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?

The idea sounded

you. But we can’t.

I finally have you in my arms, I don’t want to let go of

to

stop him before I lost my control. We couldn’t do

Everyone must be looking for us. We

his mouth on my throat. “I don’t want to. I need you, Rosebud. I need you right now. I’ve waited so long.” The last sentence came out like a breathy

much I wanted to stay here, I couldn’t. As a maid of

I could wait

threatened to burst right now. Now that there was no barrier between us, we both wanted

held mine. They held

mischievous smile tugged on his lips. “I will keep that in

burning,

ear. “Let’s go outside and get done with everything as soon as possible. Because I can’t wait

Neither could I.

shut. It wasn’t a

lips before opening the door and stepping outside. He followed behind, pulling me into him again. But then due to an important phone call, he had to leave me. But only

I was finally outside, Tess and Caleb were busy chatting with some guests and clicking photos. She didn’t seem to be bothered with her pimple

was good with 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

a serious talk with him

for a minute.

after the wedding. The moments he lingered around, he wasn’t focused on the ceremony

guests weren’t roaming around. “What did you find out? And sorry for earlier. Ace, uh, he could be a little possessive

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

I kept myself from saying something that might hurt him. His hatred towards Ace

with it for now. And I already told you to not make any assumptions about

see he wanted to disagree. But the stern look of mine had him shut up. Slumping his shoulders, he

talk about

“Thank you! So? What did your cousin find out about

told about the small business he had in

I bobbed my head.

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

furrowed. “Illegal businesses? What kind of

from what pieces of information my cousin got, it seemed like he managed a brothel at nights behind the service of hotels.

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

come he

man, Em. He made sure not to leave a single evidence behind him for anyone to use that against him. He was doing that until Achilles’s

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

some other agenda.

to Ace. And he won Ace’s trust to get a hold on the power

get even a single proof? I

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

to Ace’s trust in him. I wished I could tell all these to him. But without any proof, will

in it right now. Maybe

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