Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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Chapter 17 – Freedom and Dominion–1

The next morning, Kent is working in his office when a knock comes at the door.

“Come in,” he calls, hardly paying attention.

The door creeks open but no one says anything. Annoyed, Kent looks up, ready to tell whatever captain or guard was coming to report to get on with it and stop wasting his time.

To his surprise, though, Fay stands in the doorway. Kent leans back in his chair with a smirk, curious. What on earth could she

want now?

“Yes?” he asks.

“Um, can I come in?” she says, anxiously playing with her hair.

“I already told you to come in, Fay,” he says evenly. Annoyed, she drops her hair and takes two steps into the room, pushing the door closed behind her. Then, she leans against the wall, a

little afraid.

Like a kitten in a tiger’s cage. Kent can’t help but smile at the sight of her.

Today she’s wearing brown riding boots over tight jeans, a green cashmere sweater on top. The green brings out the cream of her complexion, the fire of her hair. As he knew it would.

She starts to play with her hair again, and Kent decides that he likes it down better than up. He makes a mental note to tell the housekeeper to leave it down more often.

“Yesss…?” Kent prompts, impatient.

“I just wanted to talk. About last night.” She hesitates again. “Is it safe to talk in here? About…”

He sighs and gives her a little glare. “Yes, Fay. Go ahead.”

“I just wanted to offer, again, to help. In whatever way I can. I’m happy to offer my services.”

“Your…services,” he says, letting his eyes rove over her body as much as they want to, deliberately trying to be lewd. If he embarrasses her, she’ll give up, he thinks. As she’s done before.

She blushes deliciously – he feels a stirring within himself, watching her squirm – and then stands up straight.

says. “I could council you,

papers

could just try,” she says, frustrated. He smiles and looks back at her, liking the fire he sees in her when she gets pissed

in his chair, studying her. He’s genuinely curious. Is she trying to get one

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help the deepening of his smile. Take away his favorite new

you for your offer, Fay,” he

that, he turns back to his papers, deliberately ignoring her until he hears her sigh and open the door to leave. As he hears her move through the door, he glances up to

jeans were a good choice, he notes. He’ll

screen on his computer which holds all of the surveillance footage in his house. A few clicks allow him to focus the cameras on her, following her path as she goes back up the

down the

of interest, leaning back in his chair as he watches her tap gently on Daniel’s

answers and smiles at her, inviting

roiling in his

to think about it too much, he leans over to the intercom on his desk, pressing number 8 for his own

she answers. “Hey baby,” she

you come down to my office, please?”

flops down on Daniel’s bed, sighing.

wrong?” he asks, sitting on the edge

match Daniel’s

all day, here?” She asks, suddenly wondering about Daniel’s life as an only child in a

he says, nodding to his computer and the several

bored?” She

says, laughing a little. “Doesn’t everyone?”

leave?” She

so, that’s evidence of that.” He hesitates, realizing the direction of her questions. “But we can’t leave now. Not for a while. Not until things

and falls back against his

that she feels so discontented. “Once everything dies down, once we’re married, we’ll have like…complete freedom. We can go back to the bookshops…maybe to Paris…” he gives her a

him a little half–smile in response, but he knows she’s not content with

scooting closer to her and taking her hand. “Some people would kill for what we have. We actually like each other’s company and we have all the money in the

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