Alley POV
"Are you stupid or just an idiot little girl?" Christian asked spinning me around to face him. Geez, for someone who is supposedly my best friend he was sure laying the insults on thick today."Pretty sure that means the same thing, but I like to think I'm a confident, smart... creative... a fucking awesome little girl. A little girl that so happens to be hot as hell." I said, cocking my head to the side while my eyes slowly traced his face from his eyes to his lips.Then without thinking I brought my chocolate to my mouth, letting my lips slowly brush over the bar before biting all the way down and letting a little moan out.I didn't plan to try and flirt with my best friend, but if he was going to start acting like the rest of these assholes then I would start treating him the same. Christian didn't know how to respond to my flirting and backed up some."You think this is a game?" he said softly. I almost felt bad seeing his mood change from anger to concern but he wasn't getting off that easily. Best friend or not he can't call me a slut then stupid little girl and I just let it slide."I think you are an asshole that owes me an apology. Until then get your ass out of my class and leave me alone." I said, turning around to head back to the front."Are you fucking serious?" He said, grabbing my arm again, pulling me back to him. What was his deal with man handling me today?"Yes, I'm fucking serious!" I spit back trying to wiggle from his grip."Why would I apologize to you? I'm trying to protect you. If anything, you owe me an apology for acting like such a little brat." he said, squeezing my arm tighter. He was trying to tell me I was not moving unless he said so."A brat! How many more names have you got for me Ace? Come on, keep telling me what you really think of me. I love hearing all your bullshit." I gave him a cross look to let me go but he didn't budge so I continued "I never knew you thought so low of me, but I guess I'm just a stupid little girl that's been sweet talked by the school's biggest player all these years."With that our teacher walked in and froze at the site of us. We must have looked like lunatics. Some pathetic girl in love with her abusive, cheating lover. I wanted to laugh at that idea as it was so far from the truth.I knew Mr. Hanbrook realized who Ace was or he would had yelled at him to let me go. Instead, he just cleared his throat giving Ace a look from his face to where his hand still gripped my arm."Sit the fuck down, we will finish this later!" Ace whispered in my ear with pure venom in his tone then nudged me in a chair.I rolled my eyes but didn't want to cause any more of a scene so I just stayed where he put me. After a few moments I realized Ace didn't leave. I glanced behind my shoulder and sure enough he was sitting behind me. Fucking great, he was in Latin class with me. I guess he will have to be my douchebag I torture for this period.After class he led me out the door, down the hallway, to my locker, then down to the lunchroom, not saying a single word. I could feel the anger seeping out of him and I just wanted to smack him for it.He was wrong. He treated me like crap, like everyone from this shitty town does. I wasn't going to apologize to him, especially since I did nothing wrong.We got to the lunchroom, and I saw Chris from third period already sitting at a table at the far side of the room. Thankfully on the other side I spotted Derek where Christian would sit with the other seniors. I cursed at myself also seeing Randy from first period there though.I gave Ace a quick smile and waved as I tried escaping to Chris' table. Then I felt the fucking hand again. I swear I was going to break every one of his fingers if he didn't stop grabbing me."Where are you going?" Christian asked surprisingly calm. Like we didn't have two massive blow outs then spent the last hour giving each other the silent treatment or that he is fucking man handling me again."Oh, he speaks?" I replied"Come on Alley, I don't want to fight." He said with pleading eyes. I fucking hated when he looked at me like that. I just looked back at him with my resting bitch face. He knew what I wanted to hear so if he didn't want to fight then he could apologize."Fine, I'm sorry. Can we talk about this after school?" He whispered to me while pulling me to his lunch table."I'm not sitting with the seniors Ace. We can finish this later but I'm sitting with my friends. Now let me go or I swear I'm going to cut every one of your fingers off." It didn't come out as pissed as I was trying to be though. He let me go and gave me his stupid devilish smile.His apology sucked but I didn't want to fight anymore either. It was only halfway through the first day of school and I was already exhausted."Fine but meet me back at the doors. I'll walk you to Calculus." He said pointing to where we just came through."Fine!" I agreed just to get away from him. How he knew I had Calculus next period I didn't know. I just got my class scheduled Saturday and with settling back home we never discussed it."Hey Alley, I saved you a seat, as promised." Chris said pulling out the chair next to him."Thanks, you're too sweet." I said sitting down giving him the sexiest smile I could muster up."Anytime sweet ass." He whispered in my ear. I couldn't help but giggle at his ridiculous comment.I spent the entire lunch acting like the lost new girl. I know some of them knew who I was, but no one cared. The girls knew I was only there to be used by the boys and the second it was over I would become the girl's new toy to torture.I could see all the ways the boys wanted to fuck me in their eyes. While all the girls gave me fake smiles planning all the ways they would laugh at me.By the end of lunch, I had a raging headache. I got up a few minutes before the bell saying I needed to run to the bathroom. I really wanted to avoid them bumping into Christian or Derek though. One stupid comment and I know it would be the last time any of them came within 5 ft of me.As promised, I waited by the entrance doors for Christian trying to decide if I was still mad at him."Go away!" he said to the three girls groping him as he walked to me. Seriously how the fuck does he order them around and they act like he just said the sweetest thing. So pathetic.Yup, definitely still mad at him."Baby, walk me to class. We can take a little detour to the storage closet." Nikki said sounding like the slut she was. Of all the girls he fucked I hated her the most."Maybe later, now go away!" He replied like the dick he was.He walked past me, eyeing me to follow him. I had to ball my hands into my skirt to stop myself from throat punching his ass. I don't know where he got off treating me like one of his elite sluts, but he was going to be in a lot of pain if he didn't wise the fuck up.I leaned against the door propping one leg up knowing it would lift my skirt a little higher in the front. He kept walking so I crossed my arms and let out a loud disapproving sigh.He looked slightly over his shoulder then quickly shot around realizing I wasn't following him. He raked his eyes down my body stopping at my skirt and then started stalking towards me. I wasn't playing this game again."I dare you to put one fucking finger on me, to drag me behind you like one of your pathetic weekend whores and I swear I will kick you so hard in the balls you will be crying like a little bitch on the floor." I wasn't sure where my badass tone came from, but even I was a little scared of me.He froze at my words and just stared into my eyes daring me to keep testing him, but I wasn't budging."Apologize now then start treating me with at least an ounce of respect or you can pretend like we don't know each other here because this high school scum bag Ace is really pissing me off."Ace didn't say a word though. His stare just turned darker, like he was thinking of all the ways he wanted to punish me for daring to speak to him that way.Holy shit it was fucking hot! I think this was the first time I was ever really turned on by him.I know I should be pissed, maybe even a little scared but no matter what I said or did he would never hurt me. I trusted him more than anything. He could squirm all he wanted with his anger, or he could apologize because we both knew he wasn't going to lay a hand on me.He went to speak but instead turned on his heels and stormed off. I definitely wasn't expecting that. I thought epic fight number 3 was about to happen. I was actually a little annoyed I didn't get to scream at him.I let out a sigh watching his tan muscular body over 6ft tall walk away. His jet-black hair was all ruffled from the amount of times he ran his finger through it. He was looking like a Greek god with his light jeans and black shirt covering his angry and tense body as he walked out of sight. I couldn't help but check out his perfectly tone ass too. I don't think I ever made him that mad before or remember him looking this sexy. It was probably better he walked away.I went to my locker to get my books, trying not to notice him down the hall with his tongue jammed down Lisa's throat. Did that even feel good? I've kissed guys before, but it looked more like he was eating her.Whatever! As I went to walk into my next class, I saw him sneaking into the storage closet with Lisa. I didn't know that was a thing, kids fucking in a closet. Wasn't it a tight fit? How did they move? How did the teachers not realize this was going on? Fuck sophomore year was different then freshman, or maybe I was just starting to pay attention.Whatever! I don't care. Thankfully, he was gone and after getting off he will be in a better mood because I swear, I was going to kill him.Halfway through class I was starting to feel better. I claimed Andy as my Calculus victim to torture and already got a Twix from him. Some people use others for sex and some of us use people for candy. Whatever makes you happy is my new motto. Actually, it is more like whatever makes me happy.I was smiling as I took another bite of the sweet chocolate caramel heaven when he walked through the door. What the fuck is wrong you God? Seriously, can I get a break just once?Christian gave some lame excuse for being late which wasn't even necessary as no teacher would risk pissing his father off. He walked right behind my chair and stared down at Andy. "Move" is all he had to say, and Andy scattered without a word.Definitely going to be hard teaching all these elite pricks a lesson with Christian acting like my fucking psycho ass bodyguard.Ace POVI was livid from Alley's attitude all day. The first day of school and she comes in wearing a skirt with a huge fucking attitude. Then she demands I apologize to her for trying to protect her. Who the fuck does she think she is?I know exactly what every scumbag in this place is thinking. I'm not even ashamed to admit I know because I'm thinking the same thing. Somehow, she turned into this flawless temptress and has a badass attitude to go along with it. It is known that every guy wants to hit the hottest girl and it was even more sexy when they were wild. The need to tame her was a natural part of being a male. At least I think it is. I don't actually know for sure, but I can see in everyone's eyes how they wanted to claim her just like I did. The difference was that I would never let anyone control her that way, not even myself. Every time she walked the halls the guys raked her body up and down, lingering their stares at her breast and ass. The girls were snickering out
Alley POVAfter our talk on Friday at school things were actually normal. We all hung out last night at the park and it felt so good to just be us again. Derek tried relentlessly to beat the furthest jumper mark. He was right behind Christian's spot, but the other night I beat his. Derek and I had serious competitive issues.I was standing in my bra and underwear switching between black sexy dress or short jean shorts. It was Saturday night, and the guys would be here soon to pick my friends and me up. "I say black dress. You'll look hot. It's sexy but simple so, not too much for the Lake." Layla commented, noticing me struggling to decide on what to wear. She had waist length black hair, dark skin, and mysterious grey eyes. If I ever discovered I'm gay she would be the chick I went after. She was a Junior but since I was in higher classes, we shared a few together. She was from a wealthy family but somehow had decent parents and wasn't like the other entitled snobs. Usually, the adu
Alley POVAfter driving down a long open road we headed down a dark path into the woods. Are they serious? This was the plot of every scary movie. I was getting a little nervous waiting for the lake to appear when Christian rested his hand on my knee. He leaned in a little closer and whispered to me like a psycho. "Relax Alley Cat, the only monster in these woods is already in the car with you.""You're a jerk." I replied looking from his farm green eyes to his light pink lips. I gave him a smile then leaned my head back to breathe in some fresh air. I loved how they both always knew when I was getting anxious and how to calm me. I honestly didn't know if I could get through life without them. When I was little, I would cry a lot and when I got a little older, I would start to have panic attacks. We were poor as shit and my mother was usually the cause of my tears and anxiety, so I never got any professional help. I didn't need it though, I had Derek and Christian to comfort me, prote
Ace POV"Ok, let's play," Alley said looking around at everyone, but they were all frozen. No one has ever seen someone talk back to me, let alone me take an order from them. I didn't give a fuck though. I either backed off or lost my temper. She wanted to play, then I'll let her play. I'll make sure everyone here knows she is not to be touched.Amber cleared her throat. "Ok, it was your suggestion so, Alley you start the game." Of course, it was Alley's idea to play this game."Amber truth or dare!" "Truth" she said, because I think the murderous look Alley had was scaring her."How many times in the past month have you fucked my brother?" Alley asked with a shit eating grin. Derek and I knew exactly what she was trying to imply to Layla with the answer to this question. A part of me wanted to smirk at her cleverness. Derek on the other hand was squirming in his seat knowing once Amber opened her mouth his chances with Layla were over. I honestly didn't think he really had a chance
Alley POVThe second we got out of Christian's car Derek walked right in and went to straight to bed. Neither of them spoke a word since we left the lake.I plopped down on my bed and curled into a ball. Layla sat next to me laying her hand on my back. "That was fucking intense Alley. I have no words.""Me either. I'm so fucking pissed at him, but it also hurts to hate him. Why can't he just be normal?" I sobbed.Being in Europe I met so many people. So many guys that seemed normal. Yeah, I'm sure they are still horny teenage asshole, but it was different than the guys here. They were sweet and friendly to me, but didn't try to only fuck me. We just hung out and laughed. I wanted to go back to being a little girl that only had the middle of the nights to look forward to and that made me hate Christian to want something so little for myself. He had no right to treat me that way, no right to treat my brother that way. What the fuck was his problem anyways?The next two weeks in school e
Ace POVI hated the way everything felt right now. For ten years there were only two people that meant anything to me and I did nothing but push them away this past month. I was a piece of shit that didn't deserve either of them. Maybe my dad was right? I'm too different to have any true friends, especially ones that grew up in such a vastly different world than me. He always said others would use me for my power. Little did he know that it was me that fucked them over. Every time I thought about apologizing, I reminded myself how I dragged her across the beach, how I made her cry, and loved the power I had over her. Every time Derek looked at me wondering if we were still friends. I remembered how I wanted to beat him for talking against me. Him telling me to leave his sister alone should have made me snap back to reality but it only pissed me off more. Made me want to hurt him.I needed to accept that this is who I was. I'm fucking rich and powerful and wouldn't allow anyone to be
Ace POVI was all dressed in my best navy suit waiting for the time to spin by. I was so excited to flirt with Elise until I had her writhing beneath me that I got ready with an hour to spare. I should have just let Nikki suck my dick last night. The sexual tension I was feeling was only going to get me in trouble tonight. I sat in my office twirling in my chair trying to figure out what to do. I should call Derek or Alley, but I didn't want to get lost down that rabbit hole of self-pity. Every time they gave me a disappointed look, I wanted to punch something. They had no idea what the real world was like. We might all be in high school, but I've seen what happens after. I've seen the vile and cruel ways people use you. High school was about getting high or drunk then finding some pussy. My father's business world was about keeping the drugs flowing in the right areas, keeping the poor under your thumb so you could use them as your toys all while expanding your empire, so you stayed
Ace POVAfter Ace's little appearance at my job, I was feeling like I was on cloud nine. I thought it would be weird acting so whatever to him. I admit a part of me was hoping he was there because he changed his mind and was coming out for my birthday. The second I saw his sexy ass dressed in a navy suit I knew that was for his father and not me. Not that I wanted him to dress up for me. It's just that we never went anywhere that would require anything that fancy. Damn did he look like a god though. It made being angry at him hard, but flirting became second nature. Weird how one day you realize how handsome your best friend is and then all kinds of sexy innuendo start rolling off your tongue. "What the fuck Alley! Why didn't you tell us it was your birthday?" Katie was looking really pissed as she spoke."I don't know. Everything has been really messed up lately and I just didn't want to make a big deal out of it." I said, trying to hide my sadness. Derek gave me his big brother sm
Ace POV Seventy two. That's how many years I lived this life so far. At eighteen I thought I would be lucky to see thirty and now I've seen so much more. I wish I could say it was all good. That after Alley and I found each other again that everything was just happiness and perfection, but that wasn't life.Our first heartache was losing our daughter when she was seventeen in a car accident. Alley could barely breath for what seemed like years after we buried our child. I would relive all the horrors my father handed me over and over to never have to experience that pain. Our seven other children keep us going though. We had other's depending on us and we had to push through the heartache for them. Show them life was still worth living, despite the hole we all shared.My Nanny passed shortly after our daughter. She battled her lung disease for years and I knew she was in immense pain but she held on. Losing one of her great grandchildren I think pushed her to the end though. She told
Nanny Fuck Face POVI looked down from my balcony from my bedroom window leaning on my cane as all my great grandchildren played in the pool outside. Today was the twin's sixteen birthday and the house was full of friends and family. For six months I stayed with Ace in hiding, waiting patiently to be able to live this life I desired for so long. After my daughter died I gave up thinking life would ever be kind to me. I felt hopeless and weak until that day I stood at Ace's graduation party and saw his undying love for Alley. They were saying goodbye but I knew she was his salvation. The light he needed to keep his soul alive and good. Then I saw my other grandson, a boy I thought that was lost to this family and was thankful for it. The Blackwoods were so deeply rooted in sin I prayed everyday my grandchildren would find a better life than my daughter or I did.I never thought it would turn out like this. I wish I could change my past but I also didn't want to change a single moment
Alley POV"Are you saying my son is a problem. I can assure you he is the least of your worries." Christian's tall muscular frame was backing up a perky little woman against a wall. I rolled my eyes with a sigh. Such a brute, especially when it came to his kids."Calm down there, Varsity dip shit." I pulled his shoulder away from the scared woman. Christian's eyes turned dark on me and I just raised my eyebrows at him. My fingers touched my necklace, one he had made for me on my sixteenth birthday but gave to me years later. He was my forever, our love and bond infinite, and he will be a good boy that listened."This woman said Darien seems distracted. She thinks he's been the one pranking the principal. I want to speak to this so called principal!" His voice softened as he spoke to me, but it still held a demand in his tone. "This woman is his teacher and is harmless. We know our son and I'm sure he has been causing some havoc. Sit and calm yourself." I pushed him down in a small cl
Alley POVMaybe it was the pregnancy hormones or maybe I was really hating Ace right now. So much rage was coursing through my body and I was doing everything in my power not to grab the cake next to me and smash it in that motherfucker's face."What just happened?" Greg asked. He was still playing catch up."Ace faked his death. I'm going to kill him." All the pain I felt the last six months and he was alive? He was just hiding out, lying to all of us to keep us safe. That was bullshit, he was a motherfucker."Whoa! Alley's about to go lethal." Ethan and Daniel were next to me now as I watched Ace kneeling down speaking to Darien and Derek. He did look really hot and how he played with the boys was making my body call to him. No! He pays first."He lied to us." My head shot to Daniel. He knew too."Calm down. Remember you are with child Alley." Daniel had his hands up in the air in surrender."What's happening? I love when Alley goes psycho!" Elise said way too happy at my anger. Lyd
Alley POVSix months later:It has been a hard few months, but Greg was right, I did find happiness again. Losing Ace was just as hard, if not harder, than losing my brother and I would never get over losing either one of them.Daniel and his partner Rowan survived the explosion, but had some scars on their face and arms. I was beyond thankful they made it out alive and thought they just looked more bad ass now. Today Greg, Lydia, Darien, Derek, and myself were driving up to Daniel's summer home in Rhode Island to celebrate his engagement to Elise and his official promotion. Ethan and Layla had the baby girls in tow behind us and I looked back to them in my rear view mirror with a smile. For some reason, I was really, really excited about this weekend trip. We hadn't all spent time together in months and I wanted to be surround by my family for the whole weekend. Daniel already promised a big fire pit out back just for me, it was of course for everyone, but he knew how much I like s
Alley POVIt took Ethan a long time to calm me down and get me on a plane back home. I didn't want to leave without Christian, but Darien was waiting for me at home. I wish I could say it was easier to walk away for my son. I would always choose Darien above Christian, but it didn't mean it made my decision to leave any less harder.I cried in Ethan's chest the whole plane ride home, swearing I would never step foot on one of these again. The second I did get home Darien and Derek were there welcoming me with tears. That did make my sadness a little more bearable. I loved this family so much and I just didn't understand why I couldn't have Christian too. That night Greg stayed with me and we watched movies well past the moon rising. He knew I wasn't sleeping anytime soon and Ethan needed to be with his wife. Layla was doing much better, but she still had her own stuff going on.We didn't speak much and I appreciated how Greg was relentless with the way he cared for me. It reminded m
Daniel POVI paced the hallway outside Ace's hospital bed losing my mind. The switch was supposed to take place already and now I was losing my window. On top of that, once they arrested my boss IA moved in our department. Within a few hours I was assigned as the temporary head of the criminal organization task force and had one sorry ass fucker with a stick up his ass questioning my every move."So, you've worked undercover for seven years with this," a studious prick with four inch thick glasses looked over his paperwork, "ah, Christian Ace Blackwood?""Yes! We discussed this two hours ago. It's not that hard of name to remember either.""I see, yes. I'm just curious if maybe you've been too deep undercover. Seven years is a long time and you seem to have an unhealthy relationship with this murder." The IA agent looked in Ace's room with disgust. He was a murder, but they didn't know his story. He didn't kill randomly and never hurt someone innocent. I can't explain that in any ra
Daniel POV"It's time." I called into Rowan to move in on the people at Déjà vu. "You got everything on our boss we needed." I could hear his amusement over the call. We've been working to take our boss down for over seven years and this was our moment."Every last fucking word." I smiled and hung up.Once I heard about Angelo taking Alley, again, and how Ace was calling a meeting, which included Dmitri I knew how to get my boss. His filth went as deep as you would line his pockets. I feed him the bait that Angelo was desperate and he contacted him to make a deal.Before Ace's little meeting my boss meet Angelo to workout a plan to remove Ace permanently, for a hefty payment of course. Angelo paid him more money then he owned and I got it all on video including the wire transfer.My men moved in already knowing I was running this operation. I saw my boss standing behind Ace with his gun to his head and I knew I had to remove him quickly. He would kill Ace just for the high of taking
Ace POVI stood in front of my wall length mirror adjusting my tie. I haven't looked myself in the eye in a week and I wasn't sure if I liked the man staring back at me. I had my black suit on, black tie, and white shirt. Tonight was about ending as much of the bullshit as possible so I kept it simple. My jet black hair was still a little wet and slicked off to the side. The best feature of my whole body were these eyes and that was because they didn't belong to him. Well one other part of my body but he wasn't getting any attention tonight. I used to see my father in the mirror and fucking hated it more than anything. Despite knowing I was a good looking man I would give anything to change my appearance. To look less like that monster that raised me. Now I say that little boy. A smile tugged at my lips seeing his little face with so much power in it. He was a confident little shit and would grow up to be a man that did what he wanted. No one would keep him back, build him up just