The Trap Of Ace

Chapter 14

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 14 – Clutching the t-shirt tight against my chest, I whirled around and my breath caught into my throat. There, he stood rigid beside the door, hand clenched around the k**b as his darker than ever stormy grey gaze preyed on my almost half naked body. Even with the t-shirt before my chest, I felt naked under his scorching stare.

Curse the moment I decided to go braless due to the thick cotton blouse!

“W-what are you doing here? Get out!” I screeched, as he stood there immobile, staring at me shamelessly.

My outburst seemed to pull him out of his trance. Closing his eyes for a moment, he took a deep breath. Once those grey pools opened again, instead of leaving, he closed the door behind him and stalked towards me.

Eyes like saucers, I stepped back. “W-what are you doing? Get out of the room! Right now!”

Only when he was inches away from me, then did he stop. Jaws clenched, his gaze went back to roam on my b**e shoulders to my b**e waist, leaving a tingling sensation behind in their wake.

I was frozen in my place, my head screamed to run to the washroom, but my legs weren’t moving. I didn’t flinch when he raised his hand and tucked a strand behind my ear. Because even if in this whole penthouse I was alone with him, there wasn’t any fear in me.

“You’re telling me to get out from my own room, Rosebud?” rasped his deep Greek accent. Flaming stare set onto my parted lips. Only then I noticed how his shirt was half done, displaying the fine ripped muscles of his chest.

I bit my lip.

“Don’t do that if you want my hands to stay away from you.” A groan reverberated into his chest as he pulled my lower lip out with his thumb and touched it sensually. A jolt shot through me, making me stumble away.

With my heart at my throat, I managed to say, “D-do not touch me. Get out or else…”

He stepped closer. “Or else?”

Eyes flickering around, I kept backing away. “I- I will…”

What could I do?

Moving away from him, I ran for the washroom and closed the door behind me. A booming laughter followed behind.

I cursed under my breath. In the mirror, I found myself all hot and red, out of anger, embarrassment and… and something else. Something that I felt when he watched me with those eyes and touched my lip. Something that I didn’t want to address.

What was he doing here anyway?

He said it was his room. That meant this was his penthouse, and not Caleb’s? But then why did Liza say it was Caleb’s… oh! So ‘the boss’ meant, Achilles? I thought she was Caleb’s assistant, so she might refer to him as the boss.

G*d! I’m such an idiot!

And then something clicked. If Ace was ‘the boss’, that meant, he made that cabin for me? That beautiful cabin I was so comfortable working in? And here I thought it was Caleb.

I didn’t know if I was flattered or irritated. That man vexed and confused me, and at the same time wondered me.

What does he actually want from me? Those roses every morning and gifts, why’s he doing all this?

Still weak in the knees, I put on the t-shirt and looked at myself in the mirror. The t-shirt engulfed me whole into it.

It was his…

Without realizing, I took the fabric and sniffed. A disappointment filled me as only laundry powder’s smell was what I got.

I shook my head.

strong. I couldn’t let

set, I took a deep breath and walked

Where did it go?

wanted to disappear from here without facing him again. I could just come later sometimes and

the door

“Going somewhere, Rosebud?”

I stilled.

He was now changed into a white shirt and dark

“Yes, any problem?”

the door didn’t open when I pulled it.

I remembered about the fingerprint scanner. But there wasn’t

“Why isn’t it opening?”

smirk tugged at his lips. “Because I

scowled. “Open it, I’m getting late for

shrugged. “I’m sure your boss wouldn’t mind if you

of this man! He talked about my boss as if he

this door

missed hearing my name from your lips all these

chest as the memories we spent together seven years

turning him unreadable. Clearing his throat, he cocked

not wanting to accept any of his conditions. I knew, it would be something

suggesting you to accept my condition and

would he? Pressing my lips tight, I glared at him. “Fine! What

look took over his eyes, though he didn’t let it show on his face. “You’ll come with me,

with you!” No way I was staying alone with him in his car.

leaving,” his tone

“But… you can’t do that. If you don’t open this door then you can’t leave

me, I don’t have any problem spending some more time with you here, alone.”

i- I’ll go with you. Just, open this d**n door!” It was better to be in

G*d! I hated him!

appeared on his lips, brightening everything around me, I doubted myself. It felt like I was seeing the same old Ace again.

the door for us clicking on something on his phone. I didn’t know

***

as my eyes were outside on the road most of the time, ignoring the brooding man. But

on the steering, glancing at me time to time. As if he wanted to

he got my fingerprint for the scanner. But even I chose to stay

our destination, together we walked inside the sea-faced restaurant where the Arabs would meet us. The whole terrace was booked for the meeting. And the first thing as we stepped onto the terrace was the fresh ocean air greeting us, blowing my long brown

language around the big roundtable, four men and two women. And the ladies weren’t from there for sure,

approach them, a big

though his tone was soft, and steered me

I had

your boss.” The

silently as the Arabs approached us,

Mr. Valencian! Pleasure meeting you!” the older one of them said, shaking his hand with Ace. Just like other three men, he also flaunted their traditional long white tunic

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