The Trap Of Ace
ere?" I couldn't even
, briefly glancing at my lips. They watc
ake. I was assuming thing
n enter the ladies washroom area? Oh yes, I
y," he said, deep Greek ac
at you don't need to be concerned abou
of yours can't even take a stand for you
ie
what happen
k you're crossing your limits here? You don'
he truth. Only a loser leaves their friend alon
o take a phone call," I defended. "And
ls flaring as he cocked
mean?" I aske
And then another until my back hit the wa
d my heart skip. His intoxicating cologne filled my lungs. He
my heart thudded inside my chest. "I meant, you will NOT be
ispered. His close proximity
ips. And then the bruise of his knuckles caught my eye. As I was about to ask him of hi
ispered in my ear, hot breath tickled my s
at
verywhere, I could
is words, I pushed him awa
d what do you mean by I already belong to
in his gaze sent a shive
his eyes. After all assuming wrong probabilities had ruined my
ll know
complete
ings and loud announcement cut me off. The race was finished,
winner's name while he remained monotonous. "My condolences on your loss. Poor Jordan and
his phone in his pocket, when his eyes landed on Ace, confusion
till as a stone. His gaze
rk
rmy eyes followed my moves. "Better luck next time,"
ut when I glanced back at him,
at the side of his mouth. It whis
here?" Warner asked
now him? Even at that party, it seemed like you
question someone has ever asked him.
ed my
problem betw
do yo
w, but... whenever you're with him or
ng. It's just... we never got along," I lied. And
cattered on the ground. Frowning when I looked up, I found some guards dragging those guys away down the stairs to the
lashed in my mind. A silent gasp left my
wh
ter's gloomy face caught my attention. Of course! The horse she was cheering on
will lose. Now you owe
Cage either! So how come I
ut Jordan's winning or losing. A
ement. "It's all Ace's fault! Why didn't he tell me that this
etted on Cage? Not Jo
eepish grin. "Even I didn't know. But
never
was thinking that he lost, calling him a loser on his face. God
sunglasses were back. People were surrounding him, must be congratula
ugging his arm. The tightness of his sharp shadowed
... I shut down my brain before some real
go and eat somewhere? I'm hungry," I sa
h him. "Em is right, even I'm famished. Let's go honey, let's
o look back. Though I did feel the burning gaze lingering
*
y over. Though I did enjoy with Tobias, Caleb and Warner, the aw
er face, I can't help bu
shutting the door
lk instead of Tobis's lift thinking it might help me to clear my mind. But it didn't. The heady scen
d balled in
just a li
n orbs shone with adoration and love as they flickered to my lips. "You know
ited for something, anything. But I felt nothing. Just a minglin
friend couldn't spark even a little of the
ration, guilt, and an overwhelming em
arted my lips,
ed across
. I'm really tired right
terrible. "It's alright, Em. I understand. Let's go in and freshen up." Wi
*
r the light of the full moon. The stars weren't awake tonight
imes, but not tonight. They couldn'
him, again. This wasn't the first time I turned him down on being intimate with him. N
t cou
ner wasn't one of them. He respected my wishes and kept his distance. The most he touched me intimately was kiss me. Other than t
couldn't even g
pped down
I tried the more I felt disgusted with myself. The more I felt my insides dying.
ng to myself by forcing myself to feel something for those men I dated.
opped t
new of my broken heart. I told him I might never be able to love him back, but he said he wanted to give it a try
I di
for my own selfishness. And I hurt the man who was
heart. It just doesn't know to react
he clench of my heart.
knew how
me on the rooftop. Her sandalwood perfume
You're still mad at me for that night, aren't you?" Her gaze
n I was the foolish one," I s
"You weren't foolish, Em. You were just a young gi
nto my palms. "Funny, you were the on
he laughed it off on my face making me remember how naive I was to
with you like a bitch that night, instead of like a sis
of silence, she
couldn't reach out to you. And honestly, I never found that much courage." The tremble of her voice made me glance at her. Blue eyes glistened under the moon. "I want the rela
was talking of a fresh start. But I'd to know. It might be a teenage girl's br
e me for that. But trust me, Em, I never wanted anythi
to know why she did it. Why she brok
tant, but then
ou lov
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