Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 94

Chapter 94

Aden

Brooklyn knocks gently on the open door to my office, leaning casually against it.

I look up, my expression changing from one of irritation to surprise.

"Brooklyn," I say, folding my hands on my desk. "What can I do for you?"

"Can I come in?" she asks, tentative.

I nod, waiting as she enters the room and seats herself primly in a chair across from me.

"I just wanted to say thank you," she says, her voice soft and earnest. "For today. With my sister. That was

so wonderful, to have her back in my life for a little bit."

I have to work hard to keep the smile from my mouth.

But in truth, I'm surprised by the sheer pleasure I feel in hearing her gratitude.

I like it, when she comes to me like this, showing her hand. When she sits quietly before me, looking at me like that. Like she sees me in a different way.

Obedient.

Dammit, but it makes me want to buy her a thousand more horses or sisters or whatever it is that makes her happy.

leaning back in my chair as I study her. I wait for her to continue

there, um," she says, squirming a little in her seat, "anything I can do? To pay you back?" Slowly, I shake my head no. I

the conversation I overheard with her and Hudson in

in the end, that the payment

And her submission.

looking awkwardly down at her hands.

look back at

her a second voice, I look

asks, coming into the office. "What are

something really nice for

"Oh?"

us. To my surprise, he's frowning. What

on Hudson. "Let me have a word

like her-she heads back

in front of the desk, his hands in his pockets. I narrow my eyes. Since when does he think he can speak to me this

"Why do you care?"

fiancée," he says, his voice growing angrier. "And half the time you treat her very badly.

that you didn't think

breath, ready to start in on me. But

his place. "The girl's allegiance is important to us. If you're not going to stopher from dating our enemies,

to me that he didn't know

to see my words have found

going to keep the

Venet

hand in front of me, as if solution is obvious.

his mouth