With that, he fixed his collar and walked out of the room, leaving me immobile.

His words rang warning bells in my head.

What secret he was talking about? What else was Ace hiding from me?

With my heart racing, I slowly trudged out of the door and walked away.

After pacing around my office for almost half an hour thinking of Arthur’s threat and waiting for Ace to finish his meetings, I called Warner. But again, he didn’t pick up. Where the hell was he?

I needed to talk to Ace. I knew there was more to his past that I wasn’t aware of. Like where his mother was or what happened to his father for him to take his own life. But I didn’t know he had some secret buried in his past that was lethal enough to destroy him.

But what if Arthur was just messing with my head? To keep my mouth shut? Was there really something he could use against Ace?

But he wouldn’t just throw it in my face if he didn’t know anything. He even told me to ask Ace myself.

I need to talk to him now. I need to know what happened in his past to stop Arthur.

With a determination formed inside me, I headed to his office. Thankfully, he was alone when I entered. Standing before the floor to ceiling window, his gaze was set into the distance. Hearing my footsteps, he turned to me.

“Rosebud?” His arms spread for me to fly in them, and I did. Without wasting a second.

Filling my lungs with his intoxicating soothing scent, I closed my eyes against his chest. A sigh left me with his arms firm around me.

My home. All the anxiousness and tiredness washed off my mind now that I was in my Ace’s arms.

Nuzzling my hair, he took a deep breath. “Where were you? I was waiting for you so that we could go home.”

“In my office. Matt told me you were busy in a meeting,” I mumbled in his chest.

“That wasn’t important. And even if it was, you should’ve come and stayed with me. I don’t like it when you’re not before my eyes.”

A smile touched my face. Kissing his chest, I looked up at him. “I’ll keep it in mind.”

“Good. Now can we go home? I want to spend some quality time with my Rosebud.”

I nodded, not saying anything.

What secret he was hiding from me?

His gray eyes narrowed. “What happened, baby? Is anything bothering you?”

Raising my hand, I touched his cheek. “Ace, now that we’re in a relationship, I want everything to be perfect. There should be no boundaries between us, no restrictions, no hesitations.”