Chapter 40: Chapter 40

Early chapter dedicated to @WildThoughts0713, thankyou for your support love!❤️

'Little Angel dancing in the lights' was what the female sang sweetly while looking outside the window of the largest mansion in the city. It was more of a luxurious citadel that was the ancestral property of Villars and had many secret passages, out of one of those enigmatic pathways one had this hidden room where she had started living her new life.

She could see the outside world from her small window but they could not, for the one who had once been the strongest matriarch of Villars was now turned to a madwoman without much sense. She sang day and night the melodious tune in remembrance of her son who died in the car crash that was planned by Sylvesters.

Other members of the clan were told that Diana Villar, Mikhail's wife has gone for controlling the Spanish druglords and shall not appear for a while and just like that the new of her going crazy was hidden.

It was midnight when the door to her secret chambers opened and there in stepped a man, he stood there for minutes without saying anything because all that he had to say and in every way he could console was long tried so this time he simply kept a ball of black in Diana's lap and sat beside her near the window.

A breeze filled with the scent of roses swirling with petrichor flew past Diana's nose yet there was no emotion expressed, only when something held her elongated hair lock and tugged onto it more than once did she looked down at her lap.

"Little angle dancing in lights-" The old melody was stopped in astonishment as silence prevailed for some moments before her hair was tugged once again and taken into the mouth of the baby who thought it to be some candy for it smelled good and licked it, just that when it did not taste as good as it smelled did baby Rue gagged and stopped licking the hair.

A tear droplet trailed down those chubby pink cheeks that looked like peaches and Rue at that moment opened her mouth and again closed it like a fish when she could not grasp anything that could sate her hunger.

In the process of coming here, Mikhail's small finger, the black jacket, the silver chain in his neck and many other things she could reach was already licked and bit by the chubby strawberry looking creature who at the end finally could not eat and cried as if finally learning what it was to throw a tantrum.

"Does this child thinks of me as its food?" Those words were whispered in the same strong voice that Mikhail had heard for all eight years he was married yet they were spoken after so many days that he was astonished.

"She thinks everything that shines as her food." Diana laughed at that as if forgetting all her sorrows and then clutched Rue to her heart tightly so much so that the baby after being released had her cheeks puffed as if she was just going to bawl her eyes out. It was just that before she could cry Diana started breastfeeding her.

Being a mother and her child, those were the moments that could not be forgotten for those were sacred. Only after Diana was done did Mikhail turn his head towards them for he did not wish to disturb their moment where they both needed each other more than anyone else.

"Where did you get her from?" Diana could not stop herself from gazing into the azures that were also looking at her stormy green eyes with wonder.

A pause that was longer than intended extended before the male smiled.

"A soldier under our ranks was killed and his wife had already died, this child belongs to them. I just brought it here for tonight." He did not have it in him to break apart their relationship by telling Diana that Rue was the daughter of Sylvesters.

"But....But Mikhail we cannot adopt her...." Under all the Mafia families it was an unspoken rule that any outsider shall not be taken in as their kin for the soldiers were sacrificed, and great troubles were taken to protect the family thus it was almost an oath to protect the ones that had names attached to the clan.

Not everyone just based on pity could be considered.

"What about taking her in as the future bride of Kharsan?"

Mikhail and Diana's union was an arranged marriage, it was just how the mafia worked yet binding their son and a newborn did not seem right.

"If there comes a time that they do not wish for the union we can always break it apart." Only then Diana nodded and felt relief not knowing that a certain someone was hearing the duo from behind the walls.

Kharsan who remain locked up in his room for days without even having the chance to glance at his mother when saw a strange creature being held with so much love was somewhat enraged as if something belonging to him was snatched away.

8 YEARS LATER

"Hurry! The young master is visiting after years, we must finish everything up before that."

"Miss would you like to have some too?" A maid looked at the tiny head that was peeking from behind the curtains in the kitchen where a variety of dishes were being prepared. Little fingers counting the trays filled with snacks that were being carried away before she could not for the fingers were far too less in comparison.

Rue took hold of one of the cupcakes with vanilla frost and motioned the maid with her head innocently. The servant understood and bent on a knee to give her ear to the little flower that was brimming with curiosity.

"Sister is an elephant coming home?" The maid tried hard to not show any emotion on her face yet it was strange to Rue when the female had her cheeks red as she tried hard not to burst laughing. What gave an idea of an elephant to this child....oh the huge amount of food.

"Miss, it is young master coming home."

"The elephant is named young master?"

"Miss no, it is Master Kharsan that is coming!" After that, the laughing female could no longer answer any questions for all the people were called at the front of the castle along with Rue.

It was a tradition in Villar castle that once the heir attained the age of eight he must be sent out to train away from the shadows of his clan, he must be sent to a place where his identity was hidden and he could not make use of his name and power for a Villar must learn to survive by hook or crook, in the best and worst of circumstances.

It was just that Kharsan who was now fourteen years old went to the training just a day after Rue entered the mansion, when he was only six. Many asked him to come home in these years just for once so that he could at least greet his parents yet each letter written by the headquarters was either left unanswered or denied.

A Villar's resolve must be resolute so when Kharsan left his home, he pledged to truly leave behind all attached feelings thus the one that descended down from a black Mercedes from among the long fleet was ruthless, indifferent and cold so much so that he resembled Mikhail yet far surpassed him.

Lush emerald green irises accompanied by long lashes were the first thing that the tiny soul saw as the male emerged from his car. Rue loved anything that had glimmer but for the first time she could not decide whether his glimmering and dazzling irises were more beautiful or lethal for when she looked at him coming closer she hid behind Diana in fear as if she could not withstand the dark aura that he was emanating.

Magnificence oozing out from each pore was more than enough to warn Rue that this person sure was very pretty but he wasn't like her father who would be scary at times but never to her.

Kharsan greeted Diana after meeting Mikhail and the visage of a certain someone attached to his mother's hip was truly distasteful but he did not care enough so as to point it out, angelic ocean irises clashed with his before they were hurriedly bowed out of fear.

Having such a little child as a bride?

She was so petite and little, almost resembling a hamster, what charm does a hamster has?

It was all just a trouble for him.

She was a trouble for him.

Rue.