The Trap Of Ace

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 35 – H-he remembered that?

Though our visits here were vague in my mind, I still remembered the day when Tobias brought him along to our family to introduce his new best friend.

How could I forget the day I got encountered with those stormy grey eyes for the first time?

The reserved yet shy boy was uncomfortable among so many unknown people until his gaze locked with mine. The soft smile that had tugged across his lips in the return of my own toothy one, had engraved into my heart since then.

He gently brushed his thumb on my cheek. “Those adorable freckles are almost non visible now.”

“I still have them. It’s just the make-up.” Words came out of my mouth of its own, lost into his grey pools.

A tiny frown set between his brows. “The make-up that hides your beauty, you should avoid them.”

“Again back to dictating me, are we Mr. Valencian? I’m not in your office right now, remember?” I teased. Though the mushy feeling inside me at his compliment didn’t go missed.

“I’m not dictating you, just stating the truth.” He pulled me against him. “These powders just hide your natural beauty.”

I bit back my smile. Did he just call make-up as powder?

Then I realized how he had me pinned against him. Throwing him a stern look, I pulled away and turned to the house. It was beautiful. The sound of waves crashing onto the shore, then retracting into the ocean reached my ears.

Memories of old days regenerated into my mind.

“The beach!” With my eyes widened, I cast him a glance, before running inside the house.

The velvety sound of his chuckle reached me before his footsteps followed behind me.

Adrenaline rushed through my veins. Pushing open the backdoor, I relished the salty sea breeze that touched my face as soon as I let myself free outside under the open sky.

But before the ocean could enthrall me, the beautiful gazebo at the middle of the beach caught my attention. The decoration of white lilies and fairy lights, and the candles lit at both sides of the way to it had me speechless. Not to miss the red petals of roses scattered over the pathway.

My mouth was on the ground until I forced myself to shut it. Everything was just… extraordinary. Just like the movies.

And he did all of that…for me?

“You liked it?” His deep voice rasped close to my ear.

Not being able to form any words, I just nodded my head.

“Come.” Securing my hand into his, he maneuvered me to the gazebo through the way full of soft rose petals.

I cleared my throat, suddenly my insides went all shy. “Your staff did a good job decorating everything.”

Popping open the cape of the champagne, he poured the liquid into two glasses. Casting me a glance, he said, “They just set up the gazebo, the other credits would go to me.”

My eyes widened again. “That means, you did all of this all by yourself?” I looked around at the beautiful view.

Putting the bottle down, he took my jacket off. And as soon as the upper side of my dress revealed before his eyes, he stilled.

his mouth, his heated gaze

extremely bothered. And observing his tight jaw and darkened gaze had me

even see the back

moving from me, my heart did a

wouldn’t let him see my weakness for

glided more closer, I stuttered out,

up, he brushed his fingers against my neck in a feathery

I shivered.

then reaching at the back of my neck, he let my hair fall

he whispered, standing inches away from me. “Beautiful auburn silks like them shouldn’t

my hair to

eyes followed the movement. Clearing my throat, I pulled away

crinkled at the loss of

He seemed to love touching them every

of champagne, I took a sip. The cool

your staff, they’d have done it for you. When did you do it anyway?” I went back to

eyes still on me. “I was here before I went to pick you up. And I wanted to do it with my own hands, after all, it

some more liquid to quench my thirst, I took another

in

a clean drink

as I remembered, wine was his favorite drink of all time. On some occasions, I’d seen him drink alcohol like water. Then what changed

you thinking, Rosebud?” tucking a strand behind my ear, he asked. One of his hands gently placed over my

the shore snatched my attention. Gentle wind blew across the beach. The

right behind me, I held my questions back for some time longer. I didn’t want to break the peace raising

up to the shore feeling the cool supple sand under my b**e feet. Soon a curse of his followed from behind me. But I didn’t stop.

moment the waves reached me, tingling my toes with cold water, a smile stretched

long I’d last visited a beach, let alone a

I felt his presence beside me. And to my surprise, he was also b**e footed. Then I noticed how big his feet were compared to mine. Just

I took a deep breath. “It’s

more than my

snapped to him. Stormy grey met

here? Because he seemed to be the total opposite of the cold businessman

his intent one, with the fluttering of my tummy, I started

A grin spread onto my lips. And then I did what I didn’t even

I took some water into my hand

a wicked gleam flickered over his eyes. When he took a hasty step towards me, with my eyes

away from him. Not wanting to miss the

fell onto his heavenly features as his eyes twinkled with happiness. The smile lines at the both sides of his eyes, and the beautiful grin across his lips had me breathless. And

But speeding up my legs, I

me, Rosebud?” His light voice, mixed with mirth rang like harmony to

faster. The night breeze slapped against my skin and the water splashed under my feet. I felt like I was flying. Free from everything. I felt

“Gotcha!”

another squeal left my mouth. But before