The princes didn't now who she feared more. Her father who just tried to kill her, or the gargoyle who had raped and claimed her. She screamed as she watched the gargoyle king break her father's arm. And yet she knew he did it to save her life.

"And now your majesty." The gargoyle king stated with an evil grin upon his face. "It is time to pay for all of your sins."

The king's eyes widened in terror, as his gargoyle counterpart wrapped his massive hands around the king's neck. The princess was horrified, as she watched her father being lifted off the ground. Despite the fact that he just tried to kill her, it was still hard to see him suffer.

"Please stop!" She cried. "At least show him that you are better than him! At least show him some mercy!"

"Very well." Replied the gargoyle king, rather nonchalantly. "Mercy it shall be."

All of as sudden the gargoyle king's face harden. To the princess's horror, he ripped her father's head off of his body. She cried out, even more horrified as blood began spraying everywhere. Yet all the gargoyle king did was laugh.

With that, she noticed her father's sword on the floor, and grabbed it as quickly as she could. She then pointed it at the gargoyle king. It was heavy, as her arms trembled from both fear, as well as the weight of the sword.

"St-stay, stay away from me!" She exclaimed in fear.

Once again the gargoyle king just laughed. "Go ahead and kill me. Then just see how society treats an unmarried woman, who give birth to a gargoyle child. Despite how you feel about me at this moment, deep down I know you. A lot better than you think. You will do anything protect your unborn child, even if he is to be a gargoyle. Without me to protect the both of you, people will think you are a consort of the devil. They will believe that he is a demon, and kill you both. Maybe at this moment, you don't care whether or not you live or die. But I know one thing my beloved, you do care about your unborn son."

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Cali was exhausted, as she and Rosalina kept walking from store to store. They had been shopping for hours. Where did Rosalina get all of her energy? She was sure that they had conquered every high end boutique in Paris. What was even more surprising was how easy it was to spend so much money, so quickly.

Plus it wasn't even their money, it was Gabriel's. What even added to all of the craziness, was being followed by an entourage of men in dark suits the whole time.

"Are you okay?" Rosalina asked her.

"I-I'm fine." Cali replied. "I just hope we didn't over do it. I'm used to going to a department store, and maybe spending a hundred dollars at the most. But we've spent almost fifty thousand euros. I just hope we don't anger your brother."

"Oh honey!" Rosalina chuckled. "This is nothing! Wait until we start planning the wedding. Believe me, my brother will want it to be the social event of the year. Besides, wasn't he the one who threw out all of your clothes? He's the one who expects the woman on his arm to dress a certain way. So, let's just say were meeting his expectations."

"It just seems like a lot." Said Cali. "I guess I'm not used to this."

"Wait until we hit the jewelry stores tomorrow." Rosalina said with a wicked smile. "Believe me, if Gabriel wanted you to stay within a budget, he wouldn't have sent you shopping with me."

"Well I suppose that's one way to look at it." Replied Cali. "Wait a minute, did you say jewelry stores?"

"Of course." Said Rosalina. "You're going to need a tiara, for your wedding."

All of a sudden, Cali started to feel queasy. Even though she was enjoying spending time with his sister, the thought of forcefully marrying Gabriel brought her back to the reality of the situation. Cali couldn't think of anyway out of it, and it was starting to frighten her again. Shopping for the wedding, was just something she couldn't deal with at the moment.

She just stopped, and all of a sudden dropped her bags, while Rosalina kept walking. Cali started to feel numb, as if she just couldn't go on any longer. Rosalina turned around and looked back at her, furrowing her brow. She then ran back over to her.

"Are you feeling okay?" Asked Rosalina with a concerned look upon her face. "You look pale."

"I think I just feel overwhelmed right now." Cali replied. "I think I need to go lay down."

"Okay, we'll go to the hotel so you can rest." Said Rosalina as she looked even ore concerned. "Victor!"

"Yes Miss Esposito." Victor replied attentively.

"I think we are going to stop for the day." Rosalina informed him, as she placed her arm around Cali. "My brother's-I mean Cali doesn't seem to be feeling well."

Cali became light headed, when she realized that Rosalina almost said brother's fiancé. That seemed to be what pushed her over the edge. She became faint, as she could feel her eyes roll back into her head. Her mind just completely shut down, as everything went black.

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That damn brother of mine! Thought Rosalina as she looked over the balcony of the penthouse suite. If only people knew the real you, like I do. Than this woman could easily fall in love with you. But all anyone sees is the monster that you have become. And that dear brother, includes you. I'm just glad Victor was there to catch her, before her head hit the pavement.

She thought about calling Gabe, and giving him a piece of her mind. But the truth was she was too angry to talk to him. He had asked her to take Cali shopping, to find clothes befitting of her. But what he really meant was to find clothes befitting of his future wife. Her Gabe would have found that completely appalling. But as he told her, that man had died two year ago. But she was still hopeful that Cali could be the one to resurrect him.

She looked out over the city of lights, and sighed. "I have an amazing view, of one of the most beautiful cities in the world. And yet all it is, is a view."

True, she had plenty of money, and didn't have to work. But she was nothing more than a prisoner in a gilded cage. She needed to go out, she needed a drink. Hell, if anyone needed a drink it was Cali. A smile soon kept upon her face, as she made her way to Cali's room.

"Cali!" She called as she knocked on the door. She then slowly opened it, as she didn't want to frighten the poor girl.

"What-what"s going on?" Asked Cali who seemed a bit confused. "Where? Where am I?"

"We're in Paris." Rosalina replied. "We're in the penthouse suite of top rated hotel. You became faint, and passed out. Fortunately, Victor was able to catch you."

"Oh my god!" Cried Cali. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ruin your day."

"Why are you sorry?" Rosalina chuckled. "I'm the one who pushed you too far. I feel like it's my fault. We should probably get some food in you. Why don't you get in the shower, and I'll get us a table at a five star restaurant somewhere. Actually, with the twelve of us, it's going to be quite a few tables."

Don't worry Cali. Rosalina thought. Tonight will be a night we both need. We just won't tell Gabe.

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Cali couldn't believe how amazing the restaurant actually was. Not only was the food incredible, but the ambience unbelievable as well. Plus the service seemed to be over the top. Of course it probably didn't hurt that she was having dinner with the sister of the mafia king. Just how powerful was Gabriel?

"Um, I have to go powder my nose." Rosalina all of a sudden announced. "Um, Cali could you come with me? You know us girls, always having to go to the ladies room in pairs."

"Okay, sure." Cali replied, as she stood up to go with her. At that moment, Victor also stood up as well.

"Sorry, Victor." Rosalina told him. "They don't allow men in the ladies room."

"Your brother left strict instructions not to let you two out of my sight." Victor responded.

"Fine." Rosalina replied. "Then I'll just tell him how you watched us take a piss. I'm sure he would be completely fine with that."

Victor sighed. "Fine, but don't take too long. If your not back in five minutes, I'm coming in."

"That's all we need." Rosalina replied with a smile. With that Cali followed Rosalina towards the bathroom, only she seemed to be walking past it.

"Wait." Said Cali. "The bathroom's right there."

"Shh." Whispered Rosalina, as she place her index finger to her own lips. "We're not going to the bathroom, we're sneaking out. You and I both need a girls night out, away from these goons, and away from my brother."

"But I can't risk it." Whispered Cali, surprised by what Rosalina just said. "If you're brother finds out, he'll kill my uncle. Surely Victor will tell him that we are missing."

"I sneak out all the time." Said Rosalina. "It's the only thing that keeps me sane. Besides, Victor wouldn't dare say anything. My brother would have his head, literally."

"Oh my god! Cried Cali. "I can't be responsible for that!"

"It's okay, I promise." Said Rosalina. "It'll only be for an hour. I just want to get a drink, away from goon squad."

Even though deep down, Cali couldn't help but think they were about to make a huge mistake, Rosalina had been so nice to her. Plus she felt like she needed a breather as well. And Rosalina had a confidence about her, that made Cali want to follow her.

"Okay." Cali as she smiled out her. "But just for an hour."

"Only one hour, I promise." Rosalina replied, as she put her arm around her. "Come on, let's go get a much needed drink."