Crown Prince Mars Hunt’s POV
I hate to admit this but I liked taking care of Cleo. She was usually so strong and independent, I worried that I had nothing much to offer her in return and she would leave me again. Looking after her on the flight made me feel like she needed me, at least for a little while.
She held onto me for the whole flight. Her fingernails dug into my hand as I stroked her hair with my other hand. If we had been alone I would have scooped her up, placed her on my lap and held her tightly against my chest.
When we touched down Cleo let out a long sigh and her whole body seemed to relax. She stood up and started collecting our bags before the plane had even stopped moving. She thrust my bags into my lap before pulling her own bag out of the overhead compartment.
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