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

our dads think it's a good idea if we like,

waggles his eyebrows

in my chair, my mouth

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

sorry," I say, staring at

his chair. Then, suddenly,

eyes wide and leaning forward. "I am. To that

point over to Hudson, who is still playing volleyball in the

seriously," the man says, taking another swig from his beer. "If

ring back on my finger. I

little pale when he sees the

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

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

in surprise to

I blush. I scowl, really wishing I didn't

he says, giving me a friendly smile. "Apparently you're the lady of

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

invited all of these guys here

raises his eyebrows at me, confirming that he

serious?" I whisper to

that

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

going to the volleyball game where I see Hudson and Logan giving each other high fives.

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

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

at me gently, "that he has a very pretty

her set up

my head. I've been engaged since birth, apparently-an arrangement my

suddenly wanted me to meet

ask, cocking my head to