Since the day, Ace Clarke-Harding was born. He had everyone's attention. A lot of people loved him and spoiled him as much as they could.

Hannah's friends loved her firstborn. They made sure he got everything he ever wanted. His grandparent's treated him like a king, especially Mason Clarke, his maternal grandfather. He always tried to do extraordinary things for little Ace and to compete with Mason, George Harding, his paternal grandfather went overboard for Ace.

When Mason Clarke finally got the heir he always wanted. He wanted to put the whole world at his feet. He was proud of his daughter to have given birth to such a perfect son. The child he could call his heir. The child that had his blood running through his veins. For Mason, Ace was a miracle. He'd manipulate his daughter into spending more time with Ace. He'd play the 'I'm so lonely' card just to take Ace to his house to spend his weekends.

Sebastian tried to discipline his son as much as he could without him being labeled as the bad guy. Whenever Hannah would punish him or Sebastian would ground him, Mason would defend him and took him to his place. That gave little Ace encouragement to not listen to his parents.

He made the little boy believe that he is a God. That he is the most special and important person on earth. Everyone was lucky to have him. No one deserves him. That he owned Richmonte and every person that lives here.

Over time, Ace became a spoiled brat.

He threw tantrums when things didn't go his way.

He was never satisfied with what he had.

He thought that the world revolved around him.

He didn't give up until he got what he wanted.

But he had one weakness...

His mother.

No matter how spoiled he became. He could never say no to his mother. He was afraid of her. He was afraid of doing anything bad in her presence. If his mother had said no, it meant no. She was the only person who could control him. All she needed to do was give him a death glare and Ace would behave himself immediately.

As he grew up, he started to hide things from her. He only showed her the parts about him that were good, the ones she appreciated. He was a generous, thoughtful, and a down to earth guy in front of his mom and she was proud of him.

His father, on the other hand, knew about his bad-boy persona. He knew his son was a little spoiled and was a lady's man but he didn't consider it a serious enough issue to be fixed. In his eyes, every teenage boy was a little rebellious and wild.

When Ace was six years old, this was the first time he ever got into a fight with his best friend Ella Carter. At that age, she seemed like the most important person on earth for him.

"Ace my boy, why do you look so glum?" Mason asked fastening Ace's seatbelt.

"Ella isn't talking to me" he mumbled sadly

"Ella that stupid girl, who's always around you?" Mason asked

"She is not stupid. She is my best friend" Ace declared defensively

"All girls are stupid" Mason laughed

"Ella is not!"

"Fine!" Mason scoffed. "So, why isn't she talking to you?"

"I broke two of her dolls." He mumbled sadly

"You did good," Mason chuckled

"I swear it was an accident. I was jumping around in her room and her dolls were laying on the floor and I accidentally jumped on them" he explained in a tiny voice.

"It was an accident. Why is that stupid girl making a big deal?" Mason asked and Ace shrugged

"Mom said I should apologize"

"Don't listen to your mom. She doesn't know anything" he told him.

"Dad said mom is always right. He grounded me for a week, he said I was being a brat" Ace said annoyed

Mason gripped the steering wheel tightly as anger consumed him. "Don't listen to your parents, Ace. They are not your friends, I am. I won't let you do anything remotely embarrassing. Let alone apologizing to an insignificant girl"

"I really want her to talk to me" Ace mumbled. He didn't understand half of the things Mason said.

"Put her in her place. She will come crawling back to you" Mason advised

"How do you do that?" Ace asked innocently.

"Next time you see that girl. Don't pay any attention to her" Mason said

"But I really miss her" Ace said disappointedly

"She doesn't know that and she doesn't need to know that"

"But..."

"No, buts. You are Ace Clarke Harding! You own this town and all the people in it and that stupid girl belongs to you as well" Mason told him proudly

Ace smiled, he felt good about himself. His little mind believed every word that came out of Mason's mouth.

A few days later, Ella along with her mother came to Harding's mansion. As Ace was grounded they hadn't seen each other for a week. Ella had missed him too. She looked around for her best friend.

Ace came skipping down the stairs and when he saw Ella he halted in his steps. He rolled his eyes and walked straight to his mother and asked for snacks. Little Ella didn't know why was he acting like that. She felt miserable, she missed him and he was the one who should come and apologize. She was ready to forgive him but he didn't pay any attention to her.

"Ella, sweetie, you can go play with Ace" Hannah smiled at her. Hannah was holding one-year-old Emily in her arms and was rocking her back and forth.

Ella looked at her mother for permission and she nodded. Ella slowly wandered upstairs and knocked on Ace's door.

"Come in" he voiced from inside

Ella opened the door and stepped in.

"Oh, it's you," Ace said uninterested.

He was actually excited to see her but he kept a straight face. He continued playing his video games like she wasn't there. He was following Mason's orders.

"You should apologize," Ella said

"For what?" He asked

"You broke my dolls" she whined

"Stop being a baby" Ace grumbled

"I am not being a baby"

"Whatever" Ace shrugged

"I won't talk to you unless you say sorry" Ella glared at him.

"I won't say sorry because I don't need you. I am Ace Clarke Harding, I don't need anyone. I can get a new best friend if I want" Ace said nonchalantly

"You can't!" Ella stomped her feet on the ground

"I can and I will"

He doesn't need a new best friend. How can Ace say that? Her eyes teared up. She realized that she was losing her best friend. She was an innocent six-year-old girl who cared for her best friend deeply.

She sat beside him while he gave all his attention to the game.

"I don't want you to have a new best friend" she cried

He felt bad for her. She was crying, he didn't want her to cry. He stopped playing his game and put the console aside.

"I don't want a new best friend either," he said facing her and wiping her tears.

"Then why would you say mean things to me?" She said

"Because I was mad at you. It was an accident, I didn't mean to break your dolls." he mumbled

Ella smiled and hugged him tightly. He hugged her back happily.

"Friends?" Ella asked

"Friends" he smiled happily.

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Ace was a hormone-driven fourteen-year-old, whose curiosity for the female body got intense by the second. All-day long Ace and Axel would talk about girls and their bodies.

Ella was a fourteen-year-old going through puberty, her breasts were developing, her body was changing and so were her features. It wasn't easy for Ace to not stare at her chest, he couldn't help it. He would purposely try to touch her. He would playfully hug her from behind with his arms tightly around her chest or he would playfully graze his fingers.

Before, he had no problem jumping on her or if she jumped on him. She would playfully sit on his lap or they would playfully fight. But lately every time she was close to him, he would get hard. He would run from the scene and used to jerk himself off. He would have wet dreams about Ella. Every time he touched himself he didn't know why he thought about her.

Then it became a habit. He would come home and lock his door. He would open up Ella's pictures in a bikini and masturbate. He'd imagine what she looked like naked.

Ella was also going through puberty and her feelings for Ace changed over time. She started seeing him in a different light. She would get flustered in his presence. Whenever he would compliment her, she would melt. Even holding hands had another meaning in her mind now.

They were watching a movie alone and a kissing scene came on. She shifted in her seat uneasily. Ace glanced towards her and then looked back at the screen.

Ace noticed her flustered look and smiled inwardly. He suddenly felt confident. 'It's now or never, Ace' he told himself. He grabbed her forearm pulling her towards him.

"Ace..." She mumbled blushing.

"What?" He asked innocently pulling her into him more. He placed a hand on her waist and squeezed.

She gasped. "What are you doing?" She asked blushing. His touch felt good and exciting. She felt butterflies, not in her stomach but down there.

"I want to kiss you" he whispered

"I have never kissed anyone before," she said shying away from him.

"Neither did I and I want you to be my first" he whispered pulling her more.

She blushed, her cheeks tinted red. He leaned in slowly and she didn't stop him. Their lips slightly brushed. She gasped as their lips met. He grabbed the back of her neck and placed his lips on hers sucking them hard. She amateurishly tried to move her lips with him.

The kiss got intense and passionate. He pushed her down on the ground with their lips still locked. He hovered over her pressing her into the ground with his weight. She felt his hardness poking her bare thigh. Her dress hitched up and he began to dry hump her. She could feel his length, the thin material of his sweatpants didn't really help their situation. She felt breathless and felt a wetness between her legs. Ace was aggressively moving his hips into her thighs as she opened her legs for him.

He trailed his one hand down and placed it on her tiny breast, he squeezed on it hardly. A little cry escaped through her that got muffled when he thrust his tongue into her mouth. They both were lost in lust to comprehend anything. His raging hormones drove him crazy.

He finally pulled away moaning loudly into her mouth. He came within ten minutes of dry humping her. His grip loosened and he trailed kisses down her neck.

She also orgasmed for the first time in her life. It was exhilarating for her. She was breathing heavily as the fog in her mind slowly cleared.

Her eyes widened when she realized what they were doing. She pushed him away. He sat up and ran a hand through his hair. It felt weird and she got scared. She hurriedly got up and ran out of his room.

"Ella..." He came running behind her but she didn't look back.

She entered her house and mumbled a quick hi to her mother and ran up the stairs as fast as she could. She slammed her door shut. She slumped down on her bed and wrapped her blanket around her trembling body. She tried to level her breathing.

She bit on her lips as she thought about what they were doing. Did she almost had sex with Ace at the age of fourteen. She felt ashamed. What if her parents found out about it? They will be so disappointed in her.

She knew about sex, Kimberly had told her everything about it. She knew Ace ejaculated in his sweatpants. What if she got pregnant? Then the whole will know what she did.

Her cellphone vibrated and she saw Ace calling her. She hurriedly turned off her cellphone. How will she ever face Ace again after what they did?

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