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.

I say, my lips pursing as I look away from him.

our dads think it's a good idea

his eyebrows at

sit back in my chair, my mouth

leaning in. "On, like, Saturday? I'll take you out somewhere nice..." He runs a finger

say, staring at him.

his chair. Then, suddenly,

my eyes wide and leaning forward.

Hudson, who is still

the man says, taking another swig from his beer.

my engagement ring back on my finger. I hadn't wanted to risk it slipping off and

a little pale when he sees the size of

and stalks off towards my father. I stare after him,

out, I see, out of the corner of my eye, someone else take his seat. "What'd you

engaged," I say, and then I blink in surprise to see that it's the guy

at me and, predictably, I blush. I scowl, really wishing I didn't do that

smile. "Apparently you're the lady

around at all of the guys. "Like, why there are so many guys

invited all of these guys here to meet you. Specifically,

raises his eyebrows at me, confirming that he means exactly what I

serious?" I whisper to

at that

showed up, too. Luckily, he got his kid to distract

say, shocked, my eyes going to the volleyball game where I see Hudson and Logan giving each other high

'em young, in this world," he says. The very real ridiculousness of it all hits

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my chair and resting a hand against my chest as the laughter starts to abate. "What is

thinking," my new friend says, smiling at me gently, "that he has a very

her

been engaged since birth, apparently-an arrangement

suddenly wanted me to meet

my head to the side. "Are you