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.

back down and pushes all of the food to the back of the table so that

murmurs, his eyes drifting

anxious, I turn my head away from him and lift

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

"Apparently he's got other things

lots of girls who he sees for

at Colsen in surprise, realizing that he's pressing

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

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

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

he nods,

yel

I? I didn't mean to pry...I'm just," he shrugs a little. "Genuinely curious

QUMS

deciding to push

still, waiting

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

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

are to

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

like you, Colsen," I whisper, the truth spilling out despite 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 get a leg up

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

right," he sighs. "I

It was...a little

me, to be able