ACE
Ace

Exactly a week has passed.

This is the day, I'll be introduced to Ace.

I'll meet Ace at a party, where everyone dresses up to be the most attractive in the room.

I've been wearing my dress.

I've finished putting on my makeup and Mama helped to get my hair done.

"You look beautiful my princess." Mama said while holding my arm.

"Thank you Mama." I answered with a small grin before Raul knocked on my door .

Raul escorted me to the front door to wait for our invitation to arrive.

I saw Dad coming home from his office, a few minutes before we had to leave.

"Limousine is on its way." He said slowly

I didn't even feel the need to see Dad, because I didn't want to.

"I'm not happy with this!" Raul said in a cold tone to Dad.

"Raul, stop." Mama hissed at him

"You have no right to interfere in this!" My father said in a tone that was no less cold.

"Take off that jacket after we get in, all right!" My father snarled at me.

I nodded repeatedly.

The limousine finally arrived, Me and my brothers got into the car. Mama helped put my dress in the car.

"Faster!" Said Dad impatiently while growling at my Mom

"You're the one who wants this dress." Answer me, looking at him furiously.

My father's gaze was sharpened towards me.

I don't care about his cold eyes.

"Don't talk to me like that." His frown on me, showing his dominant nature.

He grabbed my chin violently and forced me to look at him.

"understand?!" He growls. My face is only a few inches from my face .

"Yes." Yeah." I said fast and slow because of the pain in my chin.

He released his grip on my face before settling straight ahead.

Mama looked at my father in surprise, while Raul grabbed my hand and clasped it tightly.

I sat there trying not to look nervous.

"You will marry her to her unrecognizable man. The least you can do is give her good memories of you, or at least be nice." Mama folded her hands firmly as she looked at my father.

All my brothers looked at me, but I couldn't muster the courage to look at them.

***

My arms are tied to Raul as we walk. Arriving at the enormous Hall I felt shivering due to the cold temperature. Snow had just started to fall outside for the first time in years.

"Take off that fucking jacket right away!" My father gripped the rim of my jacket and pulled it from my frozen body.

“But dad...” My voice slowly.

"Don't speak unless I tell you to. I almost hit you." He hissed into my ear so no one else could hear him.

My body immediately stiffened hearing the whisper my father said.

"Everyone always watches us." I muttered softly to Raul as we stared at the crowd of people .

"They're afraid, because they're afraid, they care you simply because you are beautiful yet powerful, like a rose." Raul smiled gently at me .

"I really want you to find your own love. Sorry I can't stop this deal." Raul's grouse was disappointed while shaking his head staring at the floor.

"Maybe not too bad." I shrugged, trying to see the bright side

As soon as the room became quiet, everyone stared towards the entrance.

"That's Ace. Ace...Hernandez. I heard he's a cruel and merciless man. Her attitude never shows remorse for anything she has done.” Raeul

So many whispers flying around the room. I saw some guards come in.

And there it is, Ace Hernandez.

The man I'm going to marry.

Her footsteps echoed throughout the room, her aura so dominant that the person with her gaze felt an overwhelming fear.

I had a bad feeling about him, yet I couldn't help but notice his every move.

I could finally see his face and he was very attractive. There was not a single flaw on his face but it was all covered up because he became a murderer.

I saw a skull tattoo on the side of his neck. It was the symbol of a mafia cartel led by Ace.

Her appeal was so intimidating that I couldn't imagine how insecure everyone felt when she walked in.

Ace slowly scanned the room, making the girls drool when Ace glanced at them.

His gaze stopped on me. Ace stood a few steps ahead of me, he stared at me intensely from top to bottom before watching my father.

My father approached Ace very quickly, barely giving the man a chance to breathe for a while.

I've never seen my father not this professional, but he's trying to bury his fears.

"Yes. And your daughter, what's her name?" Said Ace urgently, not paying any attention to my father .

"My daughter." Shouted Dad to me.

Raul pulled my hand slowly before I walked reluctantly towards father and Ace. Diego could only face the window. My other brothers can't even see me “given” to a man I don't know.

I saw a grin appear on Ace's face as I approached them.

"Yes Dad." I nodded obediently.

"It's Ace, Ace Hernandez." I introduced him proudly.

He looked more proud of Ace than he was with his own sons.

"Ace, this is my daughter." Dad introduced me to Ace.

Ace turned his attention to me.

"What's your name?" Ace raised his eyebrows towards me.

"I'm Sofia Diaz." I said confidently with a polite tone.

Ace stretched out his hand and I flinched a little. He furrowed his brows in a daze before I shook his hand.

"I assume that she's the one I married?" Ace asked my father.

"Yes, you're getting married to Sofia." My father nodded, confirming Ace's words.

"Okay, we're leaving now." Demand Ace while wrapping his arm around my waist, forcing me to walk with him.

"May I say goodbye to my brothers?" I asked Ace while glancing back.

"Can't!" Reply to Ace, and force me to walk with him.

Ace opened the limousine door and I entered the car. Yeah, purely because I had no choice.

Ace was very handsome, but he exuded an extremely cold aura. He looks so young, not as old as I imagined before.

Ace sat next to me. Silence enveloped us. I don't want to talk, or see Ace.

I knew that if I made a big deal, he would probably punish me like Dad.

"Wayne will prepare your room when we return home." Ace's hoarse voice broke the silence in the car.

I nodded in response.

"I'd rather say thank you than just a nod." Sizzle Ace to me.

"Thank you." I murmured, feeling compelled.

This doesn't make any sense!

The meeting was usually to build alliances so why didn't Ace try to align himself with the people who were there?

Sofia's stupid question, of course Ace doesn't need that. He controls the biggest Mafia in the world, so why does he need allies. There are other cartels that need it.

The limousine we were riding in arrived at a very large house, which I guessed was Ace's house.

"Ace you're back." A small and weak-bodied woman greeted him at the door in a cheerful tone.

"Mama, I told you to rest."

I heard Ace say to his mother.

"Ahhh I'm fine. Just a little sore, so let me see him?” Her mother was excited .

Ace opened the car door for me and I stepped out.

"Hi." I smiled politely as I extended my hand to her.

"Ahhh you are so beautiful." His mother pulled me into his arms.

"Of course." Ace grumbled while rolling his eyeballs.

"Where's dad?" Ace asked his mother.

I was tense hearing Dad.

"He's in his office." Reply to Ace's mother in a lazy tone.

Ace simply rolled both his eyeballs.

"Let me show you your room." Said Ace's mother beaming.

When viewed up close, Ace is very handsome. She has slightly long light brown hair, her eyeballs are bright blue, skin slightly tanned with a tattoo that stretches across her muscular left arm. He had a very cold personality, and was very rigid like a robot.

Ace stepped into the mansion and walked up the stairs. His mother took me to my room.

"Ace chose for itself the clothes and furniture in this room. And I must admit, it's very rare." His mother explained as we entered the room.

This room is so beautiful. Dark yet comfortable at the same time.

"Your clothes are in this closet, and if you need anything, don't hesitate to ask me or Ace." His mother smiled kindly after pointing her finger at the closet.

"Thank you." I nodded as I sat on the bed.

"Oh, I almost forgot, my name is Denice." He chuckled after shaking his head in forgetting.

"Evening will be ready soon, dear." Denice said before leaving the room.

I decided to change my clothes because I felt uncomfortable and very flashy.