The Trap Of Ace
by Eva Zahan
💔 Is there a right way to deal with heartbreak?
- Genre
- Romance
- Chapters
- 75
- Status
- Completed
- Reads
- 19K
16+Review by Julia ·
Emerald Hutton ran away from her hometown seven years ago because her boyfriend broke her heart. Achilles Valencian had been her best friend, hero, and first love. He was also her brother’s friend. Emerald did not expect him to betray her in such a cruel way.
After years away, she is now ready to confront him, stronger than ever. But the man she sees after all these years is someone different. He is now a powerful, cold billionaire who built an empire in darkness. He has never stopped wanting her in his life.
To everyone else, he is danger, but to Emerald, he is danger and desire. He is her childhood savior, now a heartless devil. This time, he wants to claim her as his, with no exceptions. Emerald believed she would never fall for him again, but this is the Trap of Ace.
Themes Discussed in The Trap of Ace
🩹 Scars left after the first love is gone
🔥 Blurred lines between passion, danger, and love
⏩ Moving on from past trauma
Reasons to Read The Trap of Ace
🤵🏻 Possessive billionaire with vulnerabilities
💃 Strong heroine who is determined to protect her heart
🕊️ Ideal for readers who enjoy second-chance love stories with drama
Meet The Main Characters
👩🏻🦰 Emerald Hutton
She returns to her hometown with her defenses up after being heartbroken by her ex. She is now more confident than ever, determined to protect her heart even if it is from the man who cares for her.
🧑 Achilles Valencian
Emerald’s childhood savior and her brother’s friend. He is now a billionaire who has a big empire and is feared by many. He has regrets and a painful past, but now wants Emerald back in his life.
🌹 Let the book take you on an inspiring journey that starts with heartbreak but gives hope.
The Trap Of Ace synopsis
Seven years ago, Emerald Hutton had left her family and friends behind for high school in New York City, cradling her broken heart in her hands, to escape just one person. Her brother's best friend, whom she loved from the day he had saved her from bullies at the age of seven. Broken by the boy of her dreams and betrayed by her loved ones, Emerald had learned to bury the pieces of her heart in the deepest corner of her memories. Until seven years later, she has to come back to her hometown after finishing her college. The place where now the cold-hearted stone of a billionaire resides, whom her dead heart once used to beat for. Scarred by his past, Achilles Valencian had turned into the man everyone feared. The scorch of his life had filled his heart with bottomless darkness. And the only light that had kept him sane, was his Rosebud. A girl with freckles and turquoise eyes he'd adored all his life. His best friend's little sister. After years of distance, when the time has finally come to capture his light into his territory, Achilles Valencian will play his game. A game to claim what's his. Will Emerald be able to distinguish the flames of love and desire to keep her heart safe? Or she will let the devil lure her into his trap? Because no one ever could escape his games. He gets what he wants. And this game is called... The trap of Ace.
Read The Trap Of Ace – Prologue
I stared at the girl before me, and her nervous eyes behind those black-rimmed glasses were also set on me. Tentatively, I tucked a strayed strand behind my ear and bit my lip. She mimicked. I blinked, so did she.
"You're done with your staredown match with yourself, Em?" A huff came from behind me. "For God's sake! You're doing this for the last five minutes! You're creeping me out now!"
I glanced at my best friend through the mirror. With folded arms on her chest, sitting at the edge of my bed, she scowled at me.
My eyes went back to my reflection. "I don't know, Beth. Do you think he- he'll like my look?"
"After we spent two hours to doll you up? Yes, we think that he'll like your look. And won't reject you when you announce your undying love for him," said my other best friend, Casie, standing beside Beth.
Reject. The same word that has been haunting my dreams for years now. I've been waiting for this day for six years. The day he said those words to me. I've been waiting since.
And if he rejects me today… I don't know what I'd do.
"Will you be my prince, Ace? I want to be your princess," I'd asked my brother's best friend when he gave me a Cinderella dress on my ninth birthday.
He laughed at my silly question, almost breaking my heart. But then when he saw my crestfallen face, he crouched down before me, looking into my turquoise eyes with his stormy grey. "You're my princess."
"Really?" I brightened up like a Christmas tree. "That means you will marry me?"
He bit his lip, his eyes lit up with amusement. "I'm sorry, Rosebud! But I can't."
"Why not?" I pouted.
Tropes
- Betrayal
- Friends to Lovers
- Romantic Suspense
- Rich
- Drama
- Rejected mate