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.

stopping my legs, I called Caleb. Maybe he could help

the phone, my phone was

abruptly, I looked over

at my throat, a

me was two of the

be in a rush,” said the same cold voice. I recognized his voice. With an ungly scar running

back and turned around to run. But another two were already

eyes widened as my hands curled into

no, no!

should I do

pass them, they pushed

waiting for me to come out. They

guards before me smirked. “We’ll. But to the heavens, not

ran down my spine. With my throat suddenly getting very perched,

I need to go right

If you’re eager to leave, you shouldn’t have come here in the first place. There’s a saying in English, ‘Curiosity k****d the cat’. It became true for

curious

I remembered his words.

Fear rushed through me.

was here. But then why didn’t he do anything

k*****g me. My Ace will k**l you. Y-you don’t know him,” licking my lips, I said. “But if you let me go, i’ll give you

phone from his pocket. “Before you d*e,

the phone in his

and pushed the guards away. But as soon as I started

the pain that shot through

my patience! I’ll make your d***h more painful than I want. So just do as I say!” Shoving the

eyes, hands trembling, I held the phone against my ear.

my veins. “Didn’t I tell you to stay away from my way? But you clearly didn’t take my warning to your head. Now see what you’ve done. You followed me there and got trapped. I thought

was following you,” I stated,

My vision didn’t get that old yet, now did it? I saw you behind me but I still let you come

spit out. The grip on my

tone. “And I thought to do you a favor and let you know everything before you leave all of us forever. At least I could do that for my beloved nephew’s Rosebud. I knew you couldn’t escape because I already told my men to wait for you at the exit of that floor. You did notice me doing something on my

messaging someone while

giving instructions to

out of it, Arthur! You won’t be able to harm Ace. I won’t let you even touch a single strand of his hair!” I screamed through the phone, trying to

Don’t worry, I’m sending your Ace to you to heaven soon. You can live there

I thrashed into his hold but in return he only smacked me across my face sending me right

lips as the world spun around me, blood rushing

pressing the phone to his ear and then nodded, glancing down at me with cold merciless eyes. “Don’t worry, we’ll

in shock. Feart rattled inside me as he cut the phone call and got a gun

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

finger around the trigger and pulled

fell on the ground, my arms before my

back, the spinning in my head only increased. But it wasn’t as severe as I thought a bullet’s

any piercing pain

before me, made me

chest on the floor, right

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

eyes, heart thumped down my chest. I shook as I curled

the smell of gunpowder, making

and yells, crying out with agony, the

area. Three of the guards were d**d, red blood soaked the carpet,

For a moment, I couldn’t even hear anything. Though I could feel

pair of polished

voice, laced with Italian accent made me

Duncan De Sylvano.

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

Are you hurt?” he asked. “Don’t worry, we’ve got you. You’re

was

say anything, he

hear me?

my surroundings. Five men stood behind him.

Ace?

washed over me as I remembered

leave the

my feet, swaying a little afterwards. Duncan tried to hold me but I was in too much

in my head was

vision as I

wait! Where are

the floor the conference room was

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

there was no one, I hurried down to the ground floor of the

I didn’t care. I needed to find him. My

But where was he?

be safe! Please, just let him

I dialed his phone again. But

it! What do

what to do. My knees were still wobbly and my

“Ms. Hutton?”

Carter rushed to me, limping, with an equal disheveled

Where is your phone?” I snapped, walking closer to him. “I told you to stop Ace then

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

“I tried to fight them but they were too strong. Until a hotel staff heard me and let me out, I was too late. The meeting was already over and everyone

reached me as all I could

blood

Everyone left?

is Ace?” I asked. “He didn’t leave, did