|Azalea's POV|

I was unable to sleep. What my mother wrote- what I just found out earlier today was haunting me.

I think it's funny how I was his daughter and he had no idea. Sure, he would easily guess that when he would find out about my existence and age.

I removed the blanket off me and got out of my bed before going downstairs, outside. I need air, fresh air. I sat on the grass and watched the dark sky and stars.

Feeling eyes on me, I turned around to meet with a familiar pair of eyes staring right at me.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, returning my gaze back to the sky. He sat down next to me before replying, "I could ask you the same thing."

There was a pause between us- it was complete silence until I replied to his question. "I couldn't sleep. Now why are you here?"

"Same shit" He replied and sighed, "I usually come here when I can't sleep."

"Which is...almost everyday?" I asked, turning my head to see him. He raised his brows at me, amused. "How do you know that?"

"Well I see you here quite often at night, from my balcony." I replied truthfully. He nodded, "I don't sleep much."

"Why not?" I raised my brows at him. "When was the last time you had a...good sleep?"

He smirked making me furrow my brows in confusion. "What?"

"When we slept together." He replied and I could feel blood rushing to my cheeks. Since when do I blush? I don't blush...I never did before. Actually, I never did a lot of things until I met this guy who was currently sitting next to me.

"Why can't you sleep?" The question flew out of my mouth before I could stop it. He stared at me for a while before looking at anything but me.

"Why can't you sleep?" He asked back without replying my question. I also didn't give him a reply, not knowing what to say.

Both of us went quiet again. Truth be told, I was enjoying the silence. It was peaceful, not uncomfortable.

"My sister" He suddenly said, making me snap my head in his direction. "What?"

"I can't sleep because every time I close my eyes, I see my sister." He replied without a hint of emotion in his voice nor expression on his face.

"Arabella?"

He shook his head, "Lily"

"Oh you have another sister?" I asked. "Had" he corrected making my eyes widen slightly. "She was killed by Vladimir in front of me."

I gritted my teeth in anger when I heard my so called father's name.

"He-" Enzo paused, clenching his jaw as he continued, "-sent people to rape her. One by one...they took advantage of my sister while forcing me to watch and I couldn't do anything. I was a bloody eight year old, defenseless...useless. I hate myself for that."

"You were eight. You couldn't have done anything and even if you could, you wouldn't have been able to do much. You were a kid." I replied making him scoff, "I would've been able to do enough."

Then again, it was silence.

"I watched my parents being killed in front of my eyes and couldn't do anything about it. I hate myself for it, just like you hate yourself for not being able to save your sister." I said softly. He didn't say anything, he was only listening, so I continued.

"I was around sixteen when it happened. The man who killed my parents- shot my dad in the head and...forced my mom to please him before he killed her. My mother told me to run and I did...like a fucking coward. I ran like an bitch and I hate myself for it."

"Do you know who-" He asked but I cut him off, already knowing his question. "Yes, and I've already taken my revenge." I lied.

"Sleep with me" He suddenly said making my eyes widened, "What?"

"I am not asking you to have sex with me." He rolled his eyes, "I'm asking you to sleep with me because I can sleep peacefully when you're next to me. Can you do that?"

"Who would've thought that the great and feared Enzo De Luca was a baby trapped in a twenty two year old's body?" I teased. He stood up and forwarded his hand which I took.

"Come on. Let's go to sleep." He said ignoring what I said as we both walked inside, to his room. He got on a side of the bed while I got onto the other, and turned my back to him.

I slept well, without any nightmares when I was with him, too.

"Good night." I mumbled. The next second, I felt him pulling me towards him. He had his hands around me and my head on his chest. I was flushed.

"Night, love." He replied before placing a kiss to my head. I smiled before falling asleep.

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