Page 16 of Vengeful Valentine

“Fine,” he agreed, loosening his hold on her.

She didn’t move.

“Good, nowstrip.”

“Now?” Ashmine asked. “How do we know you’ll follow through? That you’ll do as promised?”

“Have a little faith, girly. Put on a good show and I’m sure I won’t have it in me to change my mind.”

“You’re a monster,” Ace commented, slipping off his shoes before pushing down his pants, boxers and all. Next, he whipped off his shirt, throwing it behind him.

Ashmine didn’t look at him.

“I am. It took you long enough to notice. This girl knew right away, didn’t you?”

Ashmine shifted away from Ace. Turning around, she dropped her pants and did away with her long sleeve until she stood in just a pair of cotton panties and a bra.

She twisted towards them.

She is perfect. She is beautiful.

She deserves better than this.

I should just take her and run as far as I can. We can make it.

But Ashmine had made her choice, and Ace wasn’t sure if she would go with him at all if he decided to stop this.

She was stubborn once her mind was made up.

“I have been around more than my fair share of ‘kind’ men. But I took a risk. I thought since you were older you wouldn’t have the energy to be asangryas Jerald,” Ashmine said.

“Smart and sexy. Now show me that kitty and your perky tits.”

Ashmine heaved a sigh, jutting her chin out. She glanced over, meeting Ace’s stare as she undid her bra’s clasp and slipped out of the remaining articles of clothes.

“Just you and me?” she asked.

“No one else.” It was how they had stayed calm in the past. When Jerald would beat them, they would focus on each other. Ignoring the man entirely.

Ace attempted to do that at this moment.

But how was he supposed to fuck her in front of this man?

“Fuck, so hot. I would have demolished you in my youth. Well get over there boy. Worship her body. Do you know what a clit is? Put your fucking mouth on—” Another round of coughing cut William off.

Ace twisted to fully face Ashmine. Taking her in.

Her long hair landed just above her full breasts. Her nipples were already pebbled, he imagined from the frigid air that crept through the walls.

Her dark eyes met his. Her pupils were just a shade or two darker than the iris.

She lifted her lips, a reassuring smile. “This is it. And then we will be free…for the rest of our lives.”

It felt as if she was trying to relay a message to him, but he didn’t understand it.

His mind was too caught up in what was going to happen. In what he was going to do.

“We’re going to fuck, Ashmine. You understand that, don’t you? You know what Silas and Hawk will do when they find out?” He spoke the words under his breath for only her to hear.

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