Ace POVAfter a bunch of bullshit from my father about rescheduling our meeting, I was out the door and on my way to Layla's. The six properties that were transferring into my name became four and the other two were now becoming joint partnership with my father. Minor setback, but worth it for Alley. The moment I stepped foot into the party I knew I shouldn't have come, but it was her birthday party. I already fucked up by dragging her across the beach, then again on her actual birthday, and then of course punching Derek in the face. I had to be here today plus, she asked me to be here, and I wasn't going to say no.Alley was at the pool with a short little yellow dress on and Dave's arm wrapped around her waist. The dress alone made me want to drag her home. It had showed off her perky little breast and laid just pass her ass fitting tightly against her skin. I did notice how uninterested she seemed in Dave too. She would occasionally move his hand away and even avoided kissing him
Alley POVMy party was better than I could have imagined. Definitely blurred some lines with my best friend but the way he made me feel I didn't care one bit plus now I know he feels the same way. The party started off ok, but I regretted inviting Dave now. I only did it to make Christian mad that he wasn't invited so I guess it serves me right using him that way. I splashed cold water on my face trying to calm down from the most pleasure I think anyone could ever feel and that was all just from his finger. I couldn't have sex with Ace, but my body now craved nothing else. I headed out to the pool area with my dress and shorts getting side eyed by Layla and Katie. I'm sure they saw Ace throw me over his shoulder when I refused his demands to put my dress back on. Wearing a thong bikini and now sporting a very large handprint on my ass I really had no choice but to concede. "Hey chickee. I see the dip shit got the best of you huh!" Katie yelled from the lounge chair she was sharing
Ace POVAll week I did nothing but run from Alley. I know she was getting mad at me but I literally fell a part at the sight of her. A true gentleman would had probably talked to the girl he fingered until she exploded all down his hand, but I was anything but that. Which was exactly why I had to run away.My Dad kept me in the city Tuesday and Wednesday so luckily, I only had a few days to worry about running into her, but it was killing me. I never wanted something yet feared having it so much in my life. I wouldn't become some love sick teenager bowing at her feet either. I just needed to let some time pass and she would forget about it. What was the protocol for forgetting something like that? A week, maybe two? The problem was that as much as I hoped she would forget what happened and just move on I was also filled with rage at the idea of her moving on with someone else.It was last period on Friday and I decided to man up and head to the court yard. Derek would be there anywa
Alley POVHoly shit, what was that? The fact he pushed me away didn't even register as a rejection. The way he just kissed me was like feeling the earth shift below your feet. Was it even possible to feel this way at only 16? I looked up and saw his face full of regret. This was killing him. I know he didn't want to hurt me and with his reputation I'm sure that is exactly what he would do. Get what he wants then move on to the next chick. A part of me really wanted to believe he wouldn't do that to me but we have never been this way with each other. What do we do with this? Casual hook up? I know he won't date me. I don't think he even knows how a boyfriend is supposed to treat a girl. Either way I wasn't losing him. I pushed my sandwich to him and took his. "Eat. I promise no hot sauce on that one." I gave him a small smile then bit into my half."Alley we can't do this?" "I know you're all racked with guilt. I promise I'm not expecting anything from you and I know if I say stop
Ace POVThey say when you wake with the woman you love in your arms it feels like the whole world has been set right. That your entire being is at peace and you find true happiness in that moment. I have to agree with that... except once reality kicks in, you feel like you just been mind fucked and panic.———My mind drifted between a dream and the heat on my skin as I slowly woke. I felt the velvet under my fingertips and hummed knowing she was there by my side. I think my hand was on her stomach and fuck did it feel good. I licked my lips as my thumb drew circles knowing this would be the closest to heaven someone like me would ever reach. I could feel her breathing and for some reason it filled me with enormous hope just from the fact that she was alive and real. How could one life be so dependent on another's? It just made no rational sense. We were two separate people, yet I knew, without a doubt, I couldn't survive this world unless she was in it.My eyelids slowly opened needi
Alley POVWe all jumped in Layla's car with Ace and Derek following behind us. It was kind of weird but nice that my new friends got along with them. Whenever I hung out with Derek and Ace it was only the three of us. If they hung around their other friends I was never invited. I was kind of liking this whole group thing we got going on.The only problem was me making out with both Christian and Ethan. I did really like Ethan and if Christian never touched me at my birthday, I would probably be on a date with him right now. Now no matter how comfortable I felt with Ethan my dumbass devil would pop in my head. We made it to the beach and we instantly separated. Ace and Derek took their spots with the Seniors and girls were draped all over them. It was annoying and so pathetic. I didn't know what to think about our little moments touching each other but I was not making out with him then he gets a weekend whore to finish him off. That was just gross.Layla didn't seem to mind one bit t
Ace POVI nearly ran to the fucking bathroom after what she just said. She looked me dead in the eye then moved slowly to my ear and said "what if...", I couldn't think about it. Shit! The blue balls this girl gives me are going to cause serious damage. It fucking hurts and now I only want her ten times more.Why does she even want me anyways? I'm a fucker and an asshole. Does she want to be controlled and yelled at? And sex, what does she expect? Does she honestly think I can resist that long? I could tear into her the first night we were alone and we both knew she would cave. What the fuck? Why am I even fighting this so much? She is a big girl. She wants to watch me epically fail at being with her that is her fault for wanting an asshole in the first place.I punched the paper towel container and that was a mistake. Now my balls and hand fucking hurt. I shook it off and splashed cold water on my face. I'll be the asshole I truly am and if she still wants me that is on her for bein
Alley POVWe finished breakfast and cleaned up our mess around Layla's house. I wasn't sure what we would do though so we headed back into the pool.Ethan was a little extra touchy with me but I didn't mind. He seemed to be in tune to every reaction Christian was having though. I was beginning to think he was trying to provoke him but I didn't care. We weren't really doing anything bad and Ace made it clear he was the bad guy I should stay away from. "Alley what is this? I'm guessing bike accident." Ethan asked tracing the scar over my shoulder. I suddenly felt vulnerable and my eyes shot to Christian. His face turned to pure rage as mine watered."What the fuck asshole? Stop getting in her space." Ace smacked his hand off me then pushed him."Ace. It's fine. I can talk for myself." I gave him a pointed look roping back my emotions."Stop fucking pissing me off Alley. Why are we even still here?""Why are you still here?" Ethan asked and I knew this was turning bad."Come on guys eno
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