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.

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

dangerous little smile starts to

wrinkling my nose at him. "Aden doesn't know me as well as he thinks he does." Colsen nods, his

***

I are sitting on top of a picnic table in my old neighborhood, our feet resting on the bench and an enormous spread of tacos set

that my favorite food truck sets itself up on the edge of this

dark out, but the owners have strung up cheerful lights and are

place mostly to

is amazing," Colsen murmurs, taking another bite of a carne asada taco. "How did I not know that this place was

him a

"We don't usually let outsiders in but,” I give him a surveying glance from head to foot, "for

then takes another

smile, pleased

little

Colsen's suit

my

watch Colsen as he eats, observing the tattoos on

pointing to an image of the Virgin Mary on the outside of his left arm. Colsen looks to where I'm pointing and then

he says, looking seriously into my face. "He died about five years

"I'm sorry," I say.

mostly a lone wolf, and I realize now that I'd never imagined he had a family or

family,