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

he murmurs, his eyes

turn my head away from him and lift my beer

note and leans back a

casually. "I know he's in school, but

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

style there? Does he have lots of girls who he sees for

surprise, realizing that

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

give it. Hudson is still my friend; his secrets are safe

give Colsen a sad smile that I hope suggests this is a sore subject. "Not easy to talk about the fact that the

he

yel

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

QUMS

bite my lip, deciding to push this a little bit. "Are

waiting for me

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

steal a look at him. "That was embarrassing for me, and it

Hudson and I are

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

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

nose and looking down at his

he sighs. "I

It was...a

for me, to be able to shove