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 back of the table so that he

loss," he murmurs, his eyes drifting down

from him and lift my beer to my lips, taking a

and leans

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

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

there? Does he have lots of girls who he sees for a short

surprise, realizing that he's pressing me

Aden's heir-dangerous information that

give it. Hudson is still my friend; his

I hope suggests this is a sore subject. "Not easy to talk about the fact that the shifter

course," he

yel

tonight, have I? I didn't mean to pry...I'm just," he shrugs

QUMS

deciding to push this a little

still, waiting for

dive bar that you took me to was filled with people from all of the

for me, and it caused a real rift between me and

he found out. Whatever Hudson and I are

a crazy good actor or...maybe he actually cares about how I

truth spilling out despite myself. like you, maybe a lot? But I don't know if I can trust you, or if any of

at his feet. He gives a sharp shake

he sighs.

that. It was...a

me, to be able to