Sir Ares, Goodnight

Eventually, Rose could not keep her eyes open and fell asleep.

Jay heard her steady breathing and opened his eyes.

He turned his body to his side and looked at her sleeping face. Her appearance was starkly different, but the resemblance to Angeline was undeniable.

He had never looked at her straight in the face, perhaps because her appearance was not the same, much less tried to understand her since seven years ago, when she had given up her all to marry him. They could have spent their time happily together, but he had squandered it all.

He had hurt her deeply, and she had learned how to hide her scars.

Jay lifted her hand and gently touched Rose's cheek.

The woman he hurt the most was the woman he loved the most.

He hugged her close to his body, allowing his solitude over the years to be washed away by the bliss of her presence.

With her and the children, what more could he ask for?

If he had a regret, that would be the daughter that she bore while married to another man.

Jay felt his heart ache whenever he was reminded of that unknown man.

for not taking

up the next

awake when she realized that she was

eyes, and the first thing she saw was Jay's fiendishly handsome

that was

but Jens and Zetty had signed

The note read:

Daddy, Mommy,

last night? Jens said that Daddy is scary whenever he wakes up on the wrong side of the bed, and so we didn't dare to disturb you. We've left for school ourselves. We can

Daddy

Robbie, Jens, and Zetty

the wall. It was ten o'clock. She wondered if the children

to Cloudy Dreams, and she wondered if he

She wanted

was still sleeping soundly after staying up for most

the room and

slightly, but Jay was jolted

when she saw Jay's

witnessed Jay's morning tantrums, but