My lips parted in shock.“W-what?”The shock I felt couldn't contain my voice. We did not one but a third round? And, what? I initiated it?No, this bastard could be lying. He was a murderer and a manipulator, what was lying that couldn't be added to his list of crimes?“I-I know you are lying! Don't think I’d be stupid to believe any lies you cook up!”“Oh baby, you have no idea what we cooked up last night.”Ace smirked, pinning his hot and needy gaze on mine.He is lying, he is fooling you, I kept reminding myself.“W-what do you mean?”Ace suddenly moved closer to him, dangerously barely sparing me breathing space as he regarded my gaze.“I won't share the details with you but, all I would tell you is that we were on this couch and you gave me the best ride of my life.”He brought his fingers to smoothly caress my face.“All along I thought you were 18 and inexperienced but, you did meet me with a great surprise. Let's do more of that in the future - surprise.”Ace leaned closer,
I took the antidote as suggested by Ace and soon enough, I laid back against the fluffiness of the king-sized bed and my weak eyes drifted off to sleep.The minute I woke up, the tired sun retiring into the depth of the sky in it’s orange hue, every memory from last night, in HDs, refreshed in my head.I did ask him to have sex with him. No, I begged. He didn't want it to happen since he suspected it was the incense doing the asking but, I begged him. I threw myself at him like a freaking whore.Damn me! And, damn him for making him throw myself at him the slightest opportunity I had. Tears rolled down my eyes. Fucking hell! All I wanted was to end this terror of a marriage because I couldn't stand the sight of him but somehow, I had sex with him, letting him take my virginity like it was nothing to me.Last night will surely replace my wedding with Ace as the worst day of my life.~ 20 HOURS AGO ~{Warning: Explicit sc
“Brielle Wallace, do you take Ace Reynolds to be your lawfully wedded husband?” The priest inquired gently, his gaze and every other gaze in the cathedral, including the cold one in front of me, settled on me, anticipating that I replied with a “yes”. Maybe they all expected I smiled along with my answer, which was so ridiculous considering no one thought I would be asked this silly question until a few minutes earlier. I was dressed to be the bridesmaid, not the bride. I wasn't supposed to be the bride, my sister was. This wasn't my fate, it was my sister’s. When I was very young, my mother always read this bedtime story to me. It was about a princess who got her fate swapped with a river goddess by merely standing by the riverside. I always thought it was a ridiculous story because I didn't believe such a crucial thing as one’s fate could be swapped in a split second. Now, I understand. Indeed, it was possible. It was feasible because it just happened to me. All
He kissed and kissed. He didn't stop. When I thought he would stop, he didn't.His lips were soft on mine, hot, urgent, and hungry.Why would he kiss me in this manner? He seems to be enjoying it. Ace cupped my cheek, his thumb caressing it gently as he intensified his kiss.My legs turned to a piece of jelly, my trembling hands doing nothing but resting my hand on his hard rock chest in an attempt to pry him off. Why is he doing this? Why is he kissing me like he wants me? Why did he say what he said earlier? What did he mean?Finally, he breaks the kiss. He broke the kiss but his face was still dangerously close to mine. I try not to stare into his eyes and he takes my chin in his delicate fingers, shoves my face up, forcing me to look at him.And when I did, I melted underneath that gaze. It was the brightest shade of blue I had ever seen. Menacing yet, intoxicating.“Congrats on this new phase.”He whispered to me, planted one last kiss on my lips, and stepped back.I, on the ot
But, why would he take Isobel? It made absolutely no sense. He probably was the one who asked her to marry him. Why would he do that and then proceed to abduct her on their wedding day?I instantly made it to the party, not bothering to ask questions I didn't have answers to. Scrambling through the crowd, I searched for mom or dad desperately.God help me. I see one of them before Ace finds me in the crowd.As soon as I saw mom in the crowd, sipping champagne and staring into space, I breathed a relieved sigh.I walked up to her with steps of desperation. Immediately mom noticed me, she frowned, settling her flute of champagne on the tray of a server who swept past her at that time.“Honey, where did you go again? Harper went to pay a visit to you and your husband but, you weren't—”“Mom please!” I cut in. “For the love of God, can you stop calling that man my husband? It's just a stand-in, remember?”Mom looked taken aback with the way I had snapped and I felt a pang of guilt. Abou
I let the night breeze brush my pale skin as I peered out the window of the black SUV.The breeze was chilly against my skin but nothing could be more chilly than the thought of starting a home with Ace.Becoming his wife.Ace Reynolds took a different car. A Rolls-Royce Sweptail drove closely behind us.I supposed I should be relieved that we weren't sharing the same breathing space at the moment and I was but, whenever I peered back and caught a glimpse of the Rolls-Royce behind us, I felt my stomach twist in anxiety.It even felt worse.It felt like I was being watched. I was under the watch of the most ruthless man. He wasn’t with me in the car but his presence wasn't missed either. I felt it. Closely. Like he never left.Ace Reynolds had grabbed my wrist forcefully and pulled me out of the party before I had time to protest - which I wasn't even planning to do.However, when I saw my mother watch me as I got pulled out by Ace Reynolds, a proud smile on her lips, my heart bounced
“Hey. What's the problem?”Luke asked, a tiny frown planted on his forehead.“Can you lend me your phone real quick, please?”My voice came out urgent and shaky.“Brielle, you don't look good. What's happening?”When Ace began to make it into the cafè, closer to me, searching every corner with his hard gaze, I grabbed Luke’s shoulder violently.He flinched at my sudden move but, I didn't care, I was on the brink of doom.“Just give me the damn phone!”Luke brought out his phone and handed it over to me. I grabbed it with trembling hands.“Brielle, if you need me to—”“I'm fine!”I snapped at Luke, scrambling to find a hiding place to call Valerie.A water dispenser stood at the rounding of a corner and I quickly went there to hide, moving away from Luke.I bit my finger as I waited for her response to the call. On the fourth ring, she picked.“God, Val! Where are you? I'm at your workplace!”“Brielle? I called in sick today. What's wrong?”Fucking hell!She started speaking again but
Waiting for the year I finally turn eighteen and finally getting the chance to do anything of my will such as; having sex and breezing in and out of a bar as much as I wanted. It was indeed a long torture of wait.I had plans with Elijah. Sexual plans. I wanted to try the sexual things my peers discussed amongst themselves.There were so many of them. Blowjobs, fingering, tongue-fucking, and all of that. And only with Elijah and Elijah alone.However, Ace had snatched all of that reality out of my firm grip. I had lost it, the possibility of it ever happening drifting away.I couldn't believe that just a day in my life could change my fate so drastically like that and rid me of my long-life dreams.Life is so funny.Once we crossed the border of Brookline, I let yet another tear slip down my face, followed immediately by others.Ace, stationed next to the wheels and driving along Brookline highway, passed a handkerchief to me.I now sat in the passenger’s seat of Ace’s Rolls-Royce, t
I took the antidote as suggested by Ace and soon enough, I laid back against the fluffiness of the king-sized bed and my weak eyes drifted off to sleep.The minute I woke up, the tired sun retiring into the depth of the sky in it’s orange hue, every memory from last night, in HDs, refreshed in my head.I did ask him to have sex with him. No, I begged. He didn't want it to happen since he suspected it was the incense doing the asking but, I begged him. I threw myself at him like a freaking whore.Damn me! And, damn him for making him throw myself at him the slightest opportunity I had. Tears rolled down my eyes. Fucking hell! All I wanted was to end this terror of a marriage because I couldn't stand the sight of him but somehow, I had sex with him, letting him take my virginity like it was nothing to me.Last night will surely replace my wedding with Ace as the worst day of my life.~ 20 HOURS AGO ~{Warning: Explicit sc
My lips parted in shock.“W-what?”The shock I felt couldn't contain my voice. We did not one but a third round? And, what? I initiated it?No, this bastard could be lying. He was a murderer and a manipulator, what was lying that couldn't be added to his list of crimes?“I-I know you are lying! Don't think I’d be stupid to believe any lies you cook up!”“Oh baby, you have no idea what we cooked up last night.”Ace smirked, pinning his hot and needy gaze on mine.He is lying, he is fooling you, I kept reminding myself.“W-what do you mean?”Ace suddenly moved closer to him, dangerously barely sparing me breathing space as he regarded my gaze.“I won't share the details with you but, all I would tell you is that we were on this couch and you gave me the best ride of my life.”He brought his fingers to smoothly caress my face.“All along I thought you were 18 and inexperienced but, you did meet me with a great surprise. Let's do more of that in the future - surprise.”Ace leaned closer,
“I want you to fuck me.”A constant reminder of last night had me flipping my eyes open, ignoring the bang in my head and jerking to a sitting position on the king-sized bed.I was back at the hotel we were lodged into before I heard Ace collapse and was forced to rush him to the hospital.Ace wasn't on the bed with him, he wasn't in the room, he wasn't in the restroom.Thank goodness.Now, let's constitute a plan on how to avoid him because no way in burning hell will I face him after spewing that shit last night.I knew it was incense. It had to be that crazy thing!I've heard a lot of things regarding how the incense not only hypnotizes you but also forces you to say things you do not want to say or do things you do not want to do.But, this wasn't my expectation.Why would I want to have sex with Ace? I literally wanted him dead about 48 hours later? It made absolutely zero sense that I would want him to top him.It was the incense talking, I reminded myself. It wasn't the real me
I flipped my eyes open to a dark room and tired to a chair at the center of that room.It was minuscule with only a bulb hanging low above my end illuminating the room and a medium-sized table sat beside the chair I was tied to.My head still hurt from the assault earlier and I could barely manage to sit up and properly take in my surroundings.It looked like an investigation room however, it wouldn't be with both of my hands tied to the chair. I was abducted. Definitely.Few minutes later, a man, looking over 50 in casual wear, strolled in.He brought a seat along, positioned it before me and settled on it.I raised a brow at him, anticipating an explanation on why the hell I was abducted. The man said nothing and just took out a cigarette and a lighter, lit the cigarette and took a drag.“What the hell is happening? Who are you?”I finally voiced out, my voice hoarse. Had I been unconscious for long?The room was dark and had no window, I couldn't tell if it was already day or if
He wasn't breathing. His chest wasn't heaving. His body was stiff.My fingers trembled as they brushed underneath his nostrils to confirm again he was indeed not breathing.My first move was to reach for my phone to dial the emergency line. But, as I was just about to press the red “dial” button, a thought, vile and wicked, crossed my mind.What if I left him dead? Wouldn't it be easier to move on with my life and pretend we didn't happen? It was yet another chance to escape this hell hole. He wasn't breathing which meant if he was not placed on an oxygen bag in the next one hour, he would die.The thought of that made my heart skip.It seems heaven heard my prayers, presenting me with so many opportunities like this. And, out of all opportunities, this was the easiest.No one would come looking for me. I would need not to hide from anyone. It was liberation. A breath of fresh air.However, a few hours later, I found myself driving to the nearest hospital, Ace Reynolds unconscious b
I could ignore it. Swirl the steering wheel and drive as fast I could.I should ignore it. I shouldn't give a flying fuck if Ace Reynolds died or not. Wasn't that what I wanted in the last 24 hours?For him to at least, die an untimely death so I could leave the hell hole called marriage?However, I chose to remain in the parking lot. I chose to wait for Ace. My heart prayed that he made it out instead of the other way around. I pressed my palm together, foolishly praying that Jasper doesn't get him instead of planting those palms on the wheel and escaping Ace for once and for good.If Ace finally does any of those things expected of him as a ruthless mafia Don, I have myself to blame. It was I who saw an escape route and chose to ignore it.Finally, Ace Reynolds bursted out through the back door. Unscathed and breathing fine.It didn't look like he arrived from a building where bullets were flying around.Who was this man?Though, his shirt was stained but, I doubt the blood was hi
Ace stepped before me protectively, keeping me out of Jasper’s reach as he sauntered into the room.Jasper now had his gun removed out of his holster, steady in his tight grip.I shivered.Jasper just caught me kissing not just anybody but a criminal. The man he intended to put behind the bars.“Wow. What a pleasant surprise, Brielle. Does Elijah knows you are fucking a murderer?”Murderer. The words he had used in describing Ace even terrified me more. But, wasn't he right? Ace Reynolds was indeed a murderer. I'm sure the number of the people he had murdered was twice my age.And, I was married to him. I was the wife to a man who rendered a lot of people motherless, fatherless, childless, and even orphan. I let him kiss me. Irritation stirred a bile in my throat.“Maybe I should do you a favor and let him know.”Jasper fished out his phone, placing his gun in his other hand, steadily. Panic rose in my throat. No. Hell no!“Jasper, I—”“Leave, Brielle.”The command burst through Ace
I backed away slowly, watching with a panicked look as Jasper approached me.He had a tiny frown on his forehead.He regards me from head to toe. Checking out my outfit.I've never had to wear something as expensive and exposing as this. No occasion prompted me to afford such a piece, not even my extravagant 17th birthday party. I couldn't afford it nor could I afford the Jimmy Choo heels I wore to compliment the dress.Jasper wasn't stupid. Though, he knew nothing about fashion but, at least, he knew I should be in Chelsea, not several miles away. He knew I shouldn't be in an expensive restaurant and in this expensive outfit, doing God-knows-what.I swallowed hard.“What are you doing here? Is Elijah here?”His frown deepened as his gaze sweeps around the restaurant, expecting to see Elijah somewhere. I panicked, my brain doing a quick analysis of a lie I could come up with.Something that would ease me out of this mess, effortlessly.But, I came up with none except the one lie t
The dress was lovely. I loved the way it showed my curves. I loved the way it exposed most of my sensitive skin. Still, I felt nauseated that I was dressed like this only for Ace and not for Elijah or even anyone other than Ace.The Lady led me down the stairs where Ace was waiting to receive me at the landing, made a few saucy remarks and disappeared into a door by the East Wing of the building. When Ace grabbed my hand, led me into the passenger’s seat of a Range Rover and drove out of the mansion, I tried to take my mind off the fact that I would be alone with him once again for several minutes. Maybe hours.I swallowed the bile in my throat.Of course, it was a fancy restaurant. A five-star restaurant.I still would like an explanation from Ace on why he brought me here for a date.He led us into the cozy, empty restaurant. There wasn't a soul there and it brought me to the realization that Ace must have reserved the whole restaurant.For a moment, I imagined I was here with Elij