ACE
Fuck, I can’t believe I cried... I f*****g cried.
I, Ace, cried in the arms of a woman who had seen me as the most ruthless man in the country. What the f**k was I even thinking.
Her arms around me made me feel covered, protected, and cared for. It kind of made it feel like I wasn’t at fault that Jasmine had died. It made it feel like even if I had the power to have stopped it from happening I couldn’t because I am just human like everyone else.
And that scared the s**t out of me.
Aubrey was making me weak; she was making me see a side of myself that I didn’t want to believe existed.
“Good morning, Ace.” Her calm voice traveled through the air, went into my ears, filled my head then settled in my heart, calming every tense nerve I had woken up with. She walked closer to me, her e
