Chapter 21

Rose was standing in front of Ares who looked at her as if telling that she can try running away but he will always catch hold of her. Light pitter patter of footsteps approached Ares as she shyly looked up at his stormy eyes with her own shiny, hopeful ones.

His two fingers curled gracefully as if daring her to come closer and yet commanding in silence.

“Ares...” she whispered her body lighting in warmth as she kept her hands on his chest and his own muscular arm curled around her waist pulling her closer.

“Do you believe that this will make my anger go down?” His warm palm traced her back as his lips kissed her head for a moment letting the world go still as she gulped his presence hungrily like a person in a far off desert thirsting for a water drop.

“Will it not? Is t-this enough then?” When her lips kissed his jaw, Ares could not help the tilt of his lips.

He gathered her in his arms and opened the car door only to seat Rose on the half leather mat