Fall For My Ex's Mafia Father novel Chapter 283

“But I do need to know it –“

“You don’t!”

“Kent!” I interrupt, frustrated again, smacking my hand against his stomach to make him listen to me. “Something is going down! Someone is trying to kill you, to kill us! And I want to help –“

“Fay,” Kent sighs. “There’s nothing you can do to help – I’ve got it handled. And even if you could help, I don’t want you to help.”

“Why not?” I ask, a little appalled.

“Because” he says, turning his face towards me. “I don’t want you involved in any of this – you or Daniel. I want all of this gone, dead, dusted. I don’t want you to know any of this because the more you get caught up in it, the dirtier you’re going to get, and the larger chance there is of you getting hurt. Or…kidnapped. Or fucking arrested, Fay.”

I blink in surprise. I never, ever considered that any of my connections to this could be…illegal. I mean. I haven’t done anything wrong.

Have I?

“Kent, I’m already involved in this,” I remind him softly. “I was born into this.”

“You were free of it,” he grumbles. “Your mom made sure of that. I’m the asshole who roped you back in.”

I bite my lip, realizing that’s true, but I shake my head anyway. “I don’t want out, Kent,” I say softly. “Not if it means…leaving.”