Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father

Chapter 112

Chapter 113

Brooklyn

I stare at Colsen, trying to decide if he's on to me or not.

"What do you mean?" I ask, trying to keep my voice nonchalant.

If Colsen were to discover that Aden is tasking me with helping him bring Colsen down, he could rip me to shreds right here, right now.

Colsen glances up at me, wiggling the fingers on his left hand.

"No ring," he says, and I glance down at my own hand to realize that he's right-I'm actually not wearing Hudson's ring tonight. "Everything all right with you and your fiancé?"

I hesitate, wondering how to play this.

I actually hadn't left the ring at home on purpose-I just...hadn't remembered to put it on after my shower. But could I use this to my advantage?

Do I want Colsen to know that I'm free? I hesitate, wondering what Jolie would do.

"Sorry," Colsen says, and I look up into his face to see that he really means it. "I didn't mean to touch a sore subject."

"No, it's okay," I respond breezily, giving him a little smile. "It's just... Hudson is having a little...trouble. Being faithful."

I mean, it wasn't a lie. And Jolie said to stick to the truth as much as I can.

"We're engaged, but something has been missing for a while. We don't have the bond I would expect..." "Oh," Colsen says, his eyebrows going up in genuine surprise.

of the food to the

murmurs, his eyes

turn my head away from him and lift my beer to

the note and leans back

he says casually. "I know he's in school, but he keeps a low profile as

with a little bitter smile. "Apparently he's got other things on his mind besides Aden's work and

of girls who he sees for a short time, or just

at Colsen in surprise, realizing that he's pressing me

grasp that I actually do have information on Aden's heir-dangerous

give it. Hudson is still my friend; his

about something else?" I give Colsen a sad smile that I hope suggests this is a sore subject. "Not easy to talk about the fact that the shifter I'm

course," he

yel

I? I didn't mean to

QUMS

to push this a

waiting for me to

mean," I start awkwardly, looking down at my beer. "I know that the dive bar that you took me to was filled with people from all of the underworld families

embarrassing for me, and it caused a real rift

Hudson and I are to

either a crazy good actor or...maybe he

But I don't know if I can trust you, or if any of

nods, breathing out of his nose and looking down at his feet. He gives

he

It

me, to be able