Forbidden Temptation My Mafia Fiance's Alpha Father (Brooklyn and Aden) novel Chapter 97

Chapter 97
Brooklyn

He’s not going to kidnap me. If he wanted me kidnapped, he wouldn’t be putting on such a show.

No, this is him wanting to impress me.

“Would you mind?” I say, coming within about five feet of him. He watched me as I came, his eyes sliding over me from head to foot. “You’re kind of blocking the road.”

“Am I?” Colsen asks, glancing over his shoulder, feigning ignorance. Then, he turns back to me and gives me his most charming smile. “My bad.”

I raise an eyebrow at him.

“Where are you off to?” he asks next, too casual.

“You know where I’m going, Colsen,” I say unwilling to play his game.

Clearly, if he’s here, he knew that I would be coming to Aden’s stables this morning. And he knew precisely what time I’d be here, and why I was going.

“You look cute,” he says, sliding his hands into his pockets. “A real equestrian, in that getup. Can you ride?”

“Barely,” I say, looking to my side at the pretty fields by the side of the road.

Really, though, I turn away because I don’t want him to see the smile on my face. You look cute.

“But I like my horse. He needs his exercise.”

My face more under control now, I turn back to him, crossing my arms. “So do you mind?”

“Ah, come on,” he says, wrinkling his nose at me. “Let someone else exercise your horse today. Hang out with me instead.”

“Seriously?” I say, tilting my head as I look at him. “You think that if you block the path towards the thing that I actually want to do, I’ll just cave and go out with you?”

He gives me a naughty little smirk then. “Never failed me before.”

I can’t help myself. I laugh.

“Wait, so you’ve done this before? Just blocked the road until the girl you like goes out with you?”

“Well,” he says, giving a shrug. “If someone is being a cock block, then I’ve got to pull the road block.”

“What do you mean?” I ask, suddenly curious. “Who is cock blocking you?”

“Your new daddy-in-law,” he says, leaning forward and grinning at me.

“I’ve been trying to get in touch with you for days. But Kenwood is blocking all my calls. My messages. All those poor carrier pigeons.” He shakes his head in regret. “Dead, for nothing but his pride.”

“Really?” I ask, surprised. “You’ve…been trying to call me?”

“Why are you surprised at that?” he asks, smooth. “You’re a gorgeous girl. And, well, at the beach I thought we had sort of…a connection. Or whatever.”

I let him see my little smile this time. “A connection? Or whatever?”

“Whatever,” he says, leaning forward farther so that his eyes are even with mine, looking at me intensely. “Whatever you want, Brooklyn Remington.”

I can’t help myself, then. The little butterflies that flutter around in my stomach make the decision for me.

“Fine,” I say, taking three steps forward to join him at his side. “You’d better drive fast, though,” I say, nodding back to Lucas in the black car behind me.

“Because he’s definitely going to shoot you if you don’t.”

Colsen laughs at this, raising a hand and giving Lucas a friendly wave. “What, that guy? Not a chance. He doesn’t have the balls.”

I see Lucas in the front seat suddenly go red with rage when he sees what I’m doing. He moves, fast, grabbing the handle of his door.

“Quick!” I shout, feeling a little reckless and liking it. I shove Colsen’s shoulder, urging him to move. “Go, go!”

Colsen laughs, giving a little whoop and running around to the driver’s seat of his car.

“Brooklyn!” I hear Lucas shout behind me. But I’ve already got the Ferrari’s door open.

“It’s okay, Lucas!” I shout to him as I throw myself into the seat. “We’re just going out for lunch! Can you take out Heathcliff for me!?”

“God dammit, Brooklyn!” he shouts, and I see him raising his gun. But I slam my door shut, giving a little shriek of excitement.