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.

only had himself to blame for not taking

came up

awoke. She was shocked awake when she realized that

and the first

arm away and lifted his leg that was

her a note on the coffee table. She could tell that the handwriting was Robbie's, but Jens and Zetty had signed their names on the note too. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to

The note read:

Daddy, Mommy,

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

dreams, Daddy and

Robbie, Jens, and Zetty

head and looked at the clock on the wall. It was ten o'clock. She wondered if the children arrived

been an independent child, but they had newly moved to Cloudy Dreams, and she wondered if he knew the way to Horizon Kindergarten. What if

she thought about it. She wanted to

carefully pushed open the bedroom door. Jay was still

tiptoed into the room and pulled

was slightly, but Jay

when she saw Jay's eyes that were suddenly

never witnessed Jay's morning tantrums, but she had heard