Falling For Ace

Fifty-two

A C E

After leaving the beach house, I went straight to the main mansion where my men were waiting for me.

A fucking snitch. Seriously? That was the last thing I needed. Everything was falling apart. Arriving at the mansion, I found five of my men standing in front of the entrance in a straight vertical line, their guns firmly in their hands and their heads lowered like always. It was something my dad started for I did not know what reason.

I entered the mansion and headed straight to the basement where I asked them to keep the ‘rat’. It was so stupid of him to do something like that. He knew he would be caught sooner or later yet he did it anyway.

Why? Was whatever Mateo offering him worth his life?

Entering the basement, I opened the metal door behind which the guy was in. Apparently, his name was Angelo Costello. My eyes landed on him. He was tied to a chair, his head raising ever so lightly when he heard me closing the door behind once I was in. I caught side of blood pouring down his nose and the cut in his lips. He had already been beaten up by Mason, probably. He deserved it.

"Angelo," I clicked my tongue, staring at the man in disgust, "so, we already know you're working for Mateo. Tell me, what's he giving you in exchange for what you did?"

"Money, whores, a house and everything I want." He replied with a sinister smirk on his bruised face which angered me more than I already was.

"Too bad you won't be getting any of these," I let out a humourless chuckle, "you're not getting out of this place, alive. You do know that, right?"

"W-What?" He stuttered out, "wh-why? I di-didn't d-do an-anything t-that b-bad."

"You were the one who informed him of my parents whereabouts," I stated, walking towards a table I had a man bring in a few minutes ago, before picking up a blade. I walked back to where he was. "Right?"

He nodded, "I d-didn't kn-know he was g-going to k-kill th-them."

"Well then you're dumb." I dragged the sharp silver edge of the dagger down the side of his face making him rigid. "I'm going to torture you so bad."

"I th-thought y-you w-were th-the g-good on-one." He stammered to which I scoffed, "where'd you hear that?"

"Everyone."

"Either they lied to you or they simply don't know me." I shrugged, cutting open the skin just below his eyes making him scream. I bet that didn't even hurt that much. He was just being dramatic. "The more you scream, the deeper the cut will be. So, I highly suggest you to keep your voice down."

He bit his lip and clenched his jaw to prevent himself from screaming as I dragged the knife down till his jaw, ripping open his skin. I stopped my actions to glance at the man. His eyes were squeezed closed yet tears were falling from them.

"I suppose you're the one who informed him about Ivy as well, hmm?"

He nodded.

"How'd you find out about her being my girlfriend?"

"I've been spying on you." He admitted instantly. I let out an frustrated groan, "because of you she's in danger now. What should we do about that?"

"N-Nothing," he stuttered making me furrow my brows, "nothing?" I repeated, "okay."

"Really?" His eyes lit up as I distanced the dagger from him. I gave him a curt nod, "yeah, really."

"Then untie me," he demanded, his voice not wavering anymore as he nodded towards the ropes on his wrists holding him in place on the chair. "Sure," I placed the edge of the dagger on the ropes, ready to cut when I accidentally missed and cut his wrist instead. He let out a groan, "what the fuck?"

"Language," I said in a warning tone, "everybody makes mistakes. It's just a small cut. You won't die, chill out."

"I guess," He muttered, "now untie me quickly. I'm getting tired of staying in this position!" I sighed before attempting to cut the ropes again but again, I accidentally cut his wrist, deepening the cut that was already there.

"Oh my god," I stared at the blood gushing out proudly, "I'm so fucking clumsy." 

"You sadistic bastard!" He growled making me chuckle darkly, "here's the thing, you made me angry. Because of your desire to get some stupid stuffs from Mateo—you ruined my life. Now, I'm going to ruin yours and then take it in the worst ways possible. You're so fucking stupid to think that I'll let you go after what you did. Fake hope's a bitch, isn't it?"