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“Princess...” His expression hardens.
Releasing an exasperated breath, I shove Ace and he stumbles back into the hall. “What the—”
The door slams shut on him, and I drop my forehead to the wood, my chest heaving.
“Princess, open the fucking door.”
“No, Ace. Nothing’s changed. You still won’t let me in, and I can’t do this again. I won’t.”
No matter how much it kills me.
“It’s not that simple,” he says, his voice dropping an octave. “I’ve never had to let anyone in before…”
Try, I want to roar. Try for me.
But I need Ace to arrive at the decision by himself. Because he wants to change. Not because I tell him to.
“You should go,” I add when he doesn’t say more.
“If you think I’m going to walk out of here without…” Ace trails off, and I hear his hand slam against the wall.
“Without what?” I shout, growing irritated by his games.
“Just open the goddamn door, Princess.”
“Why?” I yank it open, glaring at him. “Why can’t you just do as I ask, for once?”
“Because I fucking need you, okay?” His chest heaves as he steps into my space. “I need you more than I have ever needed anything else.”
“It’s a start…” I arch a brow, his words burying deep inside me.
“Fuck, Remi. You’re really going to make me do this? Here? Now?”
I give him a half-shrug, crossing my arms over my chest. “It’s your call.”
He releases a long breath, dragging a hand over his face. “Yeah, okay.”
“No more secrets, Ace. No more lies.” One of my hands rests against his cheek. My anger is already dissipating. I feel it melting away, giving way to regret and frustration.
I want to hate him, I do. But how do you hate something woven into the very fiber of your soul?
It’s like hating blood or water or air. You can hate them but, in the end, you’re going to overlook your feelings because they’re a part of you. Vital for your survival.
“First, you have to tell me what the hell is going on between you and James.”
He inhales a deep breath. “I do this, and there’s no going back, Princess. I’m never going to let you go again.”
“Technically, you didn’t let me go the first time. You—”
“Fuck, I want to kiss that smart ass right out of you.” He leans down as if everything is fixed.
“Nuh-uh.” I press a single finger to his lips. “You have some explaining to do, then we can talk about the rest.”
He groans, dropping his head to my shoulder. A smile plays on my lips. Something is shifting between us. Ace always held the power, and I was fine with that.
In some ways, I needed it.
But I hold the cards now.
