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.

his name again? "So, our dads think it's

waggles his eyebrows at me

back in my

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

I say, staring at him. "But I'm

in his chair. Then, suddenly, he laughs. "No,

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

over to Hudson, who is still playing volleyball

another swig from his beer. "If

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

going a little pale when he sees

off towards my father. I stare after him, hearing him as he

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

just told him I'm engaged," I say, and then I blink in surprise to

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

smile. "Apparently you're the lady of the

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

dad invited all of these guys here

raises his eyebrows at me, confirming that he

you serious?" I whisper

laughs at that and

Imagine his dismay when your fiancé showed up, too. Luckily, he got his

game where I see Hudson and Logan giving each other high fives. "Even little Logan is in

real ridiculousness of it all hits me, and I burst out laughing. Suddenly, the

།

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 has a very

to see her set

engaged since birth, apparently-an arrangement my father set

that he suddenly wanted me to meet

cocking my head to