Fall For My Ex's Mafia Father novel Chapter 27

“What’s wrong?” he asks, sitting on the edge next to her. “Are you alright?”

“I’m fine,” she murmurs, looking around. The room is tastefully decorated in shades of brown and green that match Daniel’s eyes, but there’s very little personal decoration – not much that seems like Daniel himself has chosen it.

“What do you guys do all day, here?” She asks, suddenly wondering about Daniel’s life as an only child in a mafia family.

He shrugs. “I mostly stay in here,” he says, nodding to his computer and the several bookcases full of texts against the far wall. “I keep busy.”

“Don’t you get bored?” She wonders, sitting up.

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

“Do you ever get to leave?” She asks, studying her handsome fiancé.

“Of course,” he replies, laughing. “Don’t forget, you met me outside of this house, 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 are more…settled.”

Fay sighs, disappointed, and falls back against his pillows.

“It’s not always going to be like this,” he murmurs, sorry 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 shy smile, knowing she’d love it there.

She gives him a little half-smile in response, but he knows she’s not content with what he’s offering.

“Come on, Fay,” he says, 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 world at our disposal. Soon you’ll be one of the richest, most powerful women in this city, Fay,” he says temptingly.

Fay glares at him a little. “Sure, I can have whatever I want, except, you know, the freedom to leave this house. A marriage to someone who loves me.”

Daniel tilts his head, truly wanting to make it better. “I love you, Fay. In my own way.”

She sighs, knowing he means well.