A new story begins

Rose sat out of breath after she was no longer able to run to avoid William's pursuit. Likewise, William chose to sit next to Rose while catching his breath. He didn't know that Rose would be so agile in avoiding his pursuit even though she was wearing high heels.

"I'm sure apart from being a singer you would also be suitable as a track athlete," William said while smiling at Rose who looked tired.

Rose turned around with the last of her strength and laughed, "You're the only one who's slow." She said mockingly before leaning her head on William's shoulder and looking at the fountain pool which seemed to be right in the middle of this vineyard.

"Your feet don't hurt anymore?" William asked changing the conversation.

"It still hurts, but I once performed for an hour dancing when I sprained my foot so I'm used to the pain," Rose answered telling a little story.

"You can complain to me about pain at any time. Don't ever get used to pain. I will treat your wound until it heals. So say that if it hurts, don't hide it. Getting used to pain will only make you numb."

"What if my heart hurts? Will it also go numb? Can you heal the wound in my heart?" Rose asked, raising her head and looking at William challengingly.

William was silent for a moment, Rose thought William would not be able to answer her questions but instead, William wiped the sweat from Rose's forehead then slowly stroked her face gently and said, "If you allow..."

Rose turned her face away after hearing William's answer. The pounding and tightness in her heart were always replaced by the pounding that appeared every time William spoke softly, bringing hope.

"You can't even heal your wounds," Rose said without wanting to see William's face.

"A doctor, if he suddenly has a heart attack, can he operate on his own body?" William asked.

Rose glanced at William's question which 'had a point' too.

"If I allow you to heal the wound in my heart then it is the same as letting me fall in love with you," Rose said turning around.

"I won't be trapped by your fake kindness anymore Will, your face, your smile and everything you say to me, all your forms of attention, all of that is just a big lie and I won't be trapped, never."

And in the end, Rose was able to control herself from the feelings that were shaking her, Now Rose could speak confidently, smiling at William without flinching.

"Really? You misunderstand my kindness so easily," William said smiling wryly, he felt unhappy because Rose had rejected his kindness outright and now William didn't hesitate to move closer by leaning in and making their faces only a few centimeters apart.

"Of course, from the start, you told me to be careful with you, right?" Rose replied without flinching.

"It seems our story will begin now."

When William mentioned 'our story' meaning it was just the two of them, Rose gripped her dress tightly enough to hold back the shock of her heart which suddenly felt trepidation after William said things about starting their story.

"At first I didn't want to hurt you, but now I want to conquer you. One, two, three, you will soon fall in love with me." William said the low tone of his voice making his voice even heavier and more intimidating, once again Rose hid her feelings very well and without hesitation brought her face closer to William and almost no distance if Rose's hand hadn't reached out and brushed her slender fingers gently touched the surface of William's lips.

A smile appeared on Rose's beautiful face with her eyes moving up and down between William's eyes and William's lips then whispered, "four, five, six, you won't be able to hold it in, I will make you love me half to death."

William grinned, he let Rose trace his lips with her fingers with a seductive look that could even break down his defenses right now.

For the first time, the pain in William's heart was pushed aside by the feeling of wanting to conquer the woman who was currently exhaling warm breath and slowly moving to kiss him briefly.

"The game has started my dear Rosie, get ready your world will only revolve around me," William muttered before pulling Rose's nape and deepening their kiss.

Not an agreement not to hurt each other, not a goal to protect so that no one gets hurt, but this relationship turns dangerous and increasingly dangerous with the aim of destroying each other.

Jackson instilled too much self-esteem into William until he easily forgot his initial goal in marrying Rose, to look after and protect her so that Rose's parents wouldn't hurt Rose, but then this story turned one hundred and eighty degrees, that feeling of compassion had disappeared, there was only a sense of selfishness to have Rose completely because from now on apart from looking for his brother, he is determined to conquer Rose's cold heart, the cold and thorny frozen Rose.

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"Every rose has a thorn...

There is no exception for a woman who has the name 'Rose', as her name suggests, she is elegant, she is charming, but has a cold and thorny heart.

She is Roseline Alexander, she is my wife..." - William Alexander.

...

William smiled when he saw Rose's tense expression when she was at the same dining table with Jane and Jackson, while Mark had gone to buy crystal beads a few moments ago and had not returned.

Currently, Jane is sitting right in front of William and Jane is sitting right next to Rose.

Rose became tense not only because she was at the same dining table as William's parents but also because of the way they met before. She and William almost lost control when they didn't want to give in and let go of each other's mouths and just as William was about to open the hook of her dress at the same time. His hand that moved to unbutton William's shirt and Jane came with a sigh that made Rose and William's bodies let go of each other and turn their backs to each other.

"Looks like you guys need a room." The words Jane said still ring in Rose's ears and make her face red and hot to this day.

"Don't you like the menu, sweat heart?" Jane asked gently after noticing that Rose didn't touch the steak in front of her at all.

"I like it," Rose answered, smiling softly, and started to cut the roast meat into small pieces and ate it slowly, but even though she was very careful, Rose's nervousness made her suddenly choke.

"Eat slowly," Jackson said, opening his voice, Both William and Jane suddenly felt worried that Jackson would say harsh words to Rose because Jackson didn't like there being a commotion at the dinner table.

"You should sit next to your wife and help her cut the meat. Treat your wife like I treat your mother." Jackson said advisingly, Jane and William shared a confused look now, Jackson was not angry, and more than that, Jackson even advised William to be considerate of Rose, 'the way I treat your mother', that sentence was truly unexpected.

Jackson always treated Jane very well except when it came to Mark. I don't know what angel expelled the angry and cold demons that usually surround Jackson, making Jackson suddenly act warm.

"I saw your concert on social media, your voice is really beautiful and I noticed that your behavior is also very good, that's why I chose you to be my son William's companion, sometimes he is difficult to control but I believe you can conquer him. I will be on your side from now on. "

Rose could only smile stiffly at Jackson's words which sounded strange to her ears, while William felt that Jackson was planting his bait, Jackson would always be an angel and then show his devilish face when what he wanted was achieved.

"Rosie will only be on my side, Dad. Don't try to manipulate my wife. She is mine." William said smiling but his eyes flashed with anger.

Seeing William's expression made Jackson laugh quite loudly before lowering his tone again, "Do you feel jelousy by your father?"

Rose could read the tension of the current situation, even though they looked smiling and talking calmly, the look in William's eyes said something else.

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