CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

DANIEL POV.

This was the third night, the third night she was waking up with nightmares.

Each night screaming my name. I really screwed up, I acted blindly in the past. I messed up her mentality.

Even after those nightmares, she would wake up the next day, acting like nothing happened.

This night I entered her room instead of Silver. I was holding her, patting her, letting her grip tightly to me.

Letting her talk, not interrupting. " I hate him so much," she said. " I shouldn't have fallen in love, I was stupid," she continued.

And even though I was happy she was comfortable, saying those words in front of me. I knew it would be harder for me to tell her about my identity.

I offered her water, and for the first time, she laid on my arms. Cuddling me as she slowly fell asleep.

She was beautiful, she was an angel when she slept. I won't let her sleep in front of anyone else except me.

She was a threat to me, everything she did made me fall deeply, made me want to take her only for myself. She was a treasure that her pirate was willing to protect from other's.

With her in my arms, I didn't know when I slept. Only to wake up with the light tap of Silver, slowly waking me.

" Don't wake her," I instructed. " At least not when I am around," I said. Slowly breaking free from her gap.

Before I left, Silver had handed me the list of guests being invited, the venue and numbers of guards and locations.

Today's was officially my wife's welcome home party. And a lot of guests were coming, some were curious to know who I left their daughter for.

" Is her dress ready?" I asked. " Yes sir, a tight security so no one takes unaware pictures, the team of professional stylists all have their background check and there would be tight security in the dressing room," she reported.

" Good, I want this to be perfect," I said before leaving. I exit the room, handling work on my own, while Silver attends to Freya.

FREYA POV.

" Finally, he is gone," I mumbled, standing up.

" How long have you been awake," Silver had asked as I immediately told her to quiet down.

" I don't want him to know that I am awake," I confessed.

" I slept on his arm, it's a bit embarrassing," I explained.

I heard her laugh. " Trust me, he won't reason that," she assured.

" Now, you need to have your bath, let's get going," she said.

All through, she helped me stand up, brought out what I would be wearing and other things.

We arrived there, as she announced that we were here. " Your dressing room is just upstairs, this is the stairs you will be making your entrance" she explained.

" How much time do we have?" I asked. " Six hours," she replied.

" But why?" She asked back.

" I want to try and practice coming down on my own," I replied.

" Can you?" She asked, I could sense the fact that she was afraid. " I can, the wife of a Mafia should be independent" I joked.

" In that case, I will change the style of your dress, " she said.

" I have the perfect one," she excitedly said. It will be long in the back, but at the front, it will end by the knees. And it also one shoulder, to show your beautiful neck curve" she excitedly said as she helped me up.

I smiled, as I felt her positive energy. " Do you have the shoes I would be wearing?" I asked.

" Sure, I will go get them, so you can practice with them," she said. Leaving me immediately when she got up.

" You know, the plan was that I helped you down, while King met you downstairs. Imagine everyone reactions when you walked down yourself," she said, helping me with my shoes.

" I'm sorry, I'm degrading your worth, you are supposed to be King's secretary" I apologized.

" You are fun to be with, I don't feel bad helping you, do you know what it was like being the only girl among a group of guys. I finally have a girl with almost the same ranking as me, I don't feel bother" she said.

" Besides, this would have been the way I treated my sister if I had met her," she continued.

Her tone had changed. " I'm sorry you didn't meet her," I said.

" It's not your fault, I hope she is happy, at least she didn't meet the parent I have" she encouraged herself.

" Now, no more chatting, let's get to work" she said, changing the topic.

" I would help you, go up and down three to four times, and the rest, you will try and do it yourself," she instructed.

" You would have been a great sister," I tell her m

" Now you want to ruin my makeup," she said.

" It won't be bad, we get to do our makeup together" I said as she laughed.

" I think that you can do it if you put your heart to it," she said.

" Now, let's make sure you get a grand entrance," she said.