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.

up," I say, taking the lime off the edge of the glass and holding it up to

then watches me slowly lick the salt from the rim of the glass and toss my

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

Colsen laugh

says. "Bite the

brings some relief, the acid of the lime chasing away the

meeting Colsen's smile with my own. He gestures to

at 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 was doing shots of tequila with the wunderkind head of

With Aden's worst enemy.

Brooklyn of today? Honestly, I'm kind

says, leaning closer to me.

the people in the circle at all of my suitors, apparently. The waiter comes and delivers our second shot of tequila. This time, it's Colsen's turn to introduce

and raise mine along with him. "The most eligible bachelorette of

He winks.

bad she's already got a rock the size of a golf ball on her hand. More's the pity for the rest of us." When

say, relaxed, looking

Pelkon

beneath half-lidded eyes. "How did a nice boy get mixed up in organized crime, anyway? Were you

at me indulgently

find myself paying rapt attention to Colsen's

really really interesting. A self-made guy, climbing up through the ranks with nothing

v

his pack wiped out, so he had

Despite myself, I'm impressed.

this I had thought

let my eyes rove over his

My mind flashes-unwillingly-to

He doesn't have

can see.

similar...

the thought, bringing my

as his eyes flash to my front teeth pressed lightly against the red

like that. I like that, maybe, a little

the hell is going

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

his shirtless form a little sweaty from all the volleyball. "Hudson," I say, sitting up