Loving the Enemy

Chapter 12

I gulp as he stalks toward me furiously. He takes me by my wrist and walks to another dark hall I didn't even know existed. We walk a bit, making sure we're away from the crowd so no one would hear us.

He slams me against the wall and pins my arms beside me squeezing them tightly.

This feels like déjà vu.

"What the fuck are you doing here, Anna?!"

"The fuck do you think it looks like, Ace? I'm doing my job idiot.", I state, looking at him as if he's stupid. Oh, wait. He is. "What else am I supposed to do here? Partying in a fight club?"

"You fucking ruin everything Giovanni. Go home, I will solve this problem, alone. You can make a girls day or whatever you wanna do and leave this for me."

I let out a laugh at his hilarious presumption. How could he think I will just sit at home and do nothing. This is my war just as it is his.

"Why? So you could get all the congratulations and recognition? Nope, no, never, nah." I declaim. "Listen sweetheart", I make a pause to comprehend what I'm about to say. He squeezes my arms in anticipation as I take a deep breath. "God, I never thought I would say this. But if we want to win this shit," I take a breath again, looking at his emotionless face, "we will have to work together. There's some big shit coming our way, I have a feeling, and sadly, it will only end faster if we win this. Together. Or else we will just get into each other's way and it would be more complicated." I take a deep breath, seeing him furrowing his eyebrows as his hands tighten around my arm once again.

"Anna? Anna? We have a little problem here" I furrow my eyebrows as Ace watches me carefully, watching my every move as I get out of his grip. His frown deepens as well because of I don't know what.

I slowly walk back to the main room, Ace following after a few seconds.

"What is the problem Vanessa?" I ask cautiously and quietly.

"There might me a few dead people in the alley and Suzuki is escaping" she tries to sound sweet but I know she's scared of my reaction.

"Fuck" I hear Ace mutter behind me.

"Lorenzo how could you let him fucking escape?!" Oh well, guess he has a com, too. Kind of obvious though.

"Follow him. We will be there soon," We? "You will find out. Just get him" he tells Lorenzo on the other end.

"Vanessa where is Seb?"

"He is beside me. We are following him right now."

"God. Okay, can you at least like, pick me up?"

"Oh fuck sorry I forgot but we are already too far away. You still want us to come?"

Stupid Motherfuckers.

"No. I will take a cab or something. See you."

I take out the earpiece and smash it to the floor, adding my foot so it's completely shredded.

"You need a ride?" I stop in my tracks and look at him with a shocked expression, narrowing my eyes.

"Does that mean Acey agrees on working with me?" I ask in a teasing tone.

He rolls his eyes, answering in an annoyed tone, "You need a ride or not?"

"Yeah whatever." We start walking again and I have a little teasing smirk on my face. I mean, Ace de Luca, is pleading me to bless his presence by driving with him. I'm flattered.

I might or might not overexaggerate a bit.

As we get more near the main room I notice everyone is turned in our direction, waiting for us, some with baseball bats and some just with their fist raised in the air.