Le Piège d'As

Le Piège d'As

Eva Zahan

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Introduction

Il y a sept ans, Émeraude Hutton avait quitté sa famille et ses amis pour aller au lycée à New York, portant son cœur brisé dans ses mains, pour échapper à une seule personne. Le meilleur ami de son frère, qu'elle aimait depuis le jour où il l'avait sauvée des brutes à l'âge de sept ans. Brisée par le garçon de ses rêves et trahie par ses proches, Émeraude avait appris à enfouir les morceaux de son cœur dans le coin le plus profond de ses souvenirs.

Jusqu'à ce que, sept ans plus tard, elle doive revenir dans sa ville natale après avoir terminé ses études universitaires. L'endroit où réside maintenant le milliardaire au cœur de pierre, pour qui son cœur mort battait autrefois.

Marqué par son passé, Achille Valencian était devenu l'homme que tout le monde craignait. Les brûlures de sa vie avaient rempli son cœur d'une obscurité sans fond. Et la seule lumière qui l'avait maintenu sain d'esprit, c'était son Bouton de Rose. Une fille aux taches de rousseur et aux yeux turquoise qu'il avait adorée toute sa vie. La petite sœur de son meilleur ami.

Après des années de distance, lorsque le moment est enfin venu de capturer sa lumière dans son territoire, Achille Valencian jouera son jeu. Un jeu pour revendiquer ce qui lui appartient.

Émeraude sera-t-elle capable de distinguer les flammes de l'amour et du désir, et les charmes de la vague qui l'avait autrefois submergée pour garder son cœur en sécurité ? Ou laissera-t-elle le diable l'attirer dans son piège ? Car personne n'a jamais pu échapper à ses jeux. Il obtient toujours ce qu'il veut. Et ce jeu s'appelle...

Le piège d'As.
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Chapter 1

Je fixais la fille devant moi, et ses yeux nerveux derrière ses lunettes à monture noire étaient également posés sur moi. Hésitante, je remis une mèche rebelle derrière mon oreille et mordillai ma lèvre. Elle m'imita. Je clignai des yeux, elle aussi.

"Tu as fini ton concours de regards avec toi-même, Em?" Un soupir vint de derrière moi. "Pour l'amour du ciel ! Ça fait cinq minutes que tu fais ça ! Tu me fiches la trouille maintenant !"

Je jetai un coup d'œil à ma meilleure amie à travers le miroir. Les bras croisés sur sa poitrine, assise au bord de mon lit, elle me lançait un regard noir.

Mes yeux retournèrent à mon reflet. "Je ne sais pas, Beth. Tu penses qu'il... qu'il aimera mon look ?"

"Après avoir passé deux heures à te pomponner ? Oui, on pense qu'il aimera ton look. Et qu'il ne te rejettera pas quand tu lui annonceras ton amour éternel," dit mon autre meilleure amie, Casie, debout à côté de Beth.

Rejeter. Le même mot qui hante mes rêves depuis des années. J'attends ce jour depuis six ans. Le jour où il m'a dit ces mots. J'attends depuis.

Et s'il me rejette aujourd'hui... je ne sais pas ce que je ferais.

flashback~

"Veux-tu être mon prince, Ace ? Je veux être ta princesse," avais-je demandé au meilleur ami de mon frère quand il m'a offert une robe de Cendrillon pour mon neuvième anniversaire.

Il a ri de ma question idiote, presque brisant mon cœur. Mais quand il a vu mon visage décomposé, il s'est accroupi devant moi, regardant dans mes yeux turquoise avec ses yeux gris orageux. "Tu es ma princesse."

"Vraiment ?" Je me suis illuminée comme un sapin de Noël. "Ça veut dire que tu vas m'épouser ?"

Il mordit sa lèvre, ses yeux brillants d'amusement. "Je suis désolé, Rosebud ! Mais je ne peux pas."

"Pourquoi pas ?" Je fis la moue.

"Parce que ce n'est pas le bon moment. Tu es encore si jeune."

"Alors quand sera le bon moment ?" Je le regardai avec tant d'espoir.

"Quand tu deviendras une rose épanouie à partir d'un bouton de rose."

Fin du flashback~

J'avais attendu ce jour pour m'épanouir en rose. Je ne savais pas ce que cela signifiait à ce moment-là. Mais pour me souvenir et comprendre, j'avais écrit ces mots dans mon journal intime.

Et Casie disait qu'à cet âge, nous étions assez grandes pour avoir un amoureux. Eh bien, elle en avait déjà eu un à quatorze ans, et en était à son quatrième à quinze ans maintenant.

Je savais que tout ce qu'Ace avait dit ce jour-là était parce qu'il ne voulait pas briser le cœur naïf d'une fillette de neuf ans. Mais je m'en fichais. Je pense que j'étais prête à lui avouer mes sentiments aujourd'hui. Pour de vrai cette fois.

"Em, tu es magnifique ! Même si je préférais tes longs cheveux ondulés. Mais ça va, ça te va aussi," commenta Beth.

J'avais coupé mes cheveux longs jusqu'à la taille pour les ramener à mes épaules et dompté mes vagues sauvages en cheveux lisses. Tout comme Tess, ma sœur. Elle et mon frère, Tobias, étaient jumeaux. Alors évidemment, Ace était aussi son meilleur ami. Et j'avais entendu une fois qu'il aimait les cheveux de Tess. Alors j'avais transformé mes cheveux comme les siens. Bien que les siens soient blonds et les miens châtain.

"Les cheveux courts sont à la mode maintenant. Et Ace les aime courts," répondis-je, en vérifiant mes ongles manucurés. Tout comme Tess.

Tout comme Ace préférait.

Toutes ses copines étaient comme ma sœur. Belles et élégantes. Oui, j'étais jalouse d'elles. Mais elles étaient toutes temporaires. Une fois que nous serions ensemble, il n'y aurait plus personne d'autre dans sa vie à part moi.

Je rougis à cette pensée.

Alors j'avais décidé d'être comme elles en prenant exemple sur ma sœur. Peut-être qu'il me remarquerait alors ?

Et toute la transformation d'aujourd'hui en était la preuve. Habillée comme Tess, coiffée comme Tess. J'avais même subtilisé son parfum préféré de sa chambre.

« Cette robe n'est-elle pas trop courte, Casie ? » Bien que je voulais porter quelque chose comme Tess, je me sentais mal à l'aise dedans. Eh bien, elle avait fière allure dans ces petites robes moulantes. Elle avait des formes généreuses à l'avant et à l'arrière. Tandis que j'étais plate des deux côtés. Eh bien, à quinze ans, je ne pouvais pas avoir plus.

« Pas du tout ! Tu vas porter ça et c'est final ! Tu ne veux pas qu'Ace te remarque ? » Elle haussa un sourcil.

« D'accord ! » dis-je en prenant une profonde inspiration. Allez, Em ! Tu peux le faire !

« Bon, allons-y maintenant ! Sinon nous allons manquer la grande entrée de ton frère et ta sœur, » gazouilla-t-elle en sortant en se dandinant.

Aujourd'hui, c'était le dix-neuvième anniversaire de mes aînés. Et chaque occasion chez la famille Hutton était connue pour être grandiose. Personne ne voulait manquer cet événement spécial. Presque la moitié des familles renommées étaient invitées aujourd'hui.

Quand nous sommes arrivées dans le hall, je n'arrêtais pas de me tortiller sur place. Mes mains étaient moites et mon cœur battait la chamade. J'étais nerveuse pour la rencontre de ce soir avec Ace. Et ma robe trop courte me rendait encore plus mal à l'aise.

J'ai repéré mon père et ma mère dans la foule. Ils se tenaient toujours proches l'un de l'autre, comme toujours. Ils devaient toujours être collés par les hanches. Même après vingt ans de mariage, ils étaient follement amoureux l'un de l'autre.

Et cela me donnait de l'espoir. Si Ace et moi pouvions être comme ça un jour…

« Emmy ! » La voix de maman brisa mon rêve éveillé.

Je souris et m'avançai vers eux.

« Oh là là ! Regarde-toi ! Mon petit bébé est si belle aujourd'hui ! » s'exclama-t-elle, son sourire éclatant.

« Tu crois ? » Je rougis.

« Bien sûr, ma chérie ! Tu devrais le faire plus souvent ! »

Papa resta silencieux. Il ne semblait pas être ravi de me voir habillée ainsi. Contrairement à ma nature.

« Tu n'as pas aimé la robe que je t'ai achetée, princesse ? » demanda-t-il.

Si, beaucoup. Mais Ace n'aimerait pas ça.

« Bien sûr que si, papa ! Mais… je n'ai pas trouvé de bijoux assortis, » mentis-je.

Il hocha la tête.

Maman avait un regard complice. Elle savait, tout le monde savait pour mon béguin pour Achilles Valencian. Mais ils ne savaient pas que c'était plus qu'un simple béguin.

Il était devenu mon prince charmant depuis le jour où il était entré dans notre maison avec Tobis quand j'avais seulement sept ans. Je me souvenais encore de ce jour clairement dans mes vagues souvenirs. Mais le jour où il m'a sauvée de quelques brutes à l'école, il est devenu mon héros. Et avec le temps, il est devenu mon cœur.

Je m'efforçai de ne pas couvrir mes joues rougissantes.

Où était-il ?

Je regardai autour. Il aurait dû être là maintenant. Le mois dernier, quand il jouait aux échecs avec moi, il m'avait promis qu'il serait là ce soir. Et il ne rompait jamais ses promesses envers moi.

Il venait ici tous les jours. Mais après la tragédie que sa famille a subie il y a un an, ses visites chez nous avaient diminué. Il avait changé. Ace, autrefois insouciant et joueur, était devenu perdu et toujours en colère. Mais il était toujours doux avec moi. Il venait nous voir une fois par mois. Et bien sûr, pour jouer aux échecs avec moi.

La foule applaudit alors que Tess et Tobias descendaient les escaliers de manière dramatique avec le projecteur sur eux. Dans une robe de fée rose mi-cuisse, Tess ressemblait à une vraie fée, tandis que Tobias était élégant dans son smoking noir. Ils souriaient aux caméras et à tout le monde alors que leur groupe d'amis applaudissait et sifflait sauvagement.

Mais il n'y avait toujours aucun signe d'Ace.

M'excusant, je me mis à errer sans but parmi les gens.

Où es-tu ?

« Aïe ! »

En percutant une poitrine dure, je trébuchai en arrière. Une paire de bras s'enroula autour de ma taille.

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