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 roamed up and down my

did look extremely bothered. And observing his tight jaw and darkened gaze had me doubting my decision to

he didn’t even see the back

he took a 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

didn’t answer. Raising his hand up, he brushed his fingers against my neck in a

I shivered.

the back of my neck, he let my hair

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

my hair to

the movement. Clearing

crinkled at the loss of

obsession with my hair. He seemed to love touching them

sip. The cool liquid gave soothe to my suddenly dry

can’t 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 did you do it anyway?” I went back to our previous conversation, cutting the

took his own glass, eyes still on me. “I was here before I went to pick you up. And I

spread throughout my chest. Needing some more liquid to quench my thirst, I took another gulp.

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

alcoholic one, he opted for a clean drink instead. I’d noticed it

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

strand behind my ear, he asked. One of

attention. Gentle wind blew across the beach. The full moon dangled up in the sky, cradling

beautiful sight before my eyes and his heat right behind me, I held my questions back for some time longer. I didn’t want to

the cool supple sand under my b**e feet. Soon a curse of his followed from behind me. But I didn’t stop. Though the corner of my mouth twitched imagining the

me, tingling my toes with

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

my surprise, he was also b**e footed. Then I noticed how big his feet were compared to mine. Just like our

I took

than

head snapped to him. Stormy grey met my

write some cheesy lines for tonight before coming here? Because he seemed to be the total opposite of the cold

of my tummy, I started to walk along the shore, enjoying the

our playing on the beach floated across my mind. A grin spread onto

I took some water into my hand and splashed at him.

second. After registering what just happened, a wicked gleam flickered over his eyes. When he took

him. Not wanting to miss the chance of this rare sight, I looked over my

the both sides of his eyes, and the beautiful grin across his lips had me breathless. And it

mouth when he leaped for me. But

light voice, mixed with

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

“Gotcha!”

But before