298 Starlit Sky

Nazneen had fallen into a deep slumber after the long night they shared. She had insisted on staying awake, and a moment later, her stable breathing had alerted him that she was sleeping. He watched her relaxed form lay out on his bed, the pearls still draped around her, causing her discomfort when she shifted a little. 

Gently, he slipped his hand to the back of her head, lifting it up to under the bodice of pearls. He then covered her chest with the blanket. Ares couldn't help but gently caress her with the back of his hand, thinking of the moment they had just shared. The look in her eyes, her teary gaze had moved something in him and he knew that whatever had moved would not go back to its place. It had found a new one. He placed a soft kiss in her hair and fell asleep with her.