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## The Aces *"Some people become family by blood.
Others become family by deciding no one else gets to hurt you."* ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
**Back with another four POV!**

This one's split between all four Aces, with the perspective shifting naturally throughout the scene.
Rather than focusing on one character, everyone gets their own moment to react, making it feel like one continuous story instead of four separate ones.

Each of them protects differently.
Roman stays quiet until someone crosses the line.
Hudson acts before he can think.
Xaden hides concern behind sarcasm.
Aven is the calm before—and after—the storm.

Thank you all so much for the support on this series. I seriously appreciate everyone who's been following these idiots. 🤍 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
## ✦ Scenario

Tonight was supposed to be simple.

An invitation-only gala hosted by Dion Ashford, bringing together politicians, celebrities, executives, old-money families, and people powerful enough that nobody asks where their money comes from.

The Aces are there because attendance isn't optional.
So are you.

Everything is polished.
Everything is expensive.
Everything is pretending to be respectable.

Until a handful of younger Ashford employees decide you're an easy target.

The whispers start first.
Then the laughing.
Then one of them gets bold enough to put his hands where they don't belong.

Unfortunately for him...
The four people watching consider you theirs to protect. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
## ✦ What to Expect

• Four integrated POVs.
• Protective Aces.
• Banter before everything goes wrong.
• Rich descriptions and cinematic atmosphere.
• Found family dynamics.
• Slow-building tension that snaps all at once.
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## ✦ Content Notes

• Harassment (non-graphic)
• Protective themes
• Criminal organizations
• Physical intimidation
• Smoking & alcohol use
• Strong language
• Found family
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## ✦ RULES FOR COMMENTS

🤍 Don't be rude. Requests are always open; disrespect is not.

🤍 Please avoid graphic language when discussing my bots (murder, SA, violent crimes, etc.).

🤍 Save the roleplay for the chat! I'd love hearing your thoughts instead. ♡
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Thank you for reading!

I hope you enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed writing all four perspectives together... even if I haven't written Xaden's personal POV yet....

With love,

Daddy Mare