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.

came out of his mouth, his heated gaze roamed

tight jaw and darkened gaze had me doubting my decision to wear this dress now. We were all alone

he didn’t even

step forward, eyes not moving from me, my heart did a skip. But I held my

wouldn’t let him see my

live long. As he glided more closer, I

Raising his hand up, he brushed his fingers against

I shivered.

neck, he let

whispered, standing inches away from me. “Beautiful auburn silks

comparing my

followed the movement. Clearing my throat, I

at the

man had an obsession with my hair. He

champagne, I took a sip. The cool

you did all of this all by yourself. All the lights and flowers. You could just ask your staff, they’d have done it for you. When

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 gulp. This man always

fruity flavor of the champagne felt good in my mouth. Then something clicked into my

for champagne, he didn’t go for the alcoholic one, he opted for a clean drink instead. I’d noticed it before. He didn’t drink anymore. Not even at

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

tucking a strand behind my ear, he asked. One of his

the hefty roar of the wave crashing onto the shore snatched my attention. Gentle wind blew across the beach. The full moon dangled up in the sky,

my questions back for some time longer. I didn’t want

b**e feet. Soon a curse of his followed from behind me. But

reached me, tingling my toes with cold water,

been so long I’d last visited a beach,

surprise, he was also b**e footed. Then I noticed how

took a deep

more than

snapped to him. Stormy grey

cheesy lines for tonight before coming here? Because he seemed to be

of my tummy, I started to walk along the shore, enjoying the cool water and breeze. He

our playing on the beach floated across my mind. A grin spread onto my lips. And then I did what I

some water into my hand and splashed

frozen for a second. After registering what just happened, a wicked gleam flickered over his eyes. When he took a hasty step towards me, with my eyes wide, letting

me as I sprinted away from him. Not wanting to miss the chance of this rare sight, I looked over

twinkled with happiness. The smile lines at the both sides of his eyes, and the beautiful grin across his lips

for me. But speeding up my legs, I ran away

can escape me, Rosebud?” His light voice, mixed with mirth rang

I ran faster. The night breeze slapped against

“Gotcha!”

But before we could land on the ground, his