I had seen red, my body moving on instinct, my gun in my hand before I even processed it. The cold steel had pressed against her forehead, the weight of it solid and real, as real as the fear in her wide, gold-flecked brown eyes.I had stood there, towering over her, watching the terror drain the c
“That’s rubbish. Can’t you all just shut the fuck up and work out?” I growled, my annoyance barely concealed. The irritation in my voice was a thin veil over the frustration I felt.“Nope! Everyone is not like you, Ace—always quiet and grumpy,” Hudson said, his smirk widening. He had a knack for pus
"Maybe I don’t understand half of the words you said... but you liking me means so much to me, ma’am," I said, my voice tinged with relief and happiness."You're kinda funny, Iris. And call me Mel, not ma’am. It sounds... weird to me," Melinda said, shrugging with a smile."Well, calling a 50-year-o
Athena moved to sit beside him, but before she could, his voice cut through the air.“No,” he said simply, his tone carrying an unspoken command. He pointed between his legs, the space in front of him. “Sit here.”Her smirk didn’t falter, but there was something different in her eyes now. Amusemen
The corners of his lips curled downward into a slight frown. He studied her, his expression unreadable.He supposed most men would be enchanted by the shape of her eyes, the way they framed her delicate features, the way they glimmered beneath the dim lights. Athena had the kind of beauty that was
"No, Sir. I’m single," she said quickly, her voice carrying a tinge of excitement.Ace almost smirked. It was always the same.The women here all harbored the same secret hope— that one night, one man, one decision could change their lives. That someone powerful enough could pluck them from the neo
Ace POV:My friends had long passed the point of no return when it came to alcohol consumption, with Aiden being the worst of the lot.He had somehow ended up in Alex’s lap, clinging to him like a lifeline and murmuring incoherent nonsense that only made sense in his alcohol-addled mind.His head lo
I needed to decompress some documents and go through some pending files, but I found myself swiping through my phone instead.At first, it was mindless scrolling. A few unread messages, a missed call from one of my associates, a notification from Ivan about tomorrow's shipment. Nothing that require
Why did I only notice it now?Ace chuckled—low, knowing."Do your work like a good whore," he murmured, his tone silky but laced with steel. "And show me your devotion, brat."He leaned back, and the pressure of his hands, which had been a constricting comfort around my body, vanished. Like a snake
I blinked, my breath hitching, frustration curling inside my chest."Please…" The whisper left me before I could stop it, before I could hold onto my pride. My head dipped down, shame curling my shoulders inward as I bit down on my lower lip. "Just one kiss. Even a peck."Ace clicked his tongue, th
“Don’t expect me to treat you like a good girl till I believe you’re sorry, Iris,” he murmured, his tone dark and taunting.Before I could process it, his thumb shoved past my lips, forcing them apart. My eyes flew wide, a muffled “Hmph” escaping as my hands shot up, fingers digging into his knees
“Sit on your knees.”…What?I froze.My smile slipped, and a soft “Huh?” escaped me before I could stop it.The warmth I’d felt a second ago twisted into something heavier, sharper, and I blinked at him, caught off guard.“You heard me, my sweet whore,” he said, leaning back with a smirk that stretc
I clenched my fists, inhaling sharply before narrowing my eyes at him.This man.This man would kill me.My fingers tugged at my top, pulling it back down as I tried to piece together what just happened.Why did he stop?I gulped, my throat dry, my body still traitorously warm. Ace smirked, draping
I sputtered, fisting my hands.“Boss,” Joy’s voice cut through my humiliation.“Wouldn’t Hudson sir be angry about what you just did to his sister? Should we, uh, step outside?”Ace didn’t even spare her a glance.“No. Stay here and do your work. I’ll do mine,” he said smoothly, like he hadn’t just
And he had the audacity to ignore me?He didn’t even say thank you!I glared at his back.“Boss,” I said, layering my voice with a little too much sweetness. “It’s past your lunch time. You should eat.”Nothing.Not even a glance.Ace continued flipping through his damn papers like I was invisible.
But it was probably not the sparkly, glittering fairy kind. More like the I-make-people-disappear kind.Joy. That’s her name.Wooow.A woman named Joy working at a place where she literally brings pain. “Oh yeah!! I remember now,” Joy exclaimed, her face lighting up like I was her long-lost best f
Damn it, Iris. Play it cool!His gaze didn’t waver. “May I know what you are doing here?”I cleared my throat. “Uh… just… passing by?”He arched a brow.I let out a nervous laugh and gestured to the air. “You know, just… admiring the architecture?”Then, he tilted his head toward the slightly open d