Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 104

Chapter 104 Aden

Without hesitating, I pull a pen from a cup on my desk and slide it across the desk to Brooklyn.

Hudson tries to grab it, but she swats his hand away, snagging the pen and hastily signing her name to the bottom of the fourth page.

"Brooklyn," Hudson exclaims, putting his head in his hands. "What did you just do—"

"It's everything I've ever wanted, Hudson," she says matter of factly. "A way to help my family, to stand on my own two feet. And you and I-we can still be..." she hesitates.

She shakes her head, not able to get the words out.

But when she turns to me, her expression is grateful.

"Thank you, Aden," she says, her words sounding genuine. "I'll do everything I can."

Hudson pushes his chair back hard as he gets to his feet, storming towards the door.

"I'll never forgive you for this, Dad," he says, staring at me hard as he yanks the door open. "She was the

only one I had on my side, and you took her from me."

As much as I know this is all just business, I feel the smallest tinge in my heart for Hudson.

My son has never really had anyone who understood him. Certainly not me.

But for a while, he had Brooklyn.

Brooklyn lowers her eyes as Hudson slams the door shut behind him.

"Don't," I tell her, my voice soft.

up

what's right for you," I tell her. "You made the right choice. And I'll take care of you. I won't let you

in agreement. But still, she

top drawer of the desk. "We're not finished with our business

and picking up the document. She glances

it for?" she asks, looking

additional service I'd like you to perform. One

shock at the large number that's printed

his eyes again.

hands evenly on the desk, bringing my face closer

want you to be my

goes stock still, like she's unable to

mouth, her breasts, her legs crossed neatly in the chair, before dragging slowly back to her

pay

enjoy seeing her react like this, frozen in the chair before me, her mouth slightly agape, her

red hair has fallen

harder against the desk, avoiding the ridiculous urge to reach forward and brush it behind her

knew she'd react like this, of course I'd arranged

and I'd treated our relationships in

never started a relationship this

with this girl-that disaster

last night-damn, I had never meant for it to go that

keep kissing her, had

had been clear since the beginning that

it was the answer, but

wasn't giving up. It was just another

this situation-if she refuses me, I'd have put her in her place. But, on the rare

birds with one

me, completely blindsided, as I lean further forward across the

a good deal Brooklyn," I assure her, holding her gaze. "Almost as good as