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.

picked, and he said

starts to form on

at him. "Aden doesn't know me as well as he thinks he does." Colsen nods, his smile growing, and raises a hand to signal

***

I are sitting on top of a picnic table in my old neighborhood,

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

owners have strung up cheerful

mostly to ourselves, and it's

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

him

lifting my beer to my mouth and taking a sip. "We don't usually let outsiders

and then takes another

pleased that he

nestle a little further into

Colsen's suit

spread over my shoulders when we

on his forearms that are revealed by his rolled-up

for?" I ask, pointing to an image of the Virgin Mary on the outside of his left arm. Colsen looks to where I'm pointing and

seriously into my face. "He died about five years

"I'm sorry," I say.

heard Colsen was mostly a lone wolf, and I realize now that I'd never imagined he had a family or pack at all, which

have a family, at one time. Everyone