ACE
Without you

The way of suddenly joining us.

"He hates attention." Cara muttered while drinking her vodka, pointing at me.

"How to relax in a drink." Beware of Riley when Cara takes her drink.

"Get them out." Santi flicked his finger, gesturing to his men to take my friends to one of the other tables.

"Sofia, Ace is going crazy." Shouted Riley. I immediately felt my heart stop as he mentioned Ace's name; the most famous person in the Mafia.

"Who's Ace and you said your name was Lexi?" Santiago's face became angry, his eyebrows furrowed and his jaw clenched.

"Oh Ace is my brother, and for my name, I use my middle name when I'm partying." I said lie, that's the only reason that pops into my head.

"Ace.." she's waiting for an answer.

"Hernandez." Shouted Scarlett while winking at me. How does he know Ace's last name? Maybe I told him when they were staying over, I don't know if I forgot.

Santiago seemed to be aware of who Scarlett was talking about, evident from the look on her face that looked angry as she looked at me.

"Ace Hernandez!" He yelled at me but because the music was so loud, only me and him could really hear each other.

"He was kidding, he was just saying that because he knew you were in the Mafia." I try not to care. Suddenly he grabbed my wrist.

"Take me off!" I hissed at him, trying to force him to let go of his grip.

"Ace has no sister." Snap Santiago to me. Oh ****.

"Then I'm nobody." Answer me.

"Let's spend the night with me and I'll let you go." Santiago's proposal again, his anger subsided when he thought I was going to sleep with him.

"No." I shook my head.

"I'll pay you a million then."

Santiago's emotions changed in a matter of seconds. He grabbed my arm and pulled me through the back door of the club. He locked my wrist behind my back and tied it with a tie.

"Take off me, you bastard!" I said angry, struggling to try to untie my hand, but the bond was too strong.

Santiago dragged me down a dark, damp empty street, suddenly a car stopped.

Santiago pulls out the gun he had on his jacket, pointing it at the person who just got out of the car.

"Aces." I'm appalled.

It was Ace and Santiago aiming for his head, I immediately stood in front of the gun pointed at Ace, despite knowing it would kill me.

"Don't you dare shoot her." My fuss with Santiago.

"You want this woman to be free? You have to pay 1 million Ace." Shouted Santiago to her. I saw Ace pointing his gun at Santiago.

"You're really in that much debt, how can you suck all that medicine?" Temptation Ace still brandished his weapon, pretending not to be afraid.

"Here, take it," Ace shows a large pile of money in his free hand. Santiago looks surprised that Ace handed him over easily.

"Give him and you'll get the money, I won't make a bid twice." Ace shrugged without a care. I could see Santiago thinking.

"Deal." Santiago pushed me hard, made me fall because I was wearing a heal. I groaned in pain and seeing my knees slightly hurt, I glanced at Ace who looked angry with Santiago's actions.

Santiago leaves to take the money but Ace shoots him, right in his head. I was shocked, staring at Santiago's lifeless body falling to the ground in less than a second.

"Fucking Scar Bloods, such a stupid Mafia name." Ace booed in a very cold tone before taking his money and walking towards me. Ace took off the tie that tied my hand easily and helped me stand up.

"You're fine." He muttered, looking at my cheeks and head before grabbing my face gently.

"Yes, I'm okay." My breath, enjoy the touch.

Ace smiled slightly after hearing my answer.

"Come on love birds." I saw Dante screaming from inside the car.

"Why are you standing in front of that gun?" Ask Ace to stop me.

"I don't know." I muttered, only now realize what I did.

"I think I'd die for you." I answered honestly, caught him off guard and then walked past him towards the car.

Ace's POV

"I think I'd die for you."

Sofia's words made me freeze, no one had ever said anything like that before. Sofia makes me feel something with those words, I don't know what it is but it feels different.

I stood still as Dante's screams ripped me out of my daydream. Sofia makes me feel wanted instead of needed, different when you are needed, they use you to their advantage but when they want you, they are willing to spend their time with you and do not want you to get hurt. And now I'm afraid of losing him too.

We finally arrived at my mansion. We entered and Sofia went straight to her room, while I headed to my study.

Tok.dok..

I closed the document I just signed when I got a knock on the door.

"Lake in."

I hissed as I watched Dante open the door and shut it back quietly.

"What's wrong?" Grunts me while continuing to sign the remaining documents.

"What's wrong with you?" Ask her in a annoyed tone.

"Why are you asking back! Who do you think you're talking to!" I stood up with a demanding tone.

"Obviously not with the same person a few months ago." Dante shook his head, with a disappointed expression at me. I fell silent, not understanding what he meant.

"He really changed you and I don't like that." Clearly, he raised his hand into the air.

"Why does everyone have some kind of problem with Sofia?" I screamed at him in frustration. "She is kind, to you, to me, to everyone. He cares about everything. So tell me your problem is where, you don't like me like this." I screamed right in front of him.

"You made a terrible decision because of him." Dante yelled back at me. Dante is my right hand man. Otherwise, he might have been rendered lifeless a moment ago. Although I can't deny that I felt a difference in myself when Sofia came into my life.

"You're gonna make war with scar bloods just because of a girl, you're fucking Ace Hernandez, leader of the Reapers, start acting like you used to." Dante pushed.

I sharply turned my eyes to her. I grabbed his arm violently. "You want to see the old Ace?" My hissing at him. I grabbed his arm to break his elbow with my knee.

"Akkkhh." Dante shouted as he fell to the floor.

"Don't you want to see the old Ace, Dante?!" I screamed while clutching the collar of his shirt before kicking him hard.

Dante groaned, coughing uncontrollably because of my kick. "I want more cruel, you'll feel it." I growled cold.

I kicked him again and again. "Please, I'm sorry." Dante begged me. I clenched my jaw with my palm tightly clenched.

"Fuck up!!" I spit on him.

"Get out of my sight." My orders to him, I walked back to my seat.

"He'll only make you worse." Dante muttered while limping out of my room.

I was still angry, stood up and walked to the wall, hitting my fist straight at it, trying to assuage my anger. Maybe it's better if I keep my distance from Sofia.

Sofia's POV

I was drawing roses, letting time pass. I feel Ace treated me coldly since that incident.

Tok.dok..

My daydreams are gone because I hear the sound of my bedroom door being knocked.

"Lake in." Answer shouted.

"Ace said you could have this." Terry came in, brought something in his hands. That's my phone.

"Oh my god." I screamed happily, took the phone out of Terry's hand and jumped into my bed. I checked it and saw that Ace had entered his contact.

I tried to talk to him for the past few days and he just shrugged his shoulders and walked away without answering me. I don't know what's wrong with her.

After Terry left, I started watching YouTube and thinking about what I wanted, I couldn't sit around all day here. I always wanted to be a doctor or nurse when I was a kid. I really wanted to save the lives of the children, but I knew that if I wanted to go to college, I had to finish school. I'm an exemplary student so getting grades won't be a problem, but I might have to change schools, after all 5 months of school left. I'm gonna ask Ace and let's see what kind of response he gave me.