The Trap Of Ace

Chapter 36

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 36 – Warner? Why was he calling me?

The phone buzzed again. But this time, it was a message from him.

“Who’s it?”

My thumb halted in the mid way from opening the message. Slowly turning around, I put my phone back into my purse. “It’s Mom, she asked if we’ve reached the party safely.”

I couldn’t mention Warner’s name now. No matter how sweet he was right now, jealousy didn’t sit well with him. He proved it many times before. And I didn’t want to ruin this night when it just started.

I’d just talk to Warner later.

Nodding, he put the trays of food on the table and gestured to me to sit. Of course, pulling my chair for me.

Shaking my head, I smiled. “Thank you.”

When he settled at the opposite chair of me, my eyes fell on his broad shoulders. Gone his jacket, now he was only in his black shirt. And it clung to his sculpted chest and arms like a second skin. Those folded sleeves up to his elbows, displaying the veiny strong hands, had me stare.

A breathless sigh left my lips. Why was he so perfect in every way?

Except his stubborn self of course!

The delicious aroma of the covered food snatched my attention. My stomach growled again. And when he took the lids off of the food platters, my mouth watered.

Cheesy garlic shrimp!

My eyes snapped up to him. Smiling at me, he put some shrimps on my plate, then drizzling the sweet and sour sauce on it. Just the way I liked.

Seeing my surprise, he said, “How could I forget to make my girl’s favorite food on our first date?”

I gasped, eyeing the shrimps, roasted potatoes, smoking chicken sizzlings and spaghetti. All my favorites. “You- you made all of this?”

I didn’t know he’d culinary skills.

His gaze locked with mine. “You didn’t argue about the thing that I called you my girl or it’s our actual date.”

Oh!

My cheeks turned hot. I was so stunned that he made all those dishes for me that I totally ignored his other emissions.

“I- yes. It’s just a friendly date. Don’t forget that! And I’m not your girl.” I cleared my throat, shifting in my chair.

He chuckled. That beautiful sound always made me feel something inside me. It felt like he was a totally different man around me. He talked more, he laughed more. His eyes held light.

“Well, our kiss proves that both of your beliefs are wrong.” He put some spaghetti on my plate, and then reached for the roasted potatoes. “And yes, I cooked them myself.”

I tried my best not to turn into beetroot out of embarrassment. Though whatever I said, my actions told the opposite. But it wasn’t my fault. I tried my best to resist him, but he always crossed my boundaries.

“I didn’t know you knew how to cook.” I changed the subject, sticking a shrimp in my fork.

He shrugged. “I only know to make the favorite dishes of my Rosebud.”

My fork stopped in the half way in the air to my mouth. My heart skipped as I stared at him. He only learned to make my favorite dishes?

“W-why?” I stuttered.

“So that I could always keep my queen happy and full.”

my chest as I struggled with the tons of

shrimp. And I was amazed. It was

put two more into my mouth, and then tasted the chicken. My eyes closed at the

he didn’t even touch his plate yet. With an uncertain expression,

my mouth full, I raised my

of his head. “Uh, how’s

at him. Was Achilles Valencian nervous? And he needed

bit back my smile and nodded my head. “They’re delicious. More than delicious actually. You’d

features as he relaxed in his seat. Wait, was I hallucinating? Was that

I should have clicked a picture of it as

eyes, he cleared his throat put back on his confident

hide my

your food. They’re getting cold,” he said, filling his own

I’m sure

I saw it!” I argued, teasing him. “It’s okay to blush, you

cursed under

snickered. “Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me. No

warned, his grey orbs formed into a

eating those delicacies, my eyes fell onto his

itched to drag him inside and out some ointment on them.

way the guard outside greeted him, staff working for him here and the way he planned everything said that

than he ate his food, not letting me eat comfortably. How would I do it when

Annoying man!

to sell

“How?”

triple of the actual price of this

that? You

in his grey pools.

heart caught at my throat as

brought this beach house for me? First

out of words. I didn’t know what to say or react. So dumbfounded, I looked down and went back to my

with the dinner, he

music hummed in

letting him pull me on my feet and gather closer to his warmth. His heady cologne filled my senses as we swayed slowly along

I say how beautiful you’re looking

cheeks,

looking enchanting tonight, Rosebud,”

you. You’re not looking

more I get to hear?”

eyes.

“Just good?”

his mischievous grey eyes. Though he teased me, I could feel the change of mood in

happened? You look tense,”

shook his head.

a sigh, I nodded and let him pull me closer and hug me to his chest. Without complaining, I rested my head under his chin, closed my eyes and enjoyed our slow dance, the music and his warmth.

***

I said, lining my soldier right before his

hands adjoined before him, he just stared at the chess board

me inside to play chess, just like old times. At the first match, he won, as always. But in the second match, I won. Same went with the third one. Not because I was better than him on the chess board, because he let me win. His mind was somewhere

time was passing tonight, the more his stance got tense. Those grey eyes turned more anxious as our game started to

was in the

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