Ace POVWe ate breakfast in silence then remained silent the whole weekend. I tried talking to her but she was not letting up. Asshole would be home Sunday and she already planned on him picking her up. I had to let her go but I prayed the fucking burning desire to touch her was the same intensity she felt for me. My grand plan; hold out until she caved. Yeah, I know not too fucking bright but my head was all kinds of fucked up. Laying on the couch watching a movie with a few feet separating us felt like a country dividing us, the way we ate at the table avoiding eye contact at all cost made my heart pump poison through my veins, but how she avoided my touches, swiped my hand off her waist, or gave me a look of pure hatred when I leaned in for a kiss twisted everything inside me like I was slowly burning in hell.I won't tell her the extent of my family's shit. It would put her in danger and I knew her. She would never stand for it. She would want to go to the feds and take them all
Alley POVI left in tears with Ethan and I knew he could feel my heart breaking. I wanted Christian more than anything but I wouldn't lose myself to him. I hadn't even processed what this meant for us. How could we have a life together? Did he honestly expect me to turn a blind eye to all this? For as long as I can remember I wanted to make this a better world. Turn the system into something that lifted people up, one that gave every person a chance no matter who they were born to. I wanted to be a teacher and work my way up the ladder to make real changes to the education system. If I could reach the kids before they were tainted with the cruelty of this world, I could help steer them down a brighter path. I was proof that being born to trash didn't mean you would be trash. I was proof that bad shit could happen to you and you can rise above it. Be a better person and not let it destroy you. I watched so many kids growing up fall so far from grace and it took a little piece of me
Ace POVMy anger was at new heights. I don't know what it was about this school but every time we were here shit went sideways. I can't show her my love or idiots like Nikki and Bret will let it get back to their parents and then guess who would know.Did she care? No, not one fucking bit. Now she wants to debate Romeo and Juliet. Bret was right, it was a stupid story. There were many other examples of how a name didn't mean anything or that hatred shouldn't consume you. How the two idiots die at the end just shows what a waste of life they were. Who the fuck wants to live a short life to experience love for a few days then die to save their families. In my opinion Romeo should have put a dagger through every one of their hearts then ruled both empires with Juliet by his side. That would be a life worth living."Well, I guess you're an idiot that will end up just like Juliet. Broken and alone when she dies." I don't even know why those words flew out my mouth. I didn't want to fight a
Alley POVFucking peace maker Ethan threw me over his shoulder carrying me outside and not a single person stopped him. Granted I slapped my brother and threw everyone's lunch at him and no one stopped me but still. Does no one care in this school?"Put me down asshole." I punched his back and he flinched. He slid me down roughly and I fell on the grass. Dick!"Calm the fuck down Alley. You are losing your mind.""He deserved every bruise." I said rubbing my ass that just bounced on the hard cold ground."Alley, you need to take a step back and see how angry you're becoming. I get shit is complicated and there is a lot of fucked up shit going on but you are out of control."Ethan was normally calm and collective but right now he was pissed. I don't even understand why. What did he care if I beat the shit out of my brother."What do you want me to do? Just sit back and let him make her cry. Do you even fucking care he hurt Layla?""Of course, I do but we can't just punch everyone. You
Ace POVThis fucking goddess was the only thing I would ever live for. She consumed every part of me and I was more than willing to let her. We made it half way down the stairs for breakfast and I pulled her into a kiss. It had been two whole minutes since I felt her lips on mine and that was too long. We somehow kissed down the stairs then twisted and turned, hitting walls and doors refusing to part our bodies or lips, like two fools madly in love slowly making our way to the kitchen but I didn't care one bit. I could never have enough of her."Well, I take it you guys finally made up." Daniel was standing in the kitchen with pancakes and a huge ass smile. I don't know why it made him so happy but it made me smile that he not only approved but was supportive of us. There were two people that seemed ok with us being us and that was fucking asshole and his girl Jess so I'd take just about anyone else."Yup. We are perfect." I said stealing another kiss then she bit her lip and I groane
Alley POVI watched my handsome devil leave and I whined. I turned to Ethan and he patted the bed next to him to come get some love. I crawled next to him and cuddled his right side while Jess cuddled his left side. He was such a pimp."We really have to get to school. You ok Alley?" Ethan was looking down at me and I pulled my bottom lip out in a pout. "Oh my god don't do that. Now I know why Ace is so helpless to you."He sat up pulling Jess in his arms then stole a long kiss from her as I grabbed my bag. Another day of hell but in all honesty, school wasn't so bad or at least not like last year or even the beginning of this year.So much had changed in these few months that I didn't even feel like the same person. Tonight, Layla and Ethan were updating me on all things to do with my brother and I prayed he hadn't changed too much from the boy he was last year. Every time my mind wandered to Derek the drug dealer, I felt my heart squeeze painfully. Why would he do this to himself or
Ace POVSeven o'clock and I was racing out the door of my office. I talked to Alley constantly but I needed to see her. I couldn't wait to shed this suit of sin and wrap my body around hers. She told me that she was concerned about her brother and wanted to talk about some stuff and I fucking prayed she wasn't going to ask me to help him. I couldn't handle that shit but I knew she couldn't lose him either. I wanted to murder Derek.Every day that passed I felt like we were all inching closer to the inevitable bomb that was going to explode. I love that I needed her but I wasn't so naive to the fact that I was trying to savor every moment because I knew damn well it could be our last. She also told me about the little fuck triangle Layla was in between Derek and Ethan. I was actually surprised about that. I thought Ethan was really into Jess but I guess not if he is screwing Layla too. Maybe he did fuck all the hot chicks around him. Shit! He better not touch Alley. I knew I couldn't
Alley POVThe next three days of school were torture in every way. Christian and I were perfect but everything else in my life was crumbling.I tried talking to Derek at the Shore Club the other day but he just spewed more lies to me. I didn't want to break his confidence in Ethan so I only told him what Layla had known. Derek swore he was going to run three shipments and then get us a small house in Florida. You know the furthest state on the other side of the country at the very bottom. He didn't even ask me, he just told me what we were doing and for me to stay out of it for now. I asked him about the drugs he supposedly took from Randy but he brushed it off saying it was nothing big and had enough savings to clear his debt.I knew he would never take my money but I didn't think he would lie so easily to me. I guess in his own fucked up way he was trying to protect me. I was so tired of hearing that. Derek and Christian wanted me by their side but in the dark. They were just as b