|Ace’s POV| “It’s too late. I hate you and want nothing to do with you.” Her words echoed in my head as I drove my fist into the wall repeatedly. My misery intensified as I remembered how broken she looked just talking to me. It couldn’t be more evident that she despised me and hated my existence. I clutched my head in pain as Aria’s words hovered in my head like an evil bird. I was a planner but failed to make a plan for the pain I felt after her hate declaration for me. I winced as I remembered the words I had said to her five years ago after I listened to the recording that got into my head. I roared, and my agonized voice pierced through the four walls of the ladies restroom. Picking up what was left of myself, I walked out of the restroom and made my way straight to the ball's

