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Ace’s POVThis is the second time I’ve watched that asshole Liam from my car. Unlike last time when I caught him sleeping with his secretary, he has done nothing but pace his office every five minutes, constantly checking his phone.I know a paranoid man when I see one, and this fucker has it written all over his face. My fingers rub against my black jeans as I form fists on my thighs. I’m sure he’s feeling the heat after what went down with Paetyn yesterday. She knows the details of the sick plan he created to push him up in the polls and bring more attention to his campaign, all at the expense of his fiancee. If the media were to find out about it, I have no doubt it would bring a shitstorm his way. Good. It’s what he deserves for doing what he did to my little bird. Liam passes by the window of his office. He’s been on the phone for what has to be the twentieth time since I started watching him when he arrived just before 9:00 A.M. I don’t know who he’s talking to, but it doesn
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Paetyn’s POVIt was a long day, to say the least. My mind was a jumbled mess of everything that had happened in the last forty-eight hours, making it hard to concentrate on my clients. No matter how hard I tried to push everything to the back of my mind, I would find myself getting lost in thought whenever a client was speaking or when I was on my lunch break. I hate that Liam has somehow forced his way into the corner of my mind, despite my breaking off our engagement. Every time I picture his face, or remind myself about how he put my life on the line for his own gain, I get the urge to punch his stupid face. He deserves it. It’s easier said than done to move on from what happened, but I’m optimistic that, with a little bit of time, I can put this whole thing behind me. At least, I hope so. I expect to see Ace when I walk through the front door of his house. Now that I know what he does with his spare time, I’m not sure what his schedule looks like. I mean, being an enforcer for
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Paetyn’s POVI swallow hard, but the pressure of his hand on my throat doesn’t leave me with much room. “Stand up,” Ace commands, his intense blue eyes holding mine.I do as I’m told and stand, the barstool skidding across the tiled floor. My neck strains as I tilt my head back to meet his gaze. Inky strands of hair fall over his forehead, framing his intrusive eyes as they peer down at me. A nervous energy thrums in my veins as I wait for him to make the next move. Ace is a man who enjoys watching me squirm, knowing he is the one in charge and has total control over me. When I was with Liam, he never took charge and would often ask me what I wanted to do when it came to sex. But not Ace. He doesn’t need to ask what I want because he knows what I need without me having to say it. In the short time I’ve known him, he has learned to read my body and the way it reacts to him. Which means he knows how to drive me crazy. “Turn around,” he murmurs. “Hands on the countertop.”Ace releas
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Paetyn’s POVMy eyes nearly bulge out of my head. “What?”I blink at him, trying to process what I just heard. Ace has a recording of Liam sleeping with his secretary. I mean, I had a feeling he was being unfaithful but didn’t have the evidence to prove it. But somehow Ace does…. How? He stares down at me, unmoving. His silence indicates he’s allowing me to process the bomb he just dropped on me, but his not saying anything is making the anger bubbling in my veins worse. “What the hell, Ace? How do you have footage of that?” I fold my arms over my chest. “I want the truth.”Ace runs a hand through his messy hair and takes a step back as if pushed aside by the anger radiating off me. “Does it matter how I got it? We can use it against him and destroy any chance he has at progressing his campaign. It’s a win-win for both of us.”“Ace,” I growl. “Tell me how you got the footage, or I’m walking out that door.”His eyes darken. The ticking in his strong jaw tells me I hit a nerve, but th
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Paetyn’s POV I know he’s watching me, just like he promised he would. The moment I stepped out of my car after arriving at the hospital, I felt his intense gaze on the side of my face. It took every ounce of self-control I had not to look in his direction and force my myself to walk away. After I left Ace’s house last night, I drove straight to Raya’s. She was more than happy to let me stay with her for as long as I needed. I don’t know what I would do without my best friend. No matter the circumstance, she will drop everything for me if I so much as ask, and vice versa. When I’m with her, it’s a judgment-free zone. Raya is the best at listening and offers the best advice. When I told her what happened with Ace, she pointed out that it seemed like I already knew what I wanted. Which was to put some space between me and Ace to figure out my next move, and then I’ll see him again. And she’s right. For once, I know what I want and didn’t have to hear reason from my best friend to fig
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Ace’s POVIt’s fucking killing me that I’m forced to watch Paetyn from afar–to the point that my muscles are permanently tensed and my vision is blurred at the edges. Ever since she left my house three days ago, I haven’t known peace. And I haven’t slept either. How could I when I need to know she’s safe? And the only way to know that for sure is to watch her myself. Besides going to work, Paetyn hasn’t left Raya’s house. For good reason. She knows I was watching her when she visited her mother at the hospital two days ago. Which means she has likely chosen not to leave the house to avoid seeing me. And while that irritates the fuck out of me, I understand her reasoning. She wants time to figure it all out. While I’m not the most patient man, I am willing to give her the time she needs.Knowing she is safe at her friend’s house does bring me some peace of mind, but it doesn’t change the fact that I wish she would return home with me where she belongs.Without Paetyn by my side, it’s
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Paetyn’s POVI’ve barely made it through the front door before Ace has his lips attached to my neck, sucking the skin at the base of my throat harshly while his hands roam over my chest. He pinches my nipple poking through the thin material of the oversized T-shirt I threw on earlier tonight.“Did you specifically not wear anything beneath this shirt because you wanted me to kill Seren for seeing you like this or sneak into your room and fuck you until you were screaming my name?”A shiver shudders through my entire body. It should be embarrassing how soaked my panties are from hearing the words fall from Ace’s filthy mouth, but I’m not. If anything, it fuels the fire burning in my core and the electricity thrumming beneath my skin. The front door slams closed, and I arch my back, desperate for Ace to continue touching me the way he is. “Which is it, little bird?” His warm breath fans against the sore skin at the base of my neck. I won’t be surprised if the spot is purple and blue b
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Ace’s POVPaetyn is asleep beside me when my crusted over eyes open the next morning. After spending what felt like hours making Pae beg for me to let her come, I collapsed on the bed, overcome with exhaustion from the past few days of sleepless nights, and passed the fuck out. I don’t remember my head hitting the pillow. It was a miracle my body lasted as long as it did. My gaze sweeps across to Paetyn wrapped in the sheets, locks of strawberry-blonde hair splayed across the pillow. The morning sun shines through the curtains to illuminate her soft features, making it difficult for me to keep my stirring dick in control. How is it possible that I have the most beautiful woman in the world sleeping in my bed? My dick stirs again, and I take this as my cue to get the fuck out of here. As much as I would love to wake Paetyn up with my head between her thighs and my tongue licking her sweet pussy, I’m craving a cup of coffee. Besides, I’m not sure she would appreciate me teasing her a
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