Ace POVI knew it was a bad idea to let her go away with her brother. He always found a way to make her cry and I was getting so tired of it. She spent all weekend in a ball trying to hide her tears. The worst fucking part was she wouldn't talk to me about it.I ran around getting everything she wanted and a dozen roses. I never got a girl roses before but it seemed like something that made girls smile. I honestly have no idea what to do to make her feel better. I walked into our bedroom and she was laying on her stomach watching TV. Definitely not how I thought she would be after promising to make tonight more fun than last night but I didn't care. I didn't just want sex from her. I wanted sex of course but not when she was spiraling into a depression."Flowers? Wow! I think I officially broke the varsity dip shit." She gave me the biggest smile and it froze me in my spot. I was lost in the orbit of Alley. What did she say?"Ace? You ok?" She climbed off the bed grabbing the food t
Alley POVThere is nothing better than waking to those green eyes staring at me, watching me, loving me. I wanted to believe everything he said these past three days about how our life was going to be, but our whole world was shifting tonight. I've never been so afraid of anything than getting through the next few weeks.Monday, I begged him to skip school and he happily obliged. We never laughed so much or had so much sex before. I was determined to feel him every way in every spot before I may never feel him again. He, of course, happily obliged to all those requests too. At night I tried keeping him up as long as possible but he complained he needed his sleep to get him through the next night in the city without me.Tuesday morning, I tried begging him to skip life again but he was too afraid his father would come looking for him. I couldn't tell him that he could be in federal custody in 36 hours so I had to let him go. I did end up skipping school but I dragged Layla with me all
Ace POV"You piece of shit whore! If you can launder drug money you can figure out a way to pay for a school. Get the letter out and for the full amount or I'll slit your throat and find someone that actually knows how to do your job." I slammed the phone then threw it against the wall. Daniel just walked in and was quick enough to dodge it."Fucking Blackwoods and your tempers. What the hell has you so messed up now?""I didn't hit send." I buried my head in my hands. Alley was so fucking destroyed this morning. I didn't want to let her go but I knew I had to. "Ok, well I'm glad we cleared that up. Do you need help?""No! I need you to meet Dante in the city tonight.""Tonight? We have the shipment with Derek tonight.""Change of plans. We are shifting the playing field in order to shift the blame." I shot my eyebrows up and down then went back to my stack of contracts. "I'm not following.""And you don't need to. Just do as your told and all will be fine Daniel."He shifted in hi
Alley POVI ran as fast as could from the house heading straight for the hospital. If they were alive, they would be there. I was supposed to board that plane no matter what but I never had any intention of leaving without my brother. I never once thought in my life that Ace could hurt me, not until I saw the way he looked at me today. I wasn't sure what was going to happen when you broke a devil's heart but I knew I didn't want to find out. My phone buzzed and I nearly dropped it trying to answer.Ethan: Hospital now. I know you didn't get on that plane. Stay away from Ace he is on a rampage and knows you were involved.I fell to my knees in the middle of the road. That's why he hates me. He thinks I set all this up, helped Derek take him down.I didn't even know what I was doing but my screen was calling him. It rang but he didn't answer.Me: I just found out Ace. I would never sell you out or help Derek do any of this. I was trying to protect you and my brother. I told you I wou
Ace POV"I want it shut down or I'll shut each of you down. Do you not understand or should I kill Joe too?" I moved my gun to Joe's head."That's John." My father decided now was a good time to speak."Do I look like I care?""Fine it's done. Will you please just stop killing my men." Stephen was a sweaty mess. Poor fool never had a chance and now I know why my father had him take over the sex trade. Another puppet for him to pull the strings on. "Son, if we shut down the shipments of kids, we will lose billions and possibly start a war.""I already have billions and I would welcome a war right now. The Blackwood name will no longer be associated with rape and abuse to little kids. You want to sell sex, trade whores, go ahead but they better all be of legal age and want to be there. I won't be a tyrant or a dictator to anyone but scumbags like these lowlifes."I waved my gun around the board room of filthy men sitting around a conference table and they all ducked. Idiots! I know how
Alley POVI stayed all week with Ethan in the hospital and still had no word from Derek. Prom night Layla showed up in her dress and brought one for me and a suit jacket for Ethan. We texted Katie to join us but she never even answered Layla back. The three of us had our own little Prom in his hospital bed. As always, like a true pimp, Ethan kept both his dates entertained. They both knew I was in so much pain from both Christian and Derek but they made sure we had a goodnight together and I was thankful for them.I know Layla was worried about Derek too and I'm not sure she even believed what we told her about what Ace did at the club. She knew what vile things happened with Angelo but she couldn't believe Christian could be like him too. She never really like Christian that much but she didn't hate him, not until now. I went to school a few days during the week but I could barely breathe and left early. I didn't know who I was anymore. Everything I felt before was gone. I didn't c
Ace POV"Any word about the girl?" I asked Daniel the second he came into my office. Some kid overdosed on Dante's shit drug the other night and we still had no ID. "Just got off the phone with the ME. It was a girl from your school. Her name was Katelyn McArthur. Did you know her?"Fuck tears were going to spill. Not for me and not for the girl but for Alley. How did this happen?"Is the warehouse cleared?" I asked"Yeah, and Alvarez has a bullet in his other leg now too. That old man will have more bullets than organs in his body pretty soon." Daniel chuckled."He should be dead. I told him to stop selling that shit after the raid went down." I slammed my fist to the table."He claims he did but who gives a shit if he was telling the truth. I rather enjoy torturing that man.""Me too. When are the arrangements?""Arrangements?""Funeral. When is Katie's funeral?" Once I said her name it finally clicked. "Fuck! The loud mouth red head Katie? Alley is going to be destroyed over thi
Alley POVI have serious issues. I threw my shirt on running back out to the kitchen and grabbed my tables food. "Hey you're out of here!" My manager Dave was approaching me like I just stole something. Right before he could grab my arm, we heard a loud crashing of furniture and dishes breaking. Shit, I think Ace is pissed. Oh well I guess he should learn some control. I probably should too."Ace cleared me to work. Want to go ask him yourself?" I smirked at Dave knowing there was no way he was stepping foot back there.I dropped my food to my table apologizing for the construction going on in the back. Nikki hung around the rest of night and I know she was itching to find out what happened, but I wish she would just disappear. I noticed Angelo spoke with her for a bit which made me suspicious. Since when did those two talk to each other and more importantly what did he want from her?"Turn the news up! They ID the girl." People were shouting from the bar area. I don't know why but