Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 85

Chapter 85

Brooklyn

Hudson shakes his head and leaves without another word, not even looking at me.

I watch him go and then turn back to Aden.

"You're on dangerous ground, Brooklyn," Aden says, his voice low.

"Why? Because I still can't see anything that I've done wrong. I went to a party and talked to my father's guests." I raise my chin in the air. "If you didn't want me to do that, then you shouldn't have let me go to the party."

Aden slowly shakes his head.

"No," he says evenly. "You misunderstand. You're not on dangerous ground with me. You're on dangerous ground in this world."

I frown, confused.

"You see," Aden says, unfolding his arms and looking down at his desk, "your father changed the game tonight, and you let him do it."

He takes a handful of change from his pocket and scatters it on the desk.

him and

slides one penny forward out of the

world," Aden continues, "was your

"But," he continues, "tonight your father opened the opportunity for you to show the world where your allegiance lies. And, in leaving Hudson behind" he moves the penny around the quarters so that it mingles again with the rest of the cash on the table, "-you've left yourself open. For anyone

on the table, realizing the seriousness of

not a penny like you, but he's small. And he's getting weaker. I want

on the table, mixing it with the rest

Aden continues, "Remington's

"He's trading you to

than me to bite."

up into Aden's

is that fish," I say

look back down at the desk,

you think on it,”

quietly. "About where your

About where

ovo

to be in this

look at him then, but I hear his footsteps cross the room. Hear him open the

the coins on the desk. I reach

I do