Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 102

Chapter 102 Brooklyn

"Come on," I say. I pull Hudson's sleeve and tug him towards the back garden. "Let's talk somewhere quiet."

Hudson follows me out the back door, looking behind us to see if anyone's followed before pulling the door shut.

I sit down at the little table and wait for him to join me, my mind spinning as I try to decide what to say and how to say it.

"So?" Hudson asks, sitting tense in the chair beside me.

"Um..." I look down into my coffee. "Your dad knows that you had a... 'midnight visitor.' And you...well, that you weren't playing Scrabble with them."

Hudson's face is grave, and he curses under his breath as he quickly sorts through the consequences of this development.

"But he doesn't know who." It's more of an urgent statement than a question.

"No," I murmur, watching him closely.

Slowly, Hudson turns his head and looks back at me. "But you do."

I bite my lip.

"Damn it," Hudson curses, exhaling a large breath and looking up at the sky.

I watch the variety of emotions cross his face-worry, fear, frustration, exhaustion-as he figures out what he wants to do next.

When he turns his face back to mine, I'm surprised to see that anger has won out.

"You know you can't tell anyone, right, Brooklyn?" he demands. "That you will ruin my life if you do?"

by this accusation, but how could I be,

secret like that one that could

he could look through your keyhole, before he could figure out who

doing, Brooklyn?" Hudson hisses,

I blink.

fact that I saved you from your dad figuring out your secret, one that I am continuing to keep. I heard noises from your room-I wanted

to check on me, so you leaned

me quizzically. "And do you think, maybe, that the reason my dad was so curious about what was going on in my room was not because of noises, but because he

few months. Why is it my job to keep cleaning up

when I hear him messing around with his lover in the next room. I'm so out of bounds

bedroom after you were out

going wide as I lean forward in my chair, interrupting his harangue. "He's your

realizing

as saucers as his silence answers my question. "Hudson!

think about his relationship because

there, filling the doorway with his muscular frame, is

breathes, crossing his arms over his chest. "I've been looking

on."

his head towards

us to both stand up from our chairs before turning away, leaving the door

I grab his hand, stopping him before he can go into the

anxiously towards the door. "Whatever

back to me. "Why are you telling me

can't read Aden right now-have no idea, really, what he's going to do—or reveal-when the three

fact that I

to each other, think it will kill him if he finds out

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