Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 95

Chapter 95

Brooklyn

When I turn and find Aden standing in the doorway to my bedroom, I nearly jump out of my skin.

"Oh!" I say.

"Going somewhere?" he asks.

I nod. I'm standing in my bedroom mirror, holding two dresses.

"Out, actually. Hudson just came by and asked me if I want to go to dinner."

Aden smiles at me, just raising the little corner of his mouth.

"You should go with the black dress, then," he says, nodding towards a little minidress still hanging in my closet. "That's better for a city dinner."

I consider the dress, which is really just a scrap of fabric.

"You don't think it's too..." I say, hesitating and looking up at him, a little embarrassed. "Well, slutty?"

Aden laughs a little at this, leaning against my doorframe.

"The whole point of going to a chic restaurant in the city is to wear a dress like that and make your boyfriend jealous when all the other men stare at you. That's why a dress like that exists."

I look back at the dress, surprised and a little excited. I had never thought about it that way.

I sneak a glance at Aden, still leaning there in my doorway, wondering what he'd think if he saw me on Hudson's arm, in this dress, the hem riding a little too high on my thigh.

Then, I take it off the hanger and lay it out on the bed, the question decided.

I start to move over to my vanity but stop dead in my tracks at his next question.

"Do you want to marry Hudson?" Aden asks, blunt.

I just stand there, blinking at him, totally confused.

"What?"

says, pushing the issue. "Do you want to

was all of this

"I didn't realize that I had a choice," I say,

one will force you to say yes at the altar," Aden replies, his voice low and

realize that this isn't a real

to him, folding

say, evading the question of marriage. "I want to stay here." Because that,

care less about whether or not I actually marry Hudson-our wedded life isn't what interests

over my body, "of staying in this house. Of proving your loyalty to

to stand perfectly still

are they?" I ask, my

getting dangerously close to some tricky territory with this question, with that

Aden says, dragging

later, he turns away from me,

of the banister to watch him as

that his

knuckles white. The only thing belying the tension behind that strange question

frankly, I

want to

of them

ready?" Hudson asks,

room

looking so much

yenet

I just stare at

blinks at

that there is absolutely no heat between us,

But me and Aden...

a forest fire if we

the hell was I

***

The stables, for sure, but...well, I hope that if I can catch Aden early, maybe he'll

in so long, and my visit with Jolie just

bed swiftly, eager

nice, and Aden had been

that Hudson

much of our marriage will be a cozy friendship