The Trap Of Ace

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 71 – An eerie silence fell over the ambience for a moment while I stood there frozen. Only the sound of my own heavy breath reached my ears.

Then I heard heavy footsteps of boots approaching from the other side of the room they were in.

Oh no! They’re coming!

I need to hide! I wouldn’t be able to run from them. They’d catch me if I ran.

Looking around frantically, I searched for a place to hide.

I couldn’t use the flower pot this time. They’ll find me.

Rushing to the one of the doors lined up beside theirs, I tried to open it without making a noise, but to my utter bad luck, it was locked. I tried another, but no avail. They were locked.

No, no, no! I can’t get caught! I can’t! I need to inform Ace about his plan.

My heart pounded under my rib cage as I went to the opposite side of the hallway and pushed at a door. And this time, it opened.

Almost letting out a sob of relief, I rushed in and quickly closed the door behind me, as silently as I could.

And right that moment, I heard that slamming of a door, their boots hitting against the floor harshly.

They didn’t make any sound with their mouth, but I could tell they were surveying the area.

Then I heard a voice, a cold thick Russian accent. “Search around.”

I gulped. Sweat rolled down my spine. With trembling knees and hands, I stood against the door with my back pressed against it.

Once several footsteps split up and jiggling of door k***s, slamming the doors open and close, the noise of them moving things reached my ear. Not trying to freak out my best, I tried Ace’ phone again. But he still didn’t switch it on!

D**n it! Why isn’t he switching his phone on?

“There’s no one on this side,” I heard one of them saying.

They must be the guards. Because neither Arthur or Ivanov’s voice could be heard.

“Try this side. He or she must be still lurking around. They couldn’t have escaped in just a matter of seconds,” the earlier cold voice stated. “Search every room. If it’s locked from inside, then break the door.”

My heart dropped.

I locked the door from inside. If I leave it open, they’d find me either way.

My knees wobbled making me leaning into the door as I heard them opening and closing the doors. The ones are locked from outside, maybe they were left alone. Because I didn’t hear them breaking down any. But they would soon.

With shaky hands, I typed a message to Ace even after knowing that he wouldn’t see it anytime soon.

‘Ace, please switch on your phone. Please, I need you!”

With tears rolling down my eyes, my throat clogging up, I tried my best not to let out a sob out of fear and anxiety.

I slapped my hand over my mouth to stop me from screaming as I heard footsteps outside my door.

“Did you check this one?” the same cold voice asked.

“No. These three rooms are left,” answered another voice.

And then there was nothing. The other men continued to search around. But no one was pushing at my door. But I knew he was there.

My heart pounded down my chest so hard that I feared they would hear it. His footsteps came closer, right outside the door.

My eyes closed automatically, letting the tears roll down my cheeks to my throat. Biting on my hand, I covered my cries. Prying continuously in my mind not to let them find me, I hugged my body, falling on the floor, curling into a ball.

I needed to go out. I needed to go to my Ace. I needed to save him.

More tears fell as helplessness filled my chest.

I didn’t know if I’d be alive to be able to tell him everything.

Then landed two heavy fists on the door, making me jolt.

With eyes wide in fear, tears blurring my vision, I watched the door in h****r.

No, no, no! G*d, please!

Then came another.

Just as I closed my eyes, shrinking away from the door expecting him to jiggle the k**b and once finding out that it was locked from inside, he would break it, Arthur’s voice cut in.

“Easy there, boys. There’s no one. Don’t worry, maybe some curious cat passed by.” Came his nonchalant voice. “Let’s go now. We’re getting late. You guys need to reach the spot before Achilles does. Come on!”

With that, two pairs of footsteps walked away, followed by the others. And after a moment, I heard that man also moving away and then leaving.

Slumping against the door, I let out a relieved sigh. Thank G*d!

But then I jumped on my feet and rushed out of the door.

I need to stop Ace before he leaves. I’ve to hurry up!

I waited outside five minutes with all my inner strength. I knew I had to run to Ace right then but I had to wait for Arthur and his people to leave this floor.

In the meantime when I called Carter again, it sent my call to voicemail.

Where the h**l is he?

I didn’t even have the number of Ace’ guards. I wish I had saved one of theirs. There was no one I could call right now who could help me stop Ace.

Waiting enough for them to leave this floor, I rushed down the hallway, remembering my way back to the staircase. The corridors were so long that I took almost a lifetime to pass one.

Caleb. Maybe he could help me in any

he picked up the phone,

looked over my

at my throat, a gasp slipped my

me was two of the guards who were with

ungly scar running down from his brows to his cheeks, he towered

fast and heavy breath coming out of my lips, I took a step back and turned around to run. But

my hands

no! This isn’t

I do

I tried to pass them, they pushed

here. They were waiting for me to come out. They set a trap for me

“We’ll. But to the heavens, not

down my spine. With my throat

with you. I need to go right now, so let me go,” I

nothing to do with you,” said the man with scar on his face, making me turn to him. “But our boss does. If you’re eager to leave, you shouldn’t have come here in the first place. There’s a

curious

I remembered his words.

Fear rushed through me.

knew. He knew I was here. But then why didn’t he do

shaky breath. “P-please let me go. You won’t gain anything by k*****g me. My Ace will k**l you. Y-you don’t know

even reach his ears, he got out his phone from his pocket. “Before you d*e, the boss wants to give you

stared at the phone in

pushed the guards away. But as soon as I started to run, I was pulled back

pain that shot

than I want. So just do as I say!” Shoving

I held the phone against my

my warning to your head. Now see what you’ve done. You followed me there and got trapped. I thought I

you,” I stated, hatred

heard his malicious chuckle. “Of course, I knew. You think I didn’t notice you? My vision didn’t get that old yet, now did it? I saw you behind me but I

didn’t you catch me earlier?” I spit out. The grip on my hair tightened making me gasp

he replied, no hint of emotion was in his tone. “And I thought to do you a favor and let you know everything before you leave all of us

messaging

giving instructions to

let you even touch a single strand of his hair!” I screamed through the phone, trying to

Ace to you to heaven soon. You can live there together forever because unfortunately, you won’t be able to do that in this

his hold but in return

left my lips as the world spun around me,

down at me with cold merciless eyes. “Don’t worry, we’ll not leave any

cut the phone call and got a gun out of his back

stomach churned as I glanced at the cold deadly nozzle. My heart pounded

h**l,” saying, he curled his finger around the trigger and pulled at it. A deafening sound

out a scream, I fell on the ground,

only increased. But it wasn’t as severe as I thought a bullet’s

didn’t feel any piercing pain on any parts

then a thump before me, made

man with the scar was lying on his chest on the floor,

understand anything, gun fires started across the hallway, a chaos rose around as the other guards kept firing

rushed down my eyes, heart thumped down my chest. I shook as I curled into a ball on the floor

smoke and the smell

crying out with agony,

soaked the carpet, turning it into dark crimson. One of their lifeless cold orbs stared at

couldn’t move. For a moment, I couldn’t even hear anything. Though I could feel the fast racing of my heart

pair of

alright?” A familiar deep voice, laced

Duncan De Sylvano.

with a pair of familiar striking blue eyes. They watched me

there? Are you hurt?” he asked.

was almost

I didn’t say anything,

hear me?

stood behind him.

Ace?

over me as I remembered what

leave the

phone that lied before me and jumped on my feet, swaying a little afterwards. Duncan tried to hold me but I was in too much rush to

my head was reaching

blurred my vision as I

Where are

the floor the conference room was in. The guards weren’t there anymore. Even the

my head. No, G*d, please. Please don’t let

there was no one, I hurried down

glances at my disarranged state. But I didn’t

But where was he?

safe!

my cheeks, I dialed his phone again. But

What do I do

knees were still

“Ms. Hutton?”

around. Carter rushed to me, limping, with an equal disheveled state

to him. “I told you to stop Ace then why the h**l didn’t

what I was saying, I only felt desperation and fear. The only thing that ran in my mind was keeping him

why but after you left those guards grabbed me, took my phone and locked me in a room,” he said, eyes wide in shock. “I

if nothing he said reached me as all I could hear was the last two words

dropped, blood drained from

Everyone left?

I asked. “He didn’t