LOGINWhy did I only notice it now?Ace chuckled—low, knowing."Do your work like a good whore," he murmured, his tone silky but laced with steel. "And show me your devotion, brat."He leaned back, and the pressure of his hands, which had been a constricting comfort around my body, vanished. Like a snake
I blinked, my breath hitching, frustration curling inside my chest."Please…" The whisper left me before I could stop it, before I could hold onto my pride. My head dipped down, shame curling my shoulders inward as I bit down on my lower lip. "Just one kiss. Even a peck."Ace clicked his tongue, th
“Don’t expect me to treat you like a good girl till I believe you’re sorry, Iris,” he murmured, his tone dark and taunting.Before I could process it, his thumb shoved past my lips, forcing them apart. My eyes flew wide, a muffled “Hmph” escaping as my hands shot up, fingers digging into his knees
“Sit on your knees.”…What?I froze.My smile slipped, and a soft “Huh?” escaped me before I could stop it.The warmth I’d felt a second ago twisted into something heavier, sharper, and I blinked at him, caught off guard.“You heard me, my sweet whore,” he said, leaning back with a smirk that stretc
I clenched my fists, inhaling sharply before narrowing my eyes at him.This man.This man would kill me.My fingers tugged at my top, pulling it back down as I tried to piece together what just happened.Why did he stop?I gulped, my throat dry, my body still traitorously warm. Ace smirked, draping
I sputtered, fisting my hands.“Boss,” Joy’s voice cut through my humiliation.“Wouldn’t Hudson sir be angry about what you just did to his sister? Should we, uh, step outside?”Ace didn’t even spare her a glance.“No. Stay here and do your work. I’ll do mine,” he said smoothly, like he hadn’t just
I had seen red, my body moving on instinct, my gun in my hand before I even processed it. The cold steel had pressed against her forehead, the weight of it solid and real, as real as the fear in her wide, gold-flecked brown eyes.I had stood there, towering over her, watching the terror drain the c
Why I thought that, somehow, I could make things better. I had walked in expecting indifference, maybe even anger. But this?This is a death sentence.He was no longer the man I thought I knew."Tell me," his voice is smooth, low, and dangerous. Each syllable is a coil tightening around my throat.
1 MONTH LATERAce POV:"You can’t find him! Are you fucking kidding me?!" I barked, my voice echoing off the walls, each word sharp and laced with lethal anger. The room went completely still for a split second, the tension thick enough to slice through. My eyes darted from one man to the next, sc
Ace POV:As I entered the office in the morning, Ivan was already waiting for me, standing near my desk with his usual stiff posture.He extended a folder toward me, the weight of it telling me it contained everything I needed to know.Iris.I took the folder and flipped it open, scanning through th







