Rose sighed, looking up at the starry night sky, her heart fluttering. Her eyelids drooped heavily, head lulling down but she refused to go into the arms of dreamless sleep.

The room although extremely lavish and equipped with every single necessity and want was too big for her liking, she had tried sleeping only to be woken up after a terrible nightmare so here she was with all her lights turned on trying to stop the monster under her bed from haunting her.

An headache made her rub her head with a soft palm as she tried to think of something else than the nightmares.

She was exhausted and only wanted to sleep now, the girl hardened her cottony soft heart and got hold of her blanket dragging her body and soft fur blanket all the way to Ares's room.

She entered without knocking after contemplating for five minutes that was it worth to wake him up at 2 a.m in the night.

She was standi

Tears and constant blabbering reduced Rose's adorable face to a mess, the Cattaneo princess refused to board the car and cried softly into Ares arms.

"I-I don't *hiccup* I don't wanna go." Ares wiped her face with his sleeve again before collecting her into his hold while cooing at her saddened form.

"Who is the most beautiful baby in the world hmm? Tell me darling are you my sweet little baby?"

Frantic nodding followed by a stubborn girl that clutched onto the man not letting him go made Ares feel like his world was getting darker each passing second yet was it worthy to be a person in her life who would instead of helping her get better would rather restrain her? The answer that appeared clearer than crystal glass made Ares encourage Rose with his soothing words.

"When you get older and attain your college degree along with the experience sweetheart, you can always help me in sorti

"Aren't we going to the pool Ares?" The chocolate irises were looking at the artificial lagoon from which they were going away adorably confused when Ares instead of taking Rose to the swimming pool in the backyard of their house kissed her glimmering black hair before holding her hand and leading her out to his car.

"We are going to the beach house little doll, you can collect shells and shiny stones there, also I have asked the maids to pack our lunch so think it as I am taking you on a picnic baby, you need to soak in the soothing sun to regain your strength."

Rose who was pretty excited for the time being almost jumped at the man before remembering that he was the mafia prince and instead resorted to embracing him with her delicate arms around his stomach.

"Thankyou Ares." The prince ruffled the shiny black locks making Rose shut one of her eye with the impact looking like a kitte

Rose sighed, looking up at the starry night sky, her heart fluttering. Her eyelids drooped heavily, head lulling down but she refused to go into the arms of dreamless sleep.

The room although extremely lavish and equipped with every single necessity and want was too big for her liking, she had tried sleeping only to be woken up after a terrible nightmare so here she was with all her lights turned on trying to stop the monster under her bed from haunting her.

An headache made her rub her head with a soft palm as she tried to think of something else than the nightmares.

She was exhausted and only wanted to sleep now, the girl hardened her cottony soft heart and got hold of her blanket dragging her body and soft fur blanket all the way to Ares's room.

She entered without knocking after contemplating for five minutes that was it worth to wake him up at 2 a.m in the night.

She was standing beside the bed watching the mafia prince sleep shirtless, with his body sculpted by god she wante

CHAPTER 9