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 tempting.

But we can’t.

don’t want to let go of you.” He placed a sensual kiss in my neck, arms tightening around

threatened to

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

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

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

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

could wait

baby. But we’re 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

his eyes held mine. They held dark

on his lips.

cheeks burning,

ear. “Let’s go outside and get done with everything as soon as

Neither could I.

to say, but chose to stay shut. It

lingering kiss on his 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 for some minutes, as he said before walking away receiving

was finally outside, Tess and Caleb were busy chatting with some guests and clicking photos. She didn’t

everything 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 seeing Warner

a serious

free now? Come aside for a minute. I’ve some

I’ve not seen him after the wedding. The moments he lingered around, he wasn’t focused on the ceremony either. He was too

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

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

from saying something that might hurt him. His hatred towards Ace was getting on

about what’s important right 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 and Ace’s relationship. So I’d

look of mine had him shut up. Slumping his shoulders, he

Let’s talk about

you! So? What did your cousin find out

about the small business he had in Wales,

I bobbed my head.

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

furrowed. “Illegal businesses? What kind of illegal

pieces of information my cousin got, it seemed like he managed a brothel at nights behind

Ace know about this? I was sure he didn’t.

come he never got

behind him for anyone to use that against him. He was doing that until Achilles’s father

businesses behind like this? Because I didn’t believe he was that kind

must have some other agenda.

it hit me. Of course! His brother’s property. That passed down to Ace. And he won Ace’s trust to get a hold

single proof? I mean, there must

had given him, I can’t say if he still runs something in the shadow while wiping along every evidence he has against him.

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

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 to

our quest, we’ve to get a hold onto something strong against