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. Am

"So, our dads think it's a good idea if we like, get to know each

eyebrows at me

in my chair,

you out somewhere nice..." He runs

staring at

back in his chair. Then, suddenly, he laughs.

I say, opening my eyes wide and

is still playing volleyball in the fading

from his

bag and then slide my engagement ring back on my finger. I hadn't wanted

going a little

off towards my father. I stare after him, hearing

out of the corner of my eye, someone else take his seat. "What'd you say to that one?" the newcomer

I blink in surprise

at me and, predictably, I blush. I scowl, really

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

anything about this?" I look around at all of the guys. "Like, why there are so

invited all of these guys here

confirming that he means exactly what

you serious?" I whisper to

at that and

your fiancé showed up, too. Luckily, he

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

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

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my god," I say, leaning back in my chair and resting a hand against my chest as the laughter starts

new friend says, smiling at me gently, "that he

to see her

engaged since birth,

had changed that he suddenly wanted me

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