Sir Ares, Goodnight

She might as well claim so. "Yeah. So what if I like him?"

Jay's indifferent expression shattered instantly into hideous pieces.

"Have I indulged you too much, Rose Loyle? Is that why you've become so unruly?" His hand quickly reached for the back of her head, tugging hard to leave a painful tinge on her scalp.

With Rose forced to tilt her head back, his lips domineeringly attacked forward.

Rose's scalp was numb with pain as tears fell from her eyes.

Cold tears dripped onto the back of his hand like an ice shard into raging flames.

Slowly, Jay let her go. Staring back at the infuriation in her eyes, the raging fire within him quelled as every chunk of ice seemed to rid his heart of its warmth.

"Get out," He turned and rebuked.

Rose fled.

At the shut of the door, worry bled uncontrollably into Jay's violent eyes.

Like a wild beast with its mouth wide open, the night

to swallow everything in its wake

walk was a petite figure. It was aimlessly floating and swaying about as it walked bleakly

followed behind, not too far nor

stood soullessly on the same spot even as it watched her

before the floor-to-ceiling windows, Sean stared with his arms crossed at the

sarcasm flared in his gaze. "Oh, Master Ares. Didn't you know the beauty

Bell." Rose pushed open

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to find Rose with reddened eyes."

Rose remained silent.

glanced again at the ice sculpture

"Did you two fight?"

Rose nodded.

won?" Sean asked

by nature, but he could not help the curiosity that came at the sight of both of them

laughed drily. "Fine, forget I asked. You don't look so good,

in front of Jay." Isn't this how love works?

could never believe the same man who had never once lost when it came to business would end up losing when it came

as he marveled at the magic