Ace was quiet for a long time, and he refused to meet my eye. “Answer me; do you remember who I am, and that we’ve met before?” “What if I said yes?” he answered quietly. The blood ran cold in my veins, and I hated that I was right. He knew this whole time. Or maybe he didn’t, when did he realize? “How long have you known, and you just didn’t say anything?” I asked. “The moment I first saw you.” I sucked in a sharp gasp as it felt like I was sucker-punched in the stomach. “Why didn’t you say anything?” He scoffed. “I don’t need a reminder of the way I treated you; I didn’t think you’d give me the time of day. I thought…this was maybe my second chance.” “Second chance for what, to bully me even worse this time? What were you planning now, to wait until the moment was right and humiliate me with everything you learned about me? Was that the only reason you wanted to be friends?” I went off on him, though I hadn’t intended to. I wanted the truth, and I got it, but I wasn’t sure
I sat down at the island bar while Ace grabbed two beers and cracked them open.“What’s your fancy?” he asked and opened the fridge. “I could make chicken alfredo?”“Won’t that take awhile?”He shrugged and started grabbing the ingredients. “For me, it won’t take long.”“How did you get so good at cooking?”He lifted a brow. “I thought we were asking questions about our past, not just mine specifically?”“Okay, I can take a hint.” I pondered a few questions. “Why was I the only one you picked on, and why so harshly?”“A lot of the friends I had were guys from the hockey team, and my Dad made sure to go out of his way to get on good terms with them. It made them feel better when they snitched on me for not following my father’s pristine guidelines for the perfect life. If I showed interest in a girl like you, one of them would’ve definitely told my Dad, and like I said, I was an idiot and I was scared. I cared more about myself than I did my feelings for you, which is why I never belie
**WARNING - This chapter contains sexual content that isn't suitable for readers under 18. Readers' discretion is advised.**~*~“Well, aren’t you a charmer,” I muttered.Ace broke out laughing. “How drunk are you?”“Eh, I’m getting there. Why aren’t you on the same level as me?”“Because I know how to handle my alcohol, unlike you. Is this the first time you ever drank or something? I wouldn’t have given you a third one if I knew that.”I waved him off. “I’m fine, I just stayed away from alcohol for a long time.”“That makes sense,” he said. The air turned frigid around us.“Ah, hell. I always do that, my life is so miserable I always ruin the mood.”He chuckled. “I wouldn’t say that is your fault. You’re allowed to be angry at your life, you have every right.”“Is that why you were always so angry in high school?” I joked.He nodded. “I was an extremely angry kid, thanks to my Dad. It was the only emotion he really showed, he was only proud of me if I accomplished something he wante
When I woke up the next morning, Ace was gone but the aftermath of last night was still evident. I gasped when I remembered what went down and looked under the covers to confirm that I was in fact, butt naked.“I had sex with Ace Huxley…holy shit!” I tossed the covers over my head and screamed into my hands. “I can’t believe I did that. Wow, what the hell came over me?”I had no idea how we were going to react around each other now, but the fact that I was still there and no note or text message told me to get out once I woke up, I assumed I was still welcome to stay.Living here was going to be a whole lot different now after the night we shared. I wondered how he was feeling and remembered he had practice in the morning. A part of me wanted to go and see him, but the other part felt like that would be desperate and would definitely give off the wrong idea.‘What did last night make us now? We aren’t dating, but are we still just friends?’ The only person who would have the answer t
**WARNING - This chapter contains sexual content not suitable for viewers under 18.** ~*~ We were all over each other before we were even through the front door. Hands tore at clothes while our legs moved backwards at expert speed. We made it to the bedroom when he picked me up, both of us stark naked, and walked us into the bathroom. I was so distracted by his lips ravishing mine that I didn’t know what was happening until the soothing hot water hit my back and I screamed in surprise. “Shower sex, that’s a first for me,” I managed to get out between moans. Ace growled against my neck. “Don’t tell me that.” I wondered if I said something wrong until I was hoisted higher, then slammed into me with so much force I swore I wasn’t going to be able to walk after this. I had class in an hour, and I was always there 10 minutes before it started, but for once I was willing to throw caution to the wind and be late. Despite the water that poured over us, he slid in and out with ease and
**WARNING - This chapter contains sexual content not suitable for readers under 18.**~*~“I beg your pardon?” Mr. Huxley stared me down.I cleared my throat to make sure I sounded as confident as I didn’t feel.“I’m a new student here and I need a place to stay near campus. Your son overheard my struggle and offered me a place to stay, but mentioned it belongs to you. I thought it only proper to ask the rightful owner and landlord for permission.”I prayed this worked on a self-conceited man like him.He cocked a brow in a way that was way too similar to Ace and hummed.“Well, that’s very commendable of you, young lady. But do you feel comfortable staying alone with a man?”I held my hands up, I knew what he was doing, prying at me.“Of course, your son is a complete gentleman who understands the importance of education and our future, as much as I do.” I flashed my best smile.“I’ll speak with Ace about this and make sure he gets back to you in a timely matter, but I have things I n
“So, how did you convince my Dad to let you stay here?” Ace asked.“I gave him a fake name, my name is Bella by the way, and I just put on the sophisticated charm and pulled a few sympathy cards, now you just have to seal the deal. I suspect he knows how much of a playboy you are, who knows, he might be more concerned about me than you.”He rolled his eyes. “I stopped that shit in high school, it’s a different scene here.”“You’re telling me you haven’t slept with a single girl here?” I scoffed.“That isn’t what I said, I just don’t have mindless sex anymore. It’s boring.”That made me feel disappointed. I wasn’t sure why I was hoping I was the first since that would be weird for someone like him and too far-fetched for me to expect.But if not, who was it he slept with? Was it more than one, less than a few?‘Ugh, why do I care so much? This is driving me insane.’ “You can ask me who it was, she isn’t here anymore,” he said.“It doesn’t matter to me.” Lies.“Suit yourself, I’m going
As soon as my classes were over, I stomped over to the arena and sought out Ace on the ice. I walked on and slowly made my way closer so he could hear me.“Ace Huxley!” I screamed.He spun around and almost fell on his ass when he heard me.“Isla!” His face lit up as he took his helmet off and skated over, but it quickly fell when he saw how pissed off I was. “What happened?”“Have you been going around telling people we’re sleeping together?”His eyes shifted sideways. “Why would I do that?”“Then, why did some random girl from my class who looks like she would be the last person to care about something like this, say you have been confirming all the rumours about us, which doesn’t help the other rumours about me!”His face turned stone cold. “What rumours about you?”I scoffed. “Like you haven’t heard. I’m the hockey slut, I supposedly let all the players have their turn at me before I go running back to you. Ring a bell?”“Who the hell is saying that?” he roared, then spun around a