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.

mouth, his heated gaze roamed up

right, he did look extremely bothered. And observing his tight jaw and darkened gaze had

even see the back

he took a step forward, eyes not moving from me, my heart did a

him see my

As he glided

brushed his fingers against my neck in

I shivered.

my neck, he let my hair fall free

better,” he whispered, standing inches away from me. “Beautiful

comparing my

followed the movement. Clearing my throat, I pulled away from him,

brows crinkled at the loss

with my hair. He

the glass of champagne, I took a sip. The cool liquid gave soothe to my suddenly

believe 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

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

throughout my chest. Needing some more liquid to quench my thirst, I took another gulp. This man always had a way with his words. He knew

of the champagne felt good in my

for a clean drink instead. I’d noticed it before. He didn’t drink anymore.

remembered, wine was his favorite drink of all time. On some occasions, I’d seen

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 full moon dangled up in the sky, cradling its luster into the water as it shimmered along

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

his followed from behind me. But I didn’t stop.

my toes with cold

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

footed. Then

took a deep breath.

than

snapped to him. Stormy grey met

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

with the fluttering of my tummy, I started to walk along the shore, enjoying the cool water and

grin spread onto my lips. And then

my hand and splashed at him.

flickered over his eyes.

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

happiness. The smile lines at the

when he leaped for me. But speeding

can escape me, Rosebud?” His light voice,

ran faster. The night breeze slapped against my skin and

“Gotcha!”

then I was suddenly tackled over, another squeal left my mouth. But before we could land on the ground, his