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From the Shadows

Author: Bella Moondragon
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-10 22:05:40

Ace POV

Dad?! I stare at Paetyn, look at the unknown boss, then back again. “This is your father?”

She nods slowly. “Yes.”

“Fucking hell. You never told me he was a part of this life,” I say.

“I didn’t know,” she mumbles back. “This can’t be happening.” I can hear the hopeful desperation in her tone. She’s confused and scared out of her damn mind. Fuck me, I would be, too.

Paetyn’s father laughs. “I’m afraid not, darling. I guess Penny never told you what I do for a living. Well, what I do for a living in Chicago. I wish I hadn’t had to move away, but I promised your mother. Safety and all that.” He shakes his head. “And now, you’re involved with a mafia man. Too bad you took after your mother in that way.”

I’d feel insulted, but I can understand his point. As a father, I wouldn’t be fucking thrilled if Paetyn brought me home. “What happens now?” I ask, wondering if I’m going to join Artie in a meat locker because daddy wants to keep his little girl safe.

He smirks, and I do a d
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