Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 83

Chapter 83

Brooklyn

I'm not sure what to do.

I'm sitting across from Colsen, the youngest up and comer in the drug trade.

The one who I was told tried to have me killed.

And I had no idea he was this handsome.

"I have heard of you. And I have to say, it has not all been good things."

"Oh, come on," he says, cocking his head to the side. "It can't have been all bad."

I raise an eyebrow at him letting him know that, yeah. It's all been bad.

"What?" he says, joking. "Nobody told you about my striking good looks or my sense of style?"

I shake my head slowly, fighting the smile on my lips. I can't help it-he's terribly charming.

"Well," he says, giving me a sexy half-smile. "Now you know."

Colsen catches the eye of a waiter and holds up a hand. "Two shots of tequila," he says.

"What-" I say, my eyes following the waiter as he goes. "No, I can't-"

"Oh, come on, Brooklyn," Colsen says, leaning back in his chair.

"Relax. I can tell you've just had the surprise of your life. You need a little something to settle the nerves." The waiter returns, and Colsen takes the glasses him, sliding him a folded bill and giving him a wink.

I can tell by the waiter's pleasure that it's a nice tip.

I hesitate, then take the glass from his hand. The truth is, I could use a little bit of a relaxing right now.

If I'm the unwitting bachelorette in my father's little setup, then I'm not sure I want to do it sober.

taking the lime off the edge of the glass and holding

the salt from the rim of the glass and

tequila is sharp in my throat, and I can't help it as my whole body

Colsen

lime," he says. "Bite

indeed, it brings some relief, the acid of the lime chasing away the sharpness

my own. He gestures to the waiter again, ordering another round, and I lean back in my

myself, then-a feeling that's becoming oddly more familiar as the weeks pass. The Brooklyn of a few weeks ago would have run screaming when she found out that she

With Aden's worst enemy.

of today? Honestly, I'm kind of

leaning closer to

suitors, apparently.

smile and raise mine along with him. "The most eligible bachelorette of the city's

He winks.

the pity for the rest of us." When we're finished, I settle back in my chair, leaning a little closer to

relaxed, looking at

Pelkon

boy get mixed up

smiling at me

attention to Colsen's story for the next half

really interesting. A self-made guy, climbing up through the ranks with

v

his pack wiped out, so he had to make his own

Despite myself, I'm impressed.

had thought

Colsen and let my eyes rove over his muscles and his tattoos...I wonder if my

My mind flashes-unwillingly-to

He doesn't have

I can see. But otherwise, these

similar...

dismiss the thought, bringing my

moment as his eyes flash to my front

I like that. I like that, maybe, a little too

is going on

gasp and jump in my seat, looking up at the fire-lit person standing in front

a little