Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 82

Chapter 82 Brooklyn

My father settles me into a comfortable chair at the center of the group. Louisa, to my right, shoots me a cold smile.

Baby Isa is in Louisa's lap, and she coos a happy greeting to me, so I give them both a warm smile in return.

It's a happy affair, really. Everyone seems eager to greet me, to bring me plates of food, to ask me about my life, my studies, and my career.

Overall, I'm kept quite busy and happy, getting to know my biological family and all of their friends. Almost like last time we saw each other, I didn't have to flee for my life...

I catch a glimpse, as the sun starts to set, of Hudson still playing volleyball. Apparently, his team has progressed to the championship round.

As people start to settle in for the evening and stronger liquor starts to be poured into everyone's cups, I start to notice...well.

That there are a lot of young men around.

I glance around the circle, noting that there are, of course, women-aunts and cousins, many of them.

But I've also been introduced, this afternoon, to a variety of handsome young men. All here alone. And all, seemingly, single.

For instance, the one who is talking to me now-or, should I say, who has been talking at me since he sat down in Louisa's seat as soon as she abandoned it to go feed the baby.

"Yeah, I'm in finance," he is saying, and takes a swig of his beer. He gives me a little smirk. "So, you majored in psych, right?"

I squirm a little in my chair, uncomfortable. "Um, how did you know that?"

"Your dad told me." He uses the neck of his beer bottle to gesture towards my father across the fire. "Or at least, he told my dad. Who told me."

The guy looks at me again. "They, uh...know each other."

This guy is not a wolf; he's human, which means his father is human, too. A regular criminal, not a wolf

one.

as I look away from him. Am I

again? "So, our dads think it's a good idea if we like,

eyebrows at

sit back in my chair, my

are you free?" he asks, leaning in. "On, like, Saturday? I'll take you out somewhere nice..." He runs

I say, staring

his chair. Then, suddenly,

I say, opening my eyes wide and leaning forward. "I

who is still playing volleyball in

the man says, taking another swig from his beer. "If you're engaged, then where's your

and then slide my engagement ring back on my finger. I hadn't wanted to risk it slipping off and getting lost in the

shouts, his face going a little pale when he sees the

stalks off towards my father. I stare after him, hearing him as he mutters, "Then why the

I see, out of the corner of my eye, someone

blink in surprise to see

predictably, I blush. I scowl, really wishing I didn't do that all

me a friendly smile. "Apparently you're the lady of the

I look around at all of the guys. "Like, why

all of these guys

confirming that he means exactly what I think

serious?" I whisper to him,

at that

showed up, too. Luckily, he got

I see Hudson and Logan giving each other high fives. "Even little Logan

this world," he says. The very real ridiculousness of it all hits me, and I burst out

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I say, leaning back in my chair and resting a

gently, "that he has a

to see her

head. I've been engaged since

changed that he suddenly wanted me to meet

head to the side. "Are you one of