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.

look away from him. Am I supposed to know what

again? "So, our dads think

his eyebrows at me

my chair, my

like, Saturday? I'll take you out somewhere nice..." He runs a finger along my forearm, which

I say, staring at

says, sitting back in his chair. Then, suddenly,

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

is

says, taking another swig from his beer. "If you're

my finger. I hadn't wanted to risk it slipping

going a little pale when

stands up immediately from his seat and stalks off towards my father. I stare after him, hearing him as he mutters, "Then why the

of my eye, someone else take his seat. "What'd you say to

I say, and then I blink in surprise to see that it's

I scowl, really wishing I

says, giving me a friendly smile. "Apparently you're

look around at all of the guys.

all of

me, confirming that he means exactly

you serious?" I whisper

that

up, too. Luckily,

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

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

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

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

to see her set

my head. I've been engaged since birth,

had changed that he suddenly wanted

I ask, cocking my head to the side. "Are you one of