The Truth of Ace

Three

Ace Rossi

I never experienced the feeling I did as of now. The look on her face as the elevator doors shut is burned into my brain. She looked as I did, broken

I was the worlds biggest asshole, but to her was something I never wanted. That's not how I ever wanted anything to go, but I couldn't lose her, let her go knowing that she could find somebody new. I know it's selfish, incredibly selfish actually

It's been five days and I still haven't spoken a word to anyone, I've been mute. I didn't greet any of my family, specifically my father. Didn't talk to anyone, just listened to what needed to be done. This was the last job in the world that I wanted, Adonis was right. She'd be killed

My mother was always under threat according to what my father has told me. I knew he didn't like Lila in the first place, he wants me to marry some bimbo daughter of some man for a dynastic plan. Over my dead body would that be happening

"Ace?" The door to my study was opened and Sofia walked in "look I know your not speaking words, but it's me?" I turned my eyes back to the computer

Wasn't her fault, it was all my fathers. I knew damn well he was looking for Lila to, he wanted to kill her or so I've been told. My one vulnerability he wanted gone, he was a cold man. In all honesty I hated my father, but put on a damn good show for Lila. I didn't want her to know it all, she didn't deserve that to be dumped on her.

I knew she questioned my scars and tattoos. Why I'm so cold in the first place, but I blame him Stefano Rossi "Ace" my computer was moved

I pointed to the door for her to leave in frustration "look I get how shit this all is?" I just chuckled, she had no idea

"Don't laugh at me Ace, I might not "get it" fully. But you loved Lila and now she's out of your life because of dad. You found your person and had to leave her" she slumped down into the chair infront of my desk

I turned back to my work tuning her out again. I didn't want a pep talk from my baby sister. She was soon to be engaged to a man she loved and had the freedom to do so. She didn't have these pressures, she could be a hippie anywhere and go smoke weed in a van traveling Europe

"Sofia" I heard his voice not sparing him a glance "let me speak to your brother" he stepped in the room as Sofia excused herself annoyed

He took her place on the chair "son should I be concerned that you're now mute? How am I supposed to pass this to you if you're mute" I looked up to him, he didn't have an option to pass it to me

I hated him, he made me tense in anger as he entered a room. Even staring at him made me want to point a gun to his head and pull the trigger, but my sisters would never forgive me.

"You forced me to be here, made me leave my fiancé behind and now you're trying to kill her" with that he didn't move at all, he just looked surprised if anything "what you didn't think I'd find out about your little hunt for Lila?"

"Your fiancé?" He questioned

"I'm not marrying that bimbo you've set me to, I'd rather die a painful horrific death" I turned my head back to the computer screen

"I did you a favor, she wouldn't make it here son. She's your vulnerability and one day she'll be used against you-"

"Not if the right people are watching her? You forced me here, I've had to observe every stupid thing I already know. You asked for this, tomorrow I have to take a job I never wanted"