Fall For My Ex's Mafia Father novel Chapter 90

Kent clenches his jaw and looks slowly between Ivan and Alden, rage festering in his stomach. As he does, every single one of his men puts a hand on the gun at their hip.

This was certainly not part of the plan. Alden was pushing the envelope here, letting Kent know that his allegiances have changed.

“Ivan,” Kent says, taking what control he can. “So nice of you to come.” The venom in his words lets everyone in the room know that he means precisely the opposite.

“It’s time you two talked,” Alden says as Ivan crosses the small room and takes a seat at the table. “There is two much bad blood between you, even though you should be in business.”

“I have no bad blood with him,” Kent says, leaning back in his chair and putting his hands in his pockets, looking purposefully at his captain to let him know to be ready in case this goes in the wrong direction. His captain gives Kent a subtle nod.

“Bullshit,” Ivan says, leaning back to casually rest his arm over the back of his chair. He fixing Kent with a confident stare. “I know you went the Warden, told him to take me out. Told him I’m to green to handle my trade.”

Kent just blinks at Ivan, neither confirming nor denying. But inside, he’s pissed. Someone leaked the information, and someone was going to pay for it.

As if reading his mind, Ivan smirks at him. “Don’t bother looking within your people for who spilled the news. The Warden told me himself,” Ivan says, slowly leaning forward, looking Kent eagerly in the eye, “just before I cut his throat.”

Kent clenches his teeth, staring at this boy, this kid – who has the fucking gall –

God damnit. Kent works hard to control his anger in this moment, to let none of it pass over his face. He wasn’t going to give these two anything.

But, it was a blow. He had worked hard to get the Warden on his side – had spent two months in jail to do it, damnit, had lost his vineyard in France to make that deal –

And out of it, he got nothing.

Alden and Ivan had teamed up, and with no Warden in his back pocket…

Kent suddenly realizes his extreme disadvantage in the world of organized crime. Unfortunately, Alden and Ivan were one step ahead of him, and had known of it days before he did – maybe weeks, even.