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.

tacos back down and pushes all of the food to the back of the table so that he can scootch closer

his eyes drifting down to

my head away from him and lift my beer to

note and

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

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

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

realizing that he's pressing

heir-dangerous information that very few people have. And Colsen's looking for

still my friend;

a sore

he nods,

yel

haven't been the most tactful tonight, have I? I didn't mean to pry...I'm just,"

QUMS

deciding to push this a

still, waiting for me

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

me, and it caused a real rift between me and

found out. Whatever Hudson and I are to each

face. He's either a crazy good actor or...maybe

myself. like you, maybe a lot? But I don't know if I can trust you, or if any of this is real, or if you're just using me to

of his nose and looking down at his feet. He gives a sharp

he

done that. It was...a

for me, to