Azai's POV
Seems like something is bothering her. I can't help myself from looking at her. I got used to her physically; still, I'm lacking in connection with her mentally. My heart is going crazy over her single glance; she is all mine, and still, I'm crushing over my wife. The first time I saw her still remains a memorable thing for me. I wanted to show her the cruelest side of the Mafia, but nah, my little kitten deserves heaven, made by me, not the hell I'm living.
I, Azai Issac Jeons, never imagined being in love with a woman; I didn't realize that, slowly, my life depended on her!
I will never let her know; my reality is under the facade of lust; my love isn't worth holding onto her.
I somehow know that this won't last.
I stared at her; she caught my eyes, and her eyes held so many emotions, unlike the hatred she had for me. Is she falling in love with this beast!?

After dinner~

After my work, I came back to my room to see her lying on the bed, sleeping soundly. I sat on the bed, making sure not to wake her up. I slowly caressed her hair, and a bitter smile formed on my lips.
"I wish I could hold you throughout my life. Well, Azai makes wishes into reality!"
I said, assuring myself.

I slowly laid down and pulled her body into my embrace; her thin body fit perfectly under my muscular arms.

Celeste's POV
I woke up feeling sun rays on my face. My body smells as nice as Azai's; maybe he slept by hugging me. I found no trace of him. After freshening up, I went downstairs and asked one of the maids about Azai; they said he went on a mission.

"Good morning, Celeste." That was my dear mother-in-law. I turned back and greeted her formally.
I badly want to inquire about her, that girl from the photo frame; Maria must've read from my expression that something is wrong.
"Do you want to tell anything, dear?"
I nodded, "Am I allowed to know who is the girl from that photo frame, I mean, at his old study?"
I finally asked, her smile flattered.
"You entered there?" She asked; I nodded.
"Dear, it's not some—"
"I'm his wife; I have the right to know about that girl."
I said, interrupting her sentence, and she sighed.

"She was my daughter, his fiancé."
She said, My heart dropped, but wait, what?
"Huh? Your daughter means his sister, right?" I asked, confirming if I misheard.
"Dear, I'm not his real mother."
I got dumbfounded.

"He is my niece. My brother's son. I lost my husband when I was pregnant with Lara and Lita (twins). I stayed with my brother and his wife after that. We used to be a middle-class family; they were cousins. We decided on their marriage from childhood; Lita never stayed. Here we wanted Azai for Lita, but Azai loved Lara. Lita went abroad; Lara stayed. Azai made this empire by himself; even he went through the trauma of the strategic death of his parents, especially his father, who died right in front of his eyes."

"The only thing he failed to protect was Lara. Azai was 20 when he joined the mafia; Lara only asked him for one favor, which was withdrawing his decision of going, which he never listened to. One night, Azai's rivals kidnapped Lara. I still remember Azai coming into this mansion on that rainy night, thunderstorms illuminating the sky; he was holding Lara's lifeless body, his own body being covered with bruises. I never saw him smiling after that, not even showing genuine affection. We never take Lara's topic here, which makes him regret. Azai was too busy to focus on Lara; still, he loved her. But I would say... I never saw him looking at someone, even Lara, with the love he looks at you..."

Unknowingly, I felt sad, angry, and some weird feelings, which I'm not supposed to feel. I'm not even his last; indeed, I should not be.

Time skip~

I need to get into work; he is planning to destroy that whole building; innocent people inside there will also die. I got information to check the files. As Azai is not there, I got into his new home office, searching for files based on this case.

"Got enough information, Agent Zera?" My hands got numb in the pile of files, my blood got cold, I'm afraid to process; who is the owner of this voice?

"What happened to my little agent wifey all of sudden?" Of course, that's Azai Isaac Jeons.

To be continued✧˖°࿐