CHAPTER 23

　　BETTY’S POV 　　Watching Max get better was calming. I watched as she and Ace played a game together, and every time Ace was winning, he would groan. He was recovering very fast. The doctor said he would be discharged the next day, and I was excited. Excited to leave Moonlight and go back to Viking Hills with Ace. 　　My phone beeped, and I looked down at it. 　　“Let’s meet at the park by 5 pm,” the message read. 　　Since the previous message last night, this was another from Drake. 　　I wondered what he wanted to talk about. I knew he was upset, and I was hoping he would forgive me after the talk. We would be very good friends, and I want that. 　　“Babe?” Ace called. Yes, he uses endearing words now. 　　Surprising, yeah, I liked this side of him. Soft, gentle and full of emotions. Despite all that, he still maintained his powerful aura. He stared deep into my eyes, and I blushed. 　　“What’s wrong?” he asked. He must have noticed me stare into nothingness. I wanted to tell him about how worr