Roxy
"What!? That’s why he wasn’t here this morning? I swear to God, I’ll kill him!"
Ace’s body was trembling with rage as he paced the room, his fists clenched so tightly his knuckles were white. I reached out and grabbed his arm, gently pulling him back toward me.
"Ace, I promise I’ll explain everything. You just have to calm down, okay? I know things about the war—things you’ve been trying to uncover for years. I don’t think I could ever forgive Aiden for what he did, but I need to tell you why he might have done it. I need to tell you everything."
That seemed to catch his attention. He stopped pacing, his chest rising and falling with labored breaths, and perched on the edge of his desk. His face was unreadable, a neutral mask that made my heart ache. I had seen Ace wear a lot of e
