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.

my lips pursing as I look away

the guy continues-what was his name again? "So, our dads think it's a good

eyebrows at

my chair, my mouth falling

take you out

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

chair. Then, suddenly, he laughs. "No, you're

my eyes wide and

Hudson, who is still playing volleyball in

from his beer. "If you're engaged, then where's your

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

going a little pale when he sees the size of

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

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

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

blush. I scowl, really

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

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

says, laughing. "Your dad invited all of these guys here to meet you. Specifically, to meet

raises his eyebrows at me, confirming that he means

I

at that

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

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

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

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chair and resting a hand against

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

to see her set up

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

suddenly wanted me to

to the side.