Ava opened her eyes the next morning when she felt someone's hand on her back. She saw a pair of familiar eyes staring at her and was surprised. She quickly sat upright and stared at him. He seemed stressed out that she could not help but wonder what had been keeping him busy. She could not keep her curiosity to herself and asked, "where have you been all this time, Ace," Ace ignored her question and said, "get ready, princess. We are moving to one of my beach houses. I need you to pack up the few belongings you have here before it gets dark because we leave in the evening. Some important members of the Black Scorpion Mafia gang are coming over here and I don't feel comfortable having you under the same roof with them."Ava had no idea about what Ace was talking about and the fact that he ignored her question annoyed her. Why did he think he could keep taking her to different houses all the time? She was already tired of moving from one place to another as if she were a criminal. "I

Richard could not understand what had just happened. The moment Ace and his underlings drove out of the compound, he snatched the Van keys from one of the workers who had driven them there. He hurried out of the gate and got into the van, leaving behind the surprised workers.He went after Ace because when he came out and did not see Damon or his bike, he suspected that he had run away with Ava and that was why Ace and his men had left in a frenzy. He wanted to be sure about this because he had earlier discussed his plans with Damon and they had an understanding. Why would Damon do something contrary when he knew that there was very little chance of it being successful? After driving for a few minutes, Richard dialed Damon's number to confirm his suspicions while hoping that he was wrong. When his phone rang and he saw that it was from Richard, Damon knew that he would not be able to speak. He was driving at full speed and needed both his hands. He slowed down, and handed his phone t

Ace smiled, "don't worry about it Sam, I have them right where I want them."After speaking to Ace, the officer directed the other officers who had no idea about what he was doing to another route, leaving Damon and Ava to their fate.Damon kept driving and became very happy when he realized they were two minutes away from the hangar. "Do not worry, my love," he said to Ava as he curved into another road. "We are just two minutes away from your freedom." The words had barely left his mouth when they heard different sounds of gunshots. Ava screamed in fear and held more tightly to Damon who opened his eyes in surprise when he realized that more than forty underlings of Scorpion were in front of him.Their cars and bikes were used to block the road and they all pointed their guns at him. He searched through their faces but there was no sign of Ace. His bike stopped moving but its engine was still steaming.He knew that if the officers did not arrive at this point, he was not going to ma

As they drove back, Ava broke down and wept while Ace stared at her. He could not understand why she was crying. She had no idea how merciful he had been today for her sake. He had done things he never thought possible. Letting someone like Damon insult him and get away with it but Ava apparently did not appreciate him. She did not even bother to thank him but was crying. What the fuck was she crying for now?Despite feeling upset by Ava's behavior, Ace pulled her closer to his body and hugged her. Ava was overwhelmed with so many emotions. From seeing her Damon once again to almost getting her freedom and almost watching Damon die in front of her, and finally ending back where she started, as Ace's prisoner. She did not know how to feel anymore.She felt Ace's hand around her body and felt upset. He had referred to her as a whore and how could he tell Damon about the sex they had? It wasn't like she choose to be with him but he made her look like a tramp in front of Damon who meant s

Ace stared at Black Axe as he took a drag of his cigarette. He wasn't surprised though. Yes, he had expected that his underlings would be surprised by his decision to let Damon go and they would all think he had changed or grown softer but that did not matter to him. What mattered was that Ava was by his side and she was not bawling her eyes out. He threw the cigarette on the floor and took out another one from its pack as he said, "Black Axe, since when do I care about what people think of me? Of course, they are entitled to their opinions as always. You of all people should know that if I cared so much about other people's thoughts, then I wouldn't be where I am today. I am Black Scorpion and I owe no one any explanation when it comes to what I do in my private life. Those friends of Ava, both Damon and the officer, I kept them alive for reasons best known to me which is no one else's business but mine."Black Axe bowed before him and apologized, "I'm sorry, boss if I overstepped