APRILI knew this day was coming, I just hoped it’d wait until the day Ace was being discharged. Right now, his mother looked like she’d been dying to say that for days and I saw it in her eyes every time that she walked in here and spotted me, it was always clear that she was fighting the urge to unlock the nearest window and throw me out like trash. “We’d appreciate that, yes,” Ace’s father backed up his wife without wasting a breath.I didn’t even get a chance to think up a response before Ace piped in, “she can’t leave, she’s staying here with me until I’m officially discharged,” he insisted. His father’s face immediately turned red with fury and he was soon marching towards Ace’s bed like a man storming off to war.“What the fuck is your problem? Is death the only way you’ll ever see things sensibly? This is the second girl you’ve liked and just like the first one, she almost got you killed by foolishly letting you play hero!” his father flared up like Ace’s last words were fu
APRIL Ten minutes ago, Ace’s mom had screamed the entire hospital down and about three doctors and some assisting nurses had come running to her precious son’s aid. We’d been seated, well not me… Ace’s parents had been seated on the bench outside the suite while I was standing and pacing worriedly while wondering what must’ve gone wrong with him. He’d been doing great in the last few days and we hadn’t needed the emergency button even once, and now everything suddenly went to shit? Maybe it was the stress he racked up from arguing with his father. “Why’re you still lurking around here? Shouldn’t you be on your merry way home? or haven’t you caused enough ruckus?” Ace’s mother shot me her signature hateful and irritated look. “I made a promise to be here until he’s fully healed and I’m sorry you don’t approve of it, but I’m going to stick to my word,” I told her in as respectful of a tone that I could garner. Deep down, I wanted to tell her how much of an unnecessarily mean bitch
APRILLuckily, the doctor came to my aid before she could burn a hole in my skin.“Unfortunately, that’s not a wise choice Luna Jackson,” the doctor cautioned her in a tone filled with reverence, “it’s this young woman’s presence that pulled him out of a near coma, and it’s also her nearness to him that has allowed him recover faster than anyone should in his condition…” Ace’s parents looked between each other, clearly torn and in distress about the decision they had to make. They were weighing if their undying hatred for me was worth risking their son’s life, or if they could tolerate me just to keep their precious heir alive. “I honestly doubt that there’s a medical explanation for how all of that is possible, but since her presence keeps him grounded and fastens his healing, it’s best if she’s always at his side, especially right now after the shock incident,” the doctor finished and I could see the wheels turning in the heads of Alpha and Luna Jackson. “Whatever, you can go in,
APRIL “You’re looking at me like there’s something you badly want to say, and it’s eating you from the inside out,” Ace was saying as he held out his hand for more of my Cheetos.“Nothing’s eating me out,” I lied and hugged my snacks to myself, refusing to share, “but some part of me’s been wondering why you never take anything seriously. You’re always nonchalant and unbothered in the most tense situations.”I ended up spilling what was on my mind anyways.“What a greedy bunny,” he smirked before stretching for the snack bar and picking up a chocolate bar. Then, he practically swallowed it in one bite before shrugging and getting off the bed, then taking off his hospital robe. I forced my gaze to train itself anywhere but on his magnificent chest that was now on display as he walked to the wardrobe. “On a lighter note, I got the doctors to discharge me because I have proof of him being an opium addict that could make him lose his license, so we can leave now,” he said while struggl
APRIL“Since you’ve taken your pills and you’ve been well fed, I think you should get a personal nurse or one of your trusted staff to tend to you, because I’m taking my leave,” I got out of the chair and started towards the living room where my duffel bag was lying on the couch. He followed behind me immediately, blocking my path before I could reach out for the bag. My face hit his chest and he wrapped his hand at the back of my neck before pulling me away a little and tilting my head so that he was gazing right into my eyes from almost two feet above me. “Cool your horses,” his gaze swept slowly over my face, “I still need to take a bath to get rid of that hospital stench and I need your help getting undressed.”He reached down and took my hands, then guided them slowly to the hem of his shirt, stealthily using my fingers to rub his toned waist. I felt my entire body tingle as he started to use my hand to lift his shirt off his abs at the same tortuous pace. As my fingers grazed
APRIL My jaw was literally sweeping the floor at his sudden revelation, and I was convinced that I’d heard wrong. “Wha…. What?” I asked incredulously. “Because I’ve run out of reasons to make you stay and I can’t bear you leaving.”Boldly, he repeated himself, and that was a big deal because the Ace I’d known and detested for months hated to repeat himself, especially not in obedience to a woman’s request for him to do so. “I… I don’t know what to say, but I think I need to leave,” I told him in a weirdly dazed voice and it’s clear he could see that I was surprised by his words. He reached for my duffel bag and held into it, “if you insist on leaving, I’m getting into this duffel bag or I’m clinging to it and following you wherever you go.”“Please don’t leave me here. I’ve been craving your presence for months and I honestly don’t care that the only way I became worthy of it was by taking a bullet for you. I’ve run out of ideas to make you stay, but I’d really love it if you did
APRIL Upon hearing my question, he seemed to instantly shut down. The playful smile on his face had faded in an instant, and it seemed like that was the one question he wasn’t expecting to be asked. I didn’t want to push him to share anything he was uncomfortable with, so I pressed my palms together and smacked my lips…“It’s fine, you don’t have to answer it. I just asked a question so you wouldn’t tickle me, I didn’t mean to cross any boundaries,” I pushed my hair out of my face and turned away from him. In a literal second, his hand cupped my jaw and my face was almost swimming in his huge palm, then he turned me so I was facing him again. For what felt like the hundredth time today, he glanced at my lips and his eyes darkened with desire. “I want to tell you, that’s just my default reaction to being reminded of her,” he explained, a sad smile touching his unfairly beautiful lips. I just nodded, giving him the go-ahead while trying to mask my surprise at his behavior.“Her nam
APRIL I was completely floored by his words, because I’d convinced myself constantly that he didn’t like me. “I’m already in love with Nick, and he’s the only man for me,” I boldly told him even though I was swept off my feet by his heartfelt confession. “How about you repeat that without looking away from me? Especially that last bit, make it believable enough,” Ace placed his hand on my jaw and turned my face so that our gazes were now locked.His eyes lingered with raw hunger on my lips and I found myself biting the full end of my bottom lip as I wondered what thoughts were running through his head as he watched me. “Go ahead, say it again,” he urged, his eyes now back on mine.I swallowed hard and tried, “Nick is….I only… I love… uh…” I found myself stuttering helplessly and being unable to even recall what I’d said earlier, especially because his thumb was stroking my chin sweetly.When he saw that I couldn’t repeat it, he looked awfully pleased, smiling as he wrapped an arm
APRIL Just when I thought that my mother couldn’t be more cruel, she outdid herself. At this point, I was convinced that she just hated me and would probably kill me with her bare hands if her marriage with Xander’s father was broken off because of my involvement with his precious heir. Her last words rang in my head and I was stunned into silence as I tried to process the fact that my own mother wished me death and she meant it. “Get the fuck out of my sight, you disgust me,” she shoved me out of the way, clutching her purse and strutting out of the suite like she owned every where she stopped her feet. I trembled when she slammed the door shut, especially because it was so violently done that I thought it would disturb Xander’s rest. I refused to dwell on the degrading encounter I’d just had with my mom and decided to walk over to Xander’s bed instead.Upon coming closer and inspecting the machines connected to him, I realized that he was asleep, he was unconscious. Most likely
APRIL Luckily, I still had the prize money from the Jaw Wars that I’d been planning to use to pay up my debt before Nick cleared it. So, I paid for a service apartment because it felt odd for me to return to Nick’s apartment after choosing his friend over him and fucking the said friend gladly. In the moment, I usually forgot it, but whenever I remembered that Nick felt pain whenever I was fucking someone else, I hated myself and felt like I could never face him. I’d been in the service apartment for two days now, and most of that time was silent in self reflection. I was forced to finally face the fact that I had certain feelings for Xander and Ace, the kind that surpassed basic hormonal attraction. One thing I knew for sure was that whatever I felt for them wasn’t nearly as strong as the love I had for Nick. That didn’t stop me from wondering all day what else I felt for them asides sexual compatibility. There was something that warmed my heart whenever I thought of them these
ACEAs much as it seemed like an odd thing for me, I only wanted to do her bidding. The last time I’d felt this strongly for a girl, I ended up regretting every single second of it, and despite the warnings ringing in the back of my head, I still felt more than willing to give it another shot. After the way I’d opened up with April and she’d practically turned into a therapist, I was hopeful that things would be different this time if I just did some things the right way. And the first thing on that list was making things right by apologizing to Brooke, so I picked up my phone and dialed her number. “Ace?” she sounded awfully shocked when she picked up the phone, and I knew it was because I never called her and barely picked up her calls. “Yeah, uhm…. Tonight’s family dinner at my parent’s place and I wanted to ask if you’d be interested in joining us, there’s some important things we need to discuss,” I told her, trying my best to sound respectful even though I still detested her
APRIL Shame enveloped me like a second skin as I heard the sound of Brooke slamming the main door shut angrily behind her. I would definitely never be able to show my face in front of her. There was no doubt in my mind about that. When I resumed school, I was definitely going to have a hard time rejoining the volunteering committee because she oversaw it. And god knows she hates me more than she cares about providing volunteers to the community so she’ll never let me successfully enroll. Sincerely, I deserved that punishment just as much as I deserved all the guilt and shame that was plummeting a hole in the pit of my stomach. “She’s gone now,” Ace finally managed to wipe the rage off his face, “I’m really sorry for the interruption and how things blew ov—”“I should be the one walking out of that door and not her. She should still be here, talking this through with you like mature adults instead of the way you treated her like an inferior being where you’re concerned,” I felt ang
APRILHonestly, I’d seen Ace angry more times than I could count because he used to always posed when we first started fucking, but I’d never seen him as angry as he looked right now. He turned to me first, as though he was trying to confirm that I’d learned the truth after accusing him of uploading the video. Little did he know that I’d known the trust h a while ago and that’s what made nursing him to health more bearable. I didn’t react or speak, so he turned his enraged gaze back to Brooke. In seconds, he was dashing across the room, wrapping a wrist around Brooke’s neck and choking her angrily against the wall. “How could be so thoughtless and heartless as to release such an incriminating video? especially when you knew it would affect her reputation, her position, and her scholarship?” he demanded to know as he tightened his grip around her neck. Despite the pain he was inflicting on her, Brooke looked unrepentant about what she’d done and I was just numb where I sat as I re
APRILMortified, my heart and heat started to throb uncontrollably when I spotted Brooke. Our last encounter flashed through my mind instantly and I knew that I probably looked like the most hypocritical and unrepentant whore as I clung to her fiancée after swearing to her that I’d been coerced into having a sexual relationship with him. The worst part of it all was that she must’ve overheard our banter about having a quickie and now she was staring in horror at our compromising position. The gift bags in Brooke’s hands slipped from her grasp and landed on the floor and there was denying that she heartbroken and enraged by the sight before her. I tried to wiggle out of Ace’s hold and put my feet on the ground, but all he did was hold me closer like he had no plans of ever letting me go. When I took a look at his face, it was clear that he was absolutely unbothered by how heartbroken and crushed Brooke looked. He obviously had no regard for her emotions and I wondered how such a be
APRIL Every second of that was fucking great. I’d long known how amazing it felt to be fucked relentlessly by Ace, and despite how mind blowing that was, it couldn’t compare to how amazing it felt when he made love to me. There was something addictive and flooring about he’d worshipped every inch of my body last night. The hickeys on my boobs peeked out as I stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around myself while looking in the mirror. I couldn’t help but smile as I recalled him complimenting me and leaving love bites on my breasts while I moaned for him. I swallowed at the memory and made my way into the room where I changed into fresh clothes, then followed the aroma coming from downstairs that led me to the kitchen where Ace was flipping an omelette in a pan.“What’s cooking?” I rubbed my starving tummy as I curiously peered at the half burnt cinnamon pancakes, crispy sausages, and eggs. It was clear that he didn’t really know what he was doing, but he was more than
APRILLogic had been flung out the window and I was fully engrossed in him. “Kissing you feels even more amazing than I remember,” he groaned before standing up and lifting me with him before starting towards the steps. As he walked, he kneaded my ass together in a way that made my pussy lips grind against each other which in turn made me moan helplessly. Soon he was kicking the room door open and placing me down on the bed. He spread my legs and pushed my dress up to expose my soaked core to him. “I’ve missed how fucking wet you get,” he hooked a finger in my panties and ripped them off me without restraint. Before I could catch my breath, he was kissing a line up my inner thighs while his thumb was massaging my clit in a way that nearly drove me mad. “So precious. So perfect,” he bummed as his lips hovered at my entrance. I bit down on my lower lip and moaned loudly, pushing myself closer to him so his lips were grazing my wet folds. The very next second, he let out a hungry
APRIL I was completely floored by his words, because I’d convinced myself constantly that he didn’t like me. “I’m already in love with Nick, and he’s the only man for me,” I boldly told him even though I was swept off my feet by his heartfelt confession. “How about you repeat that without looking away from me? Especially that last bit, make it believable enough,” Ace placed his hand on my jaw and turned my face so that our gazes were now locked.His eyes lingered with raw hunger on my lips and I found myself biting the full end of my bottom lip as I wondered what thoughts were running through his head as he watched me. “Go ahead, say it again,” he urged, his eyes now back on mine.I swallowed hard and tried, “Nick is….I only… I love… uh…” I found myself stuttering helplessly and being unable to even recall what I’d said earlier, especially because his thumb was stroking my chin sweetly.When he saw that I couldn’t repeat it, he looked awfully pleased, smiling as he wrapped an arm