Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 111

Chapter 111

Brooklyn

Colsen laughs lightly and shakes his head, coming forward to place a hand on my back.

"I'm sorry," he says, and I look up to see real apology on his face. "I shouldn't have said that-you look beautiful."

I'm still blushing, though. I never should have worn this dress.

"Come on," Colsen says, wrapping an arm around my shoulders and nodding his head towards the restaurant. "Let's go get something to eat."

I stop in my tracks, though, realizing, suddenly, that I don't want to go in there.

I don't want to go to another mafia hotspot, where Colsen was able to get a last-minute reservation because he has connections.

Aden sent me on this date, but I get to decide what happens from here on out. In the end, I'm in control. Colsen looks down at me, waiting, but I flash him a big smile.

"Actually," I say, eager. "Do you want to go somewhere else?"

He cocks his head, curious. "I thought you wanted to come here."

"Did Aden tell you that?" I ask.

I picked, and he said he was sending you here. Because

dangerous little smile starts

well as he thinks he does." Colsen nods, his smile growing,

***

top of a picnic table in my old neighborhood, our

to drive here, knowing that my favorite food truck sets itself up on the edge of this little park on Tuesday

out, but the owners have strung up cheerful

mostly to ourselves, and it's kind of

murmurs, taking another bite of a carne asada taco. "How did I not know that this

him a little

to my mouth and taking a sip. "We don't usually let outsiders in but,” I give him a surveying glance from

then takes another bite, finishing his taco and reaching for

pleased that

nestle a little

of Colsen's

my shoulders when

Colsen as he eats, observing the tattoos on his forearms that are

I ask, pointing to an image of the Virgin Mary on the outside of his left arm. Colsen looks to where

he says, looking seriously into my face.

"I'm sorry," I say.

now that I'd never imagined he had a family or pack at all, which is

a family, at one time.