of money