LOGINCHAPTER 51AceSarah: How has life been lately?Ace: Dry as hellSarah: The sport doesn't excite you anymore?Ace: Not as much as it used toSarah: So tell me Ace, are you seeing anyone at the moment?Ace: NoSarah: The girl you're seeing, do you feel the need to protect her.Ace: I didn't tell you I've been seeing anyoneSarah: That she's not that close to you, or mentally in the same page with doesn't mean she doesn't exist in your head.Ace: She's not in my...Sarah: Head? That goes to show why you're not too excited about sports, would you mind telling me about her?Ace: I am done with this conversation. Tell dad that I sat through the counselling session and stood up when the time was over.I replayed the conversation between my therapist and I. It was a strange thought, giving that it was occuring in this situation.My father, Callahan, thought I was becoming too cold, non-challant and uninvolved in emotional and other people's activities, except Hockey, so much that he hired me
VineJohn staggered back, blood blooming on his lip, the crowd gasping as his mask clattered to the marble floor, his eyes dilating with surprise at the amount of strength in me.Whispers exploded from all corners of the room: "Did the scholarship girl just—?" "Hale’s heir... punched?"Security shifted, but no one moved yet. This was their world—violence had rules, and an outsider breaking them was delicious chaos.Everyone just watched us like we were the best entertainment they had watched in a very long time.John straightened, wiping blood with the back of his hand, eyes blazing with fury and something darker. "You just signed your own expulsion, trash. My family owns the board. Touch me again and I’ll ruin—"A strong hand clamped around my wrist, yanking me backward into a hard chest before I could swing my arm again. Ace! Ace Callahan.His name echoed in my head and I tried to swallow it down like a hard pill when his signature of musk, tonka bean and something sweet hit my no
VineRose looked like she didn't like the situation of things at the moment. She had her arm on his shoulder, a smiling face that gazed on him more than necessary, yet Ace was just normal, looking all natural in his black suit and a flute of drink in his hand.Something in my stomach crawled from the mere fact that he didn't even acknowledge her, yet he stayed... Allowed her fingers which were covered with black gloves to linger too long.Right now, I wanted those fingers detached from her arm, or that she left him alone entirely and went to stay with other guys.Pfftt!! She was damn forcing herself on him.She whispered something to Ace while her eyes were still trained on me, and that's when I realized that I have been scowling at them, no -- especially her and that wasn't supposed to be.To distract myself from them, I found a half- empty couch to sit down, and thankfully the young woman in red didn't mind. Even if she looked at me like I had two full horns and one tail the moment
Vine Night came and I slid under my covers, ready to go to sleep. What else was I supposed to do when the dickhead did not or forgot to give me an invitation to his elite party? He only gave me a dress.Well, I'm not about to have my head chopped for crashing at some legacy party thingy or whatever.I was about to turn off the lights of my lamp holder when the sound of engines and a car driving towards the direction of my hostel caught my attention.A black limousine came to sighht the moment I knelt up on the bed, my hand holding the window panes.Then I heard a knock on my door.Wait, who was that?Ace?I mean, it can't be him, because he shouldn't know where I live. He's never ever visited me here and I never mentioned my location to him.I opened the door, and to my surprise, standing right in front of me was Ace.For a second, I caught in a sharp breath and my lips fell open at how handsome he actually looked.Everything about him was detailed. From the edges of his suit, to hi
Vine"Well, John, he...he...""He what?"She drank the water. Then wiped her face with the clean handkerchief."Look...I... I don't know if I should let you in on this."Her eyes narrowed her eyes hovering on any other object but her."I get it," I swallowed hard, "and you could go as far as jumping mountains for you, while he can't even jump a gutter for you. You're still protecting his dirty secret even after all the manipulating shit he's done to you, huh? Be for real?" I laughed, but there was no smile -- it was only the baring if my teeth but my eyes? There were no warmness in them."Fine, it's just that he ranted to me about how he killed someone. He jammed her with his car while her back was against a tree. He said that she was talking so much to other guys and he had just been talking to her about it. And then, one day he met this girl that brought out a spark in him. Yes! Something like the will to chase her or something... a challenge, and while she caught him and confronted
VineI didn't have enough time to process my emotions or even ease the anger that built in my chest from thinking that Ace wanted to bribe me after giving me nasty attitude when the door burst open, its other side hitting the wall and having me cover my ears.Clyde walked in, in her mini skirt, pink top and black jacket. She hung her thick robe somewhere on the wall and went straight to crash on her bed.I sighed inwardly. Because I didn't know what to think when I noticed her wet face and the way snort ran down her nose.She sniffled hard, and I found myself dropping the dress and going to sit beside to her on her bed.I didn't know how to express my consolation towards Clyde, but one thing I'd come to understand about life was that I might be going through shit, not knowing that the person next to me was going through worse hell.I placed my hand on her shoulder but she didn't move, making me realise whatever happened to her must have hurt her so deep."What's the problem, Clyde? Co
ACEShe was really getting on my nerves and I wasn't having it.I didn't even know what about her pissed me off the most.I didn't know whether it was her head tied in a bun that reminded me that I could hold the bunch, throw it back, and make her swallow my cock till tears escaped her eyes.Or the
VineMy feet dragged me towards a semi-dark room filled with vipers and no matter how hard I tried to retreat, I couldn't resist."Please save me..." Laila's frail voice echoed in my voice causing my breath to come out in short gasps of trepidity."I'm... I'm right here, avenge me," The atmosphere
VineI didn't expect the cold and heartless beast, Ace Callahan, to stand up for me. Never. I had already decided to face the two daredevils myself. But now I was being rescued like a knight in shining armor had come to rescue his princess.Almost immediately, I saw Clyde amongst the people, and
Ace Six years ago… No. Five. Whatever! It doesn't even matter because no matter the time that has passed, it's impossible to erase the pain she caused me. My eyes settled on the girl in front of me. Vine. Her black and white eyes are fixed on mine and her arms are still around my neck and I coul







