Page 17 of Ace's Ascension

I smirk, “Yeah, that’s not going to happen. Let’s get some food and then we’ll talk more.”

“Ok, but nothing fattening. I’m trying to lose weight.” Liz’s face flames red when she says it.

I pull the towel away from her body and drag my eyes down her full breasts to the flair of her hips, to the meaty parts of her thighs. I like what I see and tell her. “I see no reason for you to lose weight. You look perfect just the way you are.”

Liz snorts and covers herself up with the towel. “Thanks, Ace but I think you need to have your eyes checked. I’ve gained a lot of weight since I’ve been up here and I’m not skinny like the other girls around here.”

Ok, so her weight is a touchy subject. I’ll have to tread lightly on this one. I pick her up and set her on the counter. I crowd my body between her thighs. Liz opens her legs to make room for me “Liz, it doesn’t matter what you look like, how much weight you put on or lose. I’ll want to be nestled between these thighs for as long as you’ll let me.” I kiss the side of her neck, trailing my lips to hers. “Now, let’s get some food.”

“Hmm… OK, Ace. But I meant what I said.”

“So do I.” I kiss her again and step away. If I don’t we’ll never make it downstairs for food and I can’t have her starving on me. “Besides, you need fuel for the rest of the night.”

“Promises, promises.” Liz hops down off the counter and makes her way into my bedroom. She drops her towel and grabs her clothes.

Fucking right, promises. I will promise her the moon and stars for the rest of my life even if she doesn’t want me anymore.It doesn’t matter. Something shifted inside of me when I laid eyes on Elizabeth Madeline-Rose LeRoux. She is mine and I will protect her with my life.

Chapter Ten

Liz

Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. I imagine if Memaw were looking down on me right now, she’d be turning in her grave. I’ll have to get out my cards and see what she’s thinking. That’s something Ace doesn’t know about me and I don’t know if I have the will to tell him and lose the way he looks at me now. Every time someone finds out about who my Memaw is, it sends them running far away from me.

With the way Ace makes me feel beautiful, wanted and respected, I don’t want to lose that, but I won’t hide who I am either. With my mind made up and me fully clothed, I can think properly again. I head for the door and wait for Ace. I turn around and lean against the wood, watching him. Can he handle what I am and where I came from? I watch him slide on a pair of jeans over his long muscular legs. I notice Ace’s tattoo crawling over his back. It’s a full-back tattoo with the Savage Saints logo. Normally I find full tattoos gaudy, but the way it’s designed, it’s nothing but flawless, making him even more appealing.

I love tattoos, which is why I have a ton of them, but nothing of this detail. I’d love to meet the artist who did this one. Ace slides a shirt over his head, covering up his body and I lose my eye candy. I think I whimper cause his head whips in my direction with a smirk on his face.

“Something on your mind, Sweet Cheeks?”

My face flames red from embarrassment. “Nope. I’m good. You ready to eat?”

Ace stalks over and pins me against the door. His nose drifts down the column of my neck, inhaling my scent. “For more than food, but I need to keep you fueled for what I have planned next. We only have a few hours until I have to leave and I’m going to spend it reminding you who you belong to when I’m gone. I’m going to fuck you so hard, you’ll feel me for days.”

“Promises, promises,” I whisper against his skin.

“A promise I will keep.” Ace nips at my neck sending a tingle down my spine.

“What are we waiting for then? I’m starving and you’re stalling.”

Ace releases me from the door and pulls it open. The music from downstairs pours up into the hallway making the walls vibrate. “I’m going to warn you again, Liz. There will be some things you’ll see down there that might make you blush. But you’re safe with me. No one will touch you or do anything to you. My brothers are down there, letting off steam and partying it up since most of us are leaving in a few hours. Don’t be embarrassed. I’ve got you.”

Ace puts his arm around my shoulder, kissing the top of my head. I love it when he does this. “OK, let’s get this done with. If this is going to be my life, I’ll need to get used to it. But Ace.” I look up at him to make sure he’s paying attention to me. “I’m not as innocent as you think I am. I might not know much about the biker's life, but I do know about sex. I grew up in theswamps of Louisiana with a grandmother people turned to for help. God rest her soul.” I rub the crystal around my neck while my thoughts drift to the sweet, no-nonsense woman I love with all my heart. Everyone around her loved and respected her just the same. Well almost everyone. Someone killed her and I don’t know who or why. But it’s something I need to find out. And when I do, those fuckers will pay for messing with my family. Maybe Ace and the Savage Saints can help? Can I bring him into my world and get the answers I need?

“You’ll have to tell me about her when you’re ready. I’d love to hear more.” Ace says pulling me out of the darkness trying to take over. The look in his eyes tells me he knows where my head was going. Maybe we’re more alike than I thought.

“That would be wonderful. But not tonight. There’s so much to say, we wouldn’t have time.”

“I’ll be here and ready to listen when you’re ready to talk.”

We make our way down the stairs and the first thing I see is the guy Tex from the mechanic shop getting a blow job from some girl with chestnut brown hair. I avert my eyes to give them some privacy. I laugh a little and tuck my head into Ace’s chest. I can hear the deep rumble of his voice against my ear. We make our way to the kitchen but before we enter through the door, Ace loudly knocks and shouts before walking in. I look up at him with a raised brow.

“The kitchen isn’t a safe place to just walk right into. I don’t know how many times I’ve caught either Kayne and Poison or Blayde and Siren in compromising positions.” We enter the kitchen and Kayne and Poison are fixing their clothes. Her hair is a mess and Kayne has a satisfied look on his face.

“Oh my God. That’s funny. Has anyone ever caught you in a compromising position?” I tease. I really want to know the answer but am afraid to ask.

Poison snorts. “Ace has never been caught in a compromising position.” She stands up and makes her way to the fridge pulling two waters out. She hands one to Kayne and sits on his lap. “I think that might change though.”

“Poison.” Ace growls.

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