Ace of Spades (Underground Affair Series Book 1) by Michelle Iannarelli

had in the past then I want you to come back to the hospital or give me a call. Head injuries are not something to be taken lightly.”
    “Yes, Doctor.”
    “Luke.”
    “Shane.”
    Luke smiled at Shane. Shane smiled back and it looked as if he winked since his one eye was still so swollen.
    “Can I ask you something?”
    “Sure.”
    “How is it that you can dedicate your life to building a perfect body with a beautiful face and then knowingly allow someone to damage it, possibly beyond repair?”
    Shane liked hearing Luke say he had a perfect body and a beautiful face. It made him feel good about himself…for a minute.
    “It’s something I’m good at. It helps me to relieve my anger and at the same time it’s such an adrenalin rush. People want to see me, they chant my name and my opponents fear me.”
    “But what about afterwards, the pain and risk of possibly losing your life?”
    “I don’t think about losing the fight or my life. As for the pain, it reminds me that I’m alive, that I’m a survivor.”
    “Some pain can be pleasurable but what you endure, not so much.” Luke smiled.
    “I’m also familiar with the pain and pleasure factor but I somehow don’t think you’re still talking about fighting?” Shane grinned.
    “I think it’s time for me to go home.”
    “Yeah. I need to check in on Dec.”
    “I’ll see you next week at your appointment.”
    “Maybe by then I will be able to see you with two eyes.” Shane laughed as he walked away.
    Luke couldn’t keep his eyes off of Shane’s sexy ass as he watched him walk away.

    Lucy rolled over and saw Ace staring at her. She smiled and he smiled back.
    “I think you made me pass out.” Lucy chuckled.
    “I can’t help it if you can’t keep up with me.” Ace laughed.
    Lucy grabbed her pillow and smacked Ace with it and then he whacked her back. They rolled around having a pillow fight until Ace fell off the bed. Lucy looked over the side at him lying on the floor. Neither of them could stop laughing. Lucy couldn’t ever remember being this happy…or in love. Ace’s phone started to ring.
    “Lucy, can you grab that.”
    Lucy grabbed the phone and as she handed it to Ace she unknowingly hit the speaker button.
    “Hello.”
    “How did the date go? Thank you for helping me out with Lucy, I owe you one.”
    Lucy’s father didn’t even finish the sentence before her heart sank. Ace sat up and tried to get the phone off of speaker but he wasn’t fast enough. The look on Lucy’s face broke his heart.
    “Can I call you back?”
    “Are you still with her?”
    “Yes.”
    “We can talk tomorrow.”
    Ace hung up the phone and stood up. Lucy was already searching for her clothes as she held back tears. Ace walked over to her and grabbed her and tried to pull her into a hug.
    “Don’t.”
    Lucy pulled away and continued to get dressed. Ace stood there trying to think of what to say.
    “Lucy, I love you.”
    Lucy turned around and slapped Ace across the face.
    “As if you taking me out and doing all this shit for my father wasn’t bad enough but now, NOW, you’re going to tell me that you love me, when I know damn well it is a lie. You just don’t want me to go home and tell my father that you fucked up on your charity mission for poor pathetic Lucy.”
    “No, no Lucy, I swear, yes your father asked me to take you out but Lucy, we’ve been hiding behind his back. I couldn’t tell him that. Of course I said yes, he’s worried about you. Hell, I was going to ask you out anyway.”
    “What were you going to get out of this, a promotion?”
    “A date with a beautiful woman.”
    “You never wanted a date before. You only wanted to fuck me…”
    “Lucy, stop it.”
    Ace grabbed Lucy by the wrist.
    “LET GO!”
    Ace let go. Then he stepped back.
    “I guess you never cared about me at all.”
    Lucy looked up at him and just stared for a minute before she turned and walked out.

    Declan came walking into the waiting area with a taped