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Ace is scary when he’s angry, but the darkness rolling off Cole right now is a whole other level.
“I’m sorry,” Bexley says. “That’s all I wanted to say. You were never supposed to get hurt. That wasn’t the—” He stops himself, and my brows furrow.
Something catches my eye beyond the door. “I’ve got to go,” I say, rushing out of there. But when I spill into the hall, it’s empty. Except I hear a door swing shut. I move down the hall, frantically searching for the right door. When I reach the boys’ bathroom, I don’t hesitate.
I’m not even sure I know what I’m doing as I step inside, but I’m no longer in control. The emotional whirlwind inside me spurs me on.
“You,” I spit at Ace. “Did you tell them to do that?”
Guilt glitters in his eyes. “It would seem I’m not the only one who has taken a shine to you.”
“Don’t do that.” I hold my hand up. “Don’t pretend you care.”
“I do care.” He steps toward me, and I dart back.
“You don’t care. You’re incapable of caring,” I yell, tears burning my throat. “You hurt everyone and everything around you. You’re like poison. But you’re worse than Michaela. So much worse.” The words heave from my chest. “Because I didn’t see it coming. I let you in. I let you take everything from me and you broke my fucking heart.”
Tears stream down my face as all of the frustration and anger pour out of me. “You broke it,” I whisper, folding my arms around my waist, trying to hold myself together.
It was a mistake, thinking I could see him again and act normal.
Ace is my weakness.
He’ll always be my weakness.
Because I so desperately wanted him to be my savior.
“Remi, baby,” he says, inching toward me again. “I fucked up. I made a huge fucking mistake. I was blinded by hatred for my uncle and then that dinner happened and I just cracked. But I shouldn’t have taken it out on you. I shouldn’t have—”
“But you did.” My hand flies out. If he touches me, I’ll break.
“Tell me how to fix this,” he pleads.
I shake my head, swallowing down a fresh wave of tears. “You can’t.” The words sound ominous.
He can’t give me back my first time.
He can’t give me back my dignity.
Ace can’t take back his cruel words after he loved me with his body.
It’s all there, a vast crater between us. And right there, in the center, is me.
Chapter Six
Ace
I thought I remembered everything about her, but the moment she stepped from Conner and Cole’s car and I got my first look at her, all the air rushed from my lungs.
She’s so fucking beautiful. My chest constricts with regret. How could I hurt the only bit of light I had in my life? And all for revenge.
What the hell was I thinking?
I knew I needed to give her space to adjust to life again, but the pull I felt to her was too much to deny.
And apparently, she must still feel the same, because she just chased me into the boys’ bathroom of all places. I was trying to do the right thing. I was trying to let her find her feet. I’d already fucked up once, speaking to her when I should have been hiding, but it seems my princess had other ideas.
I take a step toward her and she takes another back, bumping into the wall.
