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.

food to the back of the

murmurs, his eyes drifting down to

from him and

the note and leans back a

don't know a lot about Hudson," he says casually. "I know he's in school, but he keeps a low profile

with a little bitter smile. "Apparently he's got other things

what's his style there? Does he have lots of girls who he sees for a short time, or just one

surprise, realizing that

do have information on Aden's heir-dangerous information that very few people

I won't give it. Hudson is still my friend; his secrets are safe with

a sore subject. "Not easy to talk about the fact

he

yel

the most tactful tonight, have I? I didn't mean to pry...I'm just," he shrugs a little.

QUMS

deciding to push this

waiting

know that the dive bar that you took me to was filled with people from all of the underworld families and

embarrassing for me, and it caused a real rift between

Hudson and I are

over Colsen's face. He's either a crazy good actor or...maybe he actually cares about

you, maybe a lot? But I don't know if I can trust you, or if any of this is real,

nods, breathing out of his nose and looking down at his

he sighs. "I

It was...a little bit

to be able to shove