The Trap Of Ace

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 48 – He froze.

Slowly pulling away, he cupped my cheeks. “What did you say?”

I bit my lip. But the shy smile broke out on my face anyway.

“What did you say, Rosebud? Did you just,” he gulped, his eyes were desperate, “did you just say that you…”

“I love you.”

He let out a shaky breath, the intense emotions swirling in his grey orbs seared my heart.

“Say it again,” he rasped.

Pulling him closer, I brushed my lips against his desirable ones. “I love you, Achilles Valencian. I love you so much that it hurts.”

Heaving a sigh, he engulfed me into his chest. I placed my cheek right above his heart listening to his fast heartbeat.

I didn’t complain about his vice grip around me as we stayed like that for some moments. Though I didn’t like his silence.

“Ace?” I whispered into his chest.

“Just a minute, Rosebud.” He took a deep breath into my hair. “Say it again.”

I smiled. “I love you.”

“Again.”

Laughing, I smacked his chest. “No, I already told it three times.”

Slightly leaning back from me, enough to look at my face, he placed his palm on my cheek. “Please, baby. Just once more. I want to hear it again. You don’t know how much I’ve waited to hear those words. How many times I’ve dreamt of you saying those words to me.”

Something bloomed into my heart. Blinking away my tears, I placed a kiss on his chest. “I love you, Ace. I love you so freaking much! More than anything in the world.”

I looked up at him. His eyes were closed as if feeling every word that left my lips.

“Happy now?”

Those stormy grey eyes met my turquoise again. A content smile stretched across his heavenly features as he pulled me in his gentlest kiss. Not the demanding punishing kisses.

But to my dissatisfaction, he pulled away, leaving me crave for more.

“Come with me?” he asked, running his hand through my locks.

“Where?”

“Somewhere where I can have you all to myself.” His heated gaze ran slid down to my cleavage. “Did I tell you how beautiful you’re looking in that dress? More than I’d imagined you’d look.”

I blushed.

Alone with him to have him all to myself?

across my mind. The idea sounded tempting. But we couldn’t just

you. But we can’t.

arms, I don’t want to

threatened to leave

stop him before I lost my control. We couldn’t do anything right now. At least not

the reception is over. Everyone must be looking for us. We need to go outside.” I tugged at his

his mouth on my throat. “I don’t want to. I need you, Rosebud. I need you right now. I’ve waited so

at his deep voice. No matter how much I wanted to stay here, I couldn’t. As a maid of honor, I had to

could wait till

needed outside right now. Caleb and Tess must be looking for us.” The s****l tension that was floating around us from the last months threatened to burst right now. Now that there was no barrier between us, we both wanted each other like two broken poles of magnet needed the other to be

away, his eyes held mine. They held dark

his lips.

burning, I looked

and get done with

Neither could I.

to stay shut. It wasn’t a

He followed behind, pulling me into him again. But then due to

with some guests and clicking photos. She didn’t seem

the reception preparation, once I was outside again, I found Warner approaching me. Instinctively, my eyes did a glance around to see if my caveman was anywhere around. I didn’t want his horns to come out seeing

seriously needed a serious talk with

for a minute. I’ve some information

I’ve not seen him after the wedding. The moments he lingered around, he

I pulled him to a scheduled place where guests weren’t roaming around. “What did you find out? And sorry for earlier. Ace, uh, he could

you see, Em? That man is obsessed with you. He thinks of you as his property that belongs to him. And trust me, men like him like to chase. You were like a challenge to him, so he came after you suddenly after all these years. And now that you finally gave in, just wait until he shows

from saying something that

now? We’ve an issue in our hands. And that’s Arthur. So let’s just stick with it for now. And I already told you to not make any assumptions about me

stern look of mine had him shut up. Slumping his shoulders, he let out a

talk about Arthur

you! So? What did your cousin find out

the small business

I bobbed my head.

he used to run small cheap hotels for people to spend nights there. And after researching some more, we got the information that he did some illegal businesses under the cover of those hotels. He was even suspected by cops out there many times, but due to lack of evidence,

brows furrowed. “Illegal businesses? What kind of illegal businesses he

got, it seemed like he managed a brothel at nights behind the service of hotels. Sources says that he even forced helpless girls into prostitution for

would be that low of a creature. Did Ace know about this? I was sure he didn’t. He’d never allow such a

he never

leave a single evidence behind him for anyone to use that against him. He was doing that until Achilles’s

behind like this? Because I didn’t believe he was that kind of man who’d leave everything behind just so he could look

must have some other agenda. But

Ace. And he won Ace’s trust to get a hold on the power and money that Ace had. With his help, he expanded his business

single proof? I mean, there

in Achilles’s absence. Now he only runs legal businesses across the UK. And with the power Ace had given him, I can’t say if he still runs something in the shadow while wiping along every evidence he has against him. Though I told my cousin to look more into it. He’ll get

a powerful man all thanks to Ace’s trust in him. I wished I could tell all these to him. But without any proof, will he believe me? But he could also

into a relationship just now. I didn’t want any tension in it right now. Maybe with a day or two, when Warner’s cousin would find something solid against him? Then I could easily reveal everything before Ace without fearing

hint of our quest, we’ve to get a hold onto something strong against him.” I looked into his eyes. “And thank