Previously in the story(Ace's POV),

Will she forgive me? Will she give me a second chance?

After Amara and Adriano's conversation, i look at Ace and he looks like he had made a huge mistake. He signals for Elijah and Adriano to go over to him. He says something to them and they reply and separate. Elijah goes over to Don Gabriel and his wife, Isabella. Adriano heads over to me. And Ace goes somewhere inside the house. And i am hella confused. Like one minute, he was trying to talk to me and the other, he just left without saying anything.

Adriano~"I know you are confused. But the Russians have got alot of information from this conversation and we obviously don't want them to get more inner information that can harm our family. So, why don't i and you go to Ace's office and we will explain what happened that time and why he left you."

Zandrea~"Okayyy." I saw curiously because if my own brother is in his side then he definitely had a good reason for all the things, right?

He leads me to where Ace went, i think. It looks like his office from outside. I with Leo in my arms enter in without knocking. Well, he asked for me not the other way around. I enter in to find Ace standing there with a glass of bourbon. I go and sit on one of the sofas like i am the boss here. And Ace looks at me in amusement.

Adriano~"Will you behave or do i have to take all the guns in here with me?"

Zandrea~"We are fine brother."

Adriano~"Okay sorella. And Ace hurry up, it is your coronation. You have to be there."

Ace~"okayy and thanks for bringing her here." with a nod my brother goes back to the cremony.

The moment Adriano closes the door, I pull my dress down exposing one of my breast.

Ace~"Whattt a..re you doingg?" he asks in a flustered manner. I ignore him. And pick Leo up from my side and he latches on my breast instantly. I find Ace still looking at Leo latched on my breast and i raise one of my eyebrows and say;

Zandrea~"You have seen me naked but only my exposed breast gets you flustered?"

Ace~"Well, i haven't been with any woman after I left you so yaa even that flusters me i guess, afterall you were my first and only one."

Shocked is an understatement. I did pick that up from Elijah's comment before but hearing it and getting it confirmed by Ace, himself is another thing. I feel happy and special. But still confused.

Zandrea~"Umm.. That day when you said all that, i had come to tell you that i was pregnant but you left after saying hateful words. You didn't even wait and listen to me." i say sadly. Even my eyes start to water but i blink a few times to prevent tears from spilling out.

Ace~"God, am a fool. Am really really sorry, Zandrea for being an asshole. If i had just listen to you once. If only I knew you were pregnant, I would bring you here with me, and taken care of you like the queen i always thought you are. If only..." he said looking at me. His eyes had a lot of emotions swimming in them; sadness, regret, guilt.

Ace~"Zandrea, I just wanna say that i cared for you back then and still do care, il mio amore. And that is the main reason why i had to leave. The Russians were planning another attack on both our mafias. They knew i had rejoined high school in another country and had a spy giving them information about everything i did there. Elijah and my younger brother, Matteo came to give me this information that day. They showed me who it was and i had to say all that to you in front of the spy so he could believe me. I did not wait because i couldn't see the tears in your eyes, i didn't want to see hatred towards me in your eyes. I had to make it all seem real because i didn't know what information he had given to the Russians. He might have told them about how important you are to me and put you in harm. And i didn't want that at all. After the things cooled down and everything was solved, i put all my men into looking for you. But now i know why i was getting distracted from hacking you, it was your mother hacking into our systems. And your family knows about this, they didn't know the girl but they know everything i have done to look for you and that is why they are not saying anything. Please trust me. I loved you and still do. Please forgive me. Am really sorry, il mio amore." He pleaded.

He had tears in his eyes and i had to look away because i couldn't see my man crying. But i still need time to process all this information, to know that i can actually trust him. By this time Leo had already slept, and Ace was holding my hand caressing it.

Zandrea~"I am sure what you are saying is true because if it wasn't, my family would have already killed you and put you 10 feet into the ground." i say trying to lighten the mood.

Ace~"yeaa truee." he laughes slightly.

Zandrea~"But i need time Ace. I can't just say that you are forgiven and that we should pick up everything from where we left it. I can't just trust you after everything you said that day. I need time to processing everything."

Ace~"I know. Why don't you take my number? Take all the time you need to process and think. Then, text me if you feel like I can get a second chance. I won't fail you i swear." he looks at me with hope in his eyes.

Zandrea~"Ya i can do that."

Ace~"And if you are ready, i will take you to a date, just you and I. I wanna show you the way i wanted to treat you, as my queen. And am sure my mom and dad would love to spend a few hours with Leo." he says with a smile on his face.

Zandrea~"Yea maybe. But for now, i wanna go home. I am mentally and physically drained. Am sorry i can't stay for the whole time."

Ace~"You being even here is more than enough, Zandrea. Go home, rest, and think about it and you can text me whenever you feel like it." he says with a smile but i can see the like sadness in his eyes because am leaving.

Zandrea~"Okay. Shall we go back? Am sure everyone is waiting for you."

Ace~"Before we leave, Zandrea, i just want to say that am so happy to find you. Thank you for keeping our baby and not getting rid of him. It just means alot. You and our baby mean alot to me. Even more than the entire world." he gives places a kiss on my forehead and on Leo's too. And i give him a smile.

Zandrea~"I would never do that." i say as i look at Leo.

He gives me his number and we head back to the party. We go to my family table. Even Elijah, Gabriel, Isabella and Ace's younger brother and sister are there.

Zandrea~"Hey. Papa am heading home." i say looking at my papa. He looks at me and realizes not to argue with me.

Papa~"Okay bambina." he says with a smile.

Amara~"Do you want me and the girls to come with you?"

Zandrea~"No babe. I will be fine don't worry." i give her a reassuring smile. I see Alessia stand up from her sit next to Lorenzo.

Zandrea~"And where are you going miss?"

Alessia~"With you duhh" she says like its the most obvious thing.

Zandrea~"Bitch put your ass back on that chair. You are not going with me. I don't want Lorenzo to refer to me as a cockblocker." i say with a smirk on my face. Alessia turns beet-red. And Lorenzo looks everywhere except at anyone on the table. Everyone laughs.

Once everyone calms down. Alessia asks if am sure and i say yes.

I was happy to find her finally. I will do everything i can to gain her forgiveness and to get a second chance. For now, she wants time and i will give her a few days and if i still don't get a text from her i will go over and meet her. Not exactly sure what i will say or do but i will just wait for now. She wants to leave and i am upset but i can't force her to stay if she doesn't want to. So, here we are with both our families. And i see how much her family cares about her.

Zander~"Well, i won't even ask or tell you. I will directly go and sit in the limo because I am definitely coming with you twinny. Because i know you need your favorite brother with you." all her brothers start protesting on that.

Zandrea~"You are right, twinny. I need my favorite brother. So, even if you didn't want to leave, i would take you home on gun point." she gives him a wink and smirks at him. She has all the most ruthless mafia men wrapped around a little finger and she doesn't even know this.

Ace~"Zander?"

Zander~"Yes?" Everyone at the table looks at me.

Ace~"Make sure she eats something before she sleeps. She hasn't eaten and she will not even care about it."

Zandrea~"Yea yea whatever." she says rolling her eyes but still gives me a smile which i return with my own. She thinks i forgot her habits, no baby i didn't.

Zander~"Sure." he says with a smile.

Zandrea~"Adriano, i will send the Limo back to pick you guys." and with that she leaves.

Ava~"She is very beautiful and very feisty big brother."

Ace~"I know little sis."

Matteo~"What's the plan brother?"

Ace~"No plan this time brother. But i will do everything i can to get my queen to forgive me and give me another chance."

Gabriel~"Best of luck son. You will need it. She doesn't look to give in easily."

Ace~"Don't I know that already dad. It took 3 months for her to go on the first date with me. So, i know it is gonna be hard. Damn hard."

The rest of the event went by rather quick and uneventful. I spent my entire time thinking about what Zandrea will do. Everyone left one by one. I went to my room and showered. I, then go to bed with Zandrea filled in my thoughts.

When I, Leo and Zander reach home, we head to our rooms to get changed. I first change Leo's clothes and put him in his crib as he is still asleep.

I take a shower and change into night clothes. I get out of my shower to see Zander on my bed with his phone. He also got some food and ice cream for me. I sit down next to him, thank him and eat my dinner. When i finish my dinner, Zander picks the tray up from the bed and put it on the side table. He then open the ice cream tub and we start eating. This is what i needed, ice cream and a chat with Zander.

Zander~"What are you thinking about Twinny?"

Zandrea~"About a lot of things. If i can trust him? If he really did everything he said he did to find me? If he really had to leave and didn't have another choice? If he really missed? If he really loves me? Alot of ifs in my head twinny."

Zander~"Yess, he loves you. He missed you a lot and he looked for you almost everyday. I have seen the way he tried to look for you. And yes he had to leave and he didn't have much of a choice. The Russians are cruel, twinny. They don't know how to behave with women. So, yes he had to. I hope these answers help you with the trust part. You know i love you twinny and i would never lie to you. He is the only guy, i would want for my sister. He is a really good friend of mine and i have seen it clearly how much he loves you and missed you. He talked alot about you. He is that guy that can love immensely and can die for the ones he loves."

We talk about other things and then we fall asleep on my bed. I cuddle with my twinny and fall to sleep with Ace deLuca on my mind.

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XOXO💕