Ace walked closer to the bed and asked, "why did you hide under the quilt? I loved you more when you were naked. You women are such complicated creatures. I practically saved you last night and this is what I get?"
Ava sat up with the quilt covering her body, "how the hell did you save me, pervert? You took advantage of an innocent girl in her inebriated state and you call that saving me?"Ace chuckled, "you, innocent? Not with the way you fucked me last night."Ava's face turned red as she recalled how she had thrown herself at Ace but he must have known that she wasn't in her right mind, so what was he proud about?Ace observed her expression as it changed from anger to embarrassment and back to anger. He shook his head, "listen, Ava, you weren't just drunk last night, someone drugged your drink and that's how you became out of control.You were stripping and begging all the men around to fuck you. What exactly do you think would have happened if I hadn't taken you away? So many men would have taken turns on you and you would have likely turned up dead so, I believe what you wanted to say to me was, thank you.""Go to hell," Ava screamed and threw a pillow at him. If you really wanted to help me, you would have sent me to the hospital and not taken me to your house and spend the whole night taking advantage of me. You are nothing but a disgusting pervert."Ace dodged the pillow and rubbed his palms together excitedly, "ah, fiesty, I love that. I'm gonna enjoy having you for a long time. You keep calling me a disgusting pervert but I vividly recall how you begged for my d*ck last night. You are one ungrateful bitch, Ava.I did you a favor and gave you all that you asked of me last night and now, you are going to spend the rest of your life making it up to me."Ava suddenly realized that she never told him her name and asked, "how do you know my name and what do you mean by I need to make it up to you for the rest of my life?You are the one who needs to pay for assaulting me but you make me so sick that I can't bear to breathe the same air as you any longer, I want to be out of here. Where is my phone and where are my clothes? I really need to get out of here. Oh, Damon will not forgive me if he hears about this. I screwed up big time."The words Ace spoke earlier suddenly dawned on Ava and she gasped, "wait, did you say I was drugged? By whom and why? What happened to my best friend, Eve? OMG was she also drugged?"Ace leaned by the wall with a smirk on his face, "so many questions. I'll answer them all though coz you are adorable."Ava rolled her eyes at him as she was more interested in finding out who drugged her and where her best friend was.Ace began to speak casually while Ava stared at him in surprise, "Your name is Ava Stone, you are twenty years old and you talk too much. You lost your parents a few years back and became a party freak since then. You were able to attend college because your parents left behind a trust fund for you and you love taking risks.Those are just the basics, I can tell you more if you want but that is just to let you know that I know everything about you, including the things you don't know about yourself.You were drugged by someone close to you, whom you trust and as for your best friend, Eve, she is safe at home and probably celebrating your disappearance.""Hey, watch what you say about my best friend," Ava warned. You don't know the first thing about our relationship and what we have been through together.And I haven't disappeared, a lunatic took me home last night and forced himself on me. My boyfriend and best friend must be worried about me. Once I get back home, I'll tell them everything and their minds would be at rest."Ace observed Ava with a smile and shook his head, "well, you can believe what you want as long as it makes you happy."He turned to leave but she said hey, "I asked about my clothes and you haven't said anything."Ace briefly recalled how he had taken Ava from the club with just her top and g-string on her body. The moment he threw her on the bed, he tore the top into two and took off her g-string. After their steamy activities, he had thrown both her torn top and g-string out in the trash.He stared at her and said, "you left most of it at the club and the rest ended up in the trash."Ava took another pillow and threw it at him as she yelled, "how dare you throw out my clothes without my consent?"Ace saw the way she was heaving angrily as she knelt on the bed with one hand holding onto the quilt which covered her body.He shook his head and turned to leave but she said, "wait, hold on Mister, whatever your name is."Ace chuckled as the way she addressed him had suddenly changed from disgusting to Mister. He folded his arms and waited for her to speak.Her expression softened as she said, "I need some clothes. I can't leave here looking like this. After everything you have done to me, the least you can do is get some clothes for me at the nearest store so I can go home."Ace walked closer to the bed and said, "you still don't get it, do you? You are my girl now and you are not allowed to leave this place until I say so. Forget about everything else and understand that this is now your home.When the quarterly gang meeting ended, Ace took hold of Ava's hand and left the venue.His father had already returned to the Black Scorpions mansion and was waiting for him. With Black Axe as their driver, Ava and Ace got into the car and went to the mansion.As they made their way into the house, all the gang members came out and bowed before Ace. He looked at them one after the other and saw those who were responsible for the fights within the gang. The expressions on their faces already showed that they were guilty as they carried nothing but fear.Ace nodded at them all and whispered a few words into the ears of Black Axe who was by his side before leading Ava into the mansion.His father was waiting for him in his private room and Ace headed right there with Ava in his hand.When he got to the door, the gang member who was guarding it bowed and said, "I'm sorry Scorpion but she's not allowed to enter.""It's fine. I'll just wait for you outside." Ava said but Ace wasn't having it
Valerie woke up in the morning and looked at the time. Today was the day she had been waiting for—the day the result of her interview would arrive. She got up and met her elder brother, Julius, who was in the living room."Good morning, Julius," she greeted him."Morning, darling," he replied.She sat on the couch sadly. "What is the problem?" he asked."Well, the result will be coming in today. I'm just so anxious and afraid," Valerie explained."Why? Come on, you graduated as one of the best in your college. Besides, you aced your interview," Julius reassured her."That's what they said," Valerie replied, "but I heard that people who get jobs in that hospital are highly connected. Although it has always been my dream to work at 'Best Diagnostics', I'm afraid it's not just about qualifications and skills."Julius comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, listen to me, my dear sister. Just do your best and everything will work out in your favor.""I hope so," Valerie replied. "It should arr
TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS LATERAndre drove over to Sky Hills with his best friend and most trusted underling. They sat in his car, waiting. After a while, he looked at his time and then his best friend, Drew, and asked, "Are you certain that Bull will be here?""Of course, I would never lie to you," Drew replied. "He has bitten off more than he can chew, and this is the best opportunity. He should know that he doesn't stand a chance against the leader of the Black Scorpions. He is nothing before you."Andre nodded. "Yeah, today is the day he gets to say goodbye to this world. But what about backup?""They were waiting at the agreed location but they will be arriving very soon."While Andre and Drew were still waiting in the car, Andre noticed other men arriving in different cars with the Black Scorpion logo on their number plates. He smiled, "Good, backup is here." The words had barely left his mouth when they all began to shoot at his car."What is going on?" he exclaimed, looking at Dre
Ace smiled at Ava, "Hello, princess."She ran to the bed and hugged him as she cried."It's okay," he said. "I'm sorry, baby." Black Axe opened the door and walked in at that point. Ace looked at him with eyes that said, "I asked you not to do this, so why did you do it?" Black Axe smiled, "I'm sorry, boss. I know you wanted to protect Ava, but I had to do this for both of you. I couldn't see her being so miserable, and I also need you to get well as soon as possible. I know that having Ava here will achieve that. Please forgive me. I will take whatever punishment you give." Ace smiled. "As if.....I guess you know me better than I know myself, and you know what's best for me. Thank you, Black Axe. Thank you very much."Black Axe nodded and turned to leave, but Ava got up and said, "Hold on Black Axe. Thank you so much. I wish there was a way I can repay you for everything." "Just make Ace happy, that's all I ask." After Black Axe left, Ava went back to the bed and hugged Ace, "Oh
ONE WEEK LATER Ace opened his eyes and surveyed the room he was lying in. It was a hotel room, and he immediately recognized it as his own private hotel that was not open to the public. Only Black Axe knew about this place, so the fact that he was here meant that Black Axe had brought him here. He recollected what had transpired—he was shot but he fell into the water. Just before he lost consciousness, Black Axe pulled him out and took him away. He recalled that Gina and her men had been pursuing Ava. Ignoring his pain, he sat upright and began to sweat profusely, "Ava, what must have happened to Ava?"At that moment, Black Axe entered the room and happily said, "Boss, you have opened your eyes." "What about Ava?" Ace desperately inquired. "She survived," Black Axe replied. A sigh of relief escaped Ace's lips. "Thank you, thank you so much, Axe." He laid back on the bed and asked, "What happened? How did she survive?""Well, her police officer friend, Richard, came to her rescu
Ace led Ava into the house and they both settled in. Ava noticed that Ace had already stocked both the kitchen and refrigerator with all the necessary items. "So smart and thoughtful," she said to herself.Ace insisted on cooking for the both of them despite Ava's disapproval. She wanted to do the cooking because Ace had already done so much throughout the day but in the end, she couldn't win against him.Ace wanted to make the day amazing for her and it included making lunch for her. He had decorated one of the rooms with inscriptions on the walls because he wanted to ask Ava to marry him. He locked the door though because he did not want Ava to figure out the surprise he had for her. When he insisted on cooking alone, Ava let him have his way and went outside the house.She stood at the top and stared at the water below. It was so beautiful that she could not resist taking a few pictures with her new phone. After taking some pictures, she began to make a video. An idea suddenly oc