HEARTBEAT

The pinch of pain ran through her head. Slowly and gently she opened her eyes but still did not see anything, more like blurred bright surroundings in the three-meter radius. 

She gulped down harder and hissed, feeling the sting on her neck. Suddenly she remembered what happened. ‘This collar.’ She touched it gently with her fingertips and realized it was electrified. 

“Pretty smart moves, huh?!” A cold harsh voice echoed in the room. Shivers ran down her whole body. She knew she fucked it up. He would surely kill her for even trying to get out of that room. 

Abruptly, she straightened her back. Hissing with the pain, still. Carson sighed, watching her struggling. ‘She sure is a lot of work.’ He thought to himself, approaching her. 

As soon as his hand touched her arm, to help her up. Her reflexes jumped in, and she quickly moved back, rejecting his touch. He was surprised for a second but didn’t mind it much. 

“I’m just helping you.” He whispered, seeing how her lips were quivering with fear. That was enough to satisfy him. 

She let him help her. After she was settled down, stealing glances at him as he noticed. He sat in front of her. Keeping his legs down on the bed. But his eyes never left her face. 

“Do you not like it here?” His question took her by surprise. She wasn’t hoping to hear that but a nice scold and yelling. 

“I…” Before she could say anything else, he interrupted. 

“I don’t like forcing people to live with me. If you don’t like it here, I’ll send you back where you came from.” He suggested with his jaw clenching and hands firmly holding as if he was barely holding it back. 

“No!” A sudden shriek with a pitchy voice left her mouth. It startled him. “I like it here.” She remembered how Theo wouldn’t even think twice before bringing a gun to her head. 

Surely, living with Carson could be way worse or even more dangerous. But if she steps back now, it will be her death the next moment. She doesn’t want to die before living her life to the fullest. 

“Then why did you try to run away?” He asked, knitting her brows in confusion. 

“I wasn’t.” She lied, gulping down, stealing from his eyes, “I just wanted to get some fresh air.” She replied, lowering her head in shame. 

At one glance he knew she was lying. ‘She does make a good liar.’ His mind was getting full of her. Her face, her behavior, her embarrassed self, her blushing cheeks, and especially her beautiful eyes. The moment he noticed her, he knew he didn’t waste his money. 

“Is this room too much suffocating?” He asked, with a little cheeky smirk on his face. She shook her head, forgetting to keep to her words. 

“You are moving to my room tonight. It doesn't matter if this one is suffocating or not.” He cleared his throat, fixing his coat. Standing on his feet, he remembered some business to take care of if he wants to come back to her quickly. 

“Yo…Your room?” Luna stuttered a whisper. He stopped, turning back to her, with a swift move he leaned down, holding her chin with the tip of his finger, and he lifted her face. 

Making her eyes stare into his. Like a sudden flash, she was able to see his eyes clearly. Don’t know if it was because the distance was too close or maybe she was getting better. But she was sure of his oceanic eyes with smoothness, a glimpse of happiness and emptiness together, and a lot of sadness filled in those orbs. 

“Possibly, our room from now on.” He whispered, his eyes falling onto her lips. He gulped back his desire. Quickly getting away from her and leaving her in the room. 

“Is there a problem sir?” Drake asked, trying to peek inside the room. Carson saw his face and slammed the door. 

Without thinking twice he took Drake’s hand and put it on his chest. Drake’s eyes grew wider at the scene of it. What the hell is Carson doing? Even the bodyguards were taken aback. 

“Wh… What are you doing?” Drake tried to take his hand away but getting out of Carson’s grip is impossible for everyone. He is much stronger. 

“Let me go!” Drake hissed with wide eyes, getting embarrassed in front of the bodyguards. 

“Do you think it’s the normal heartbeat of a person?” Carson’s question was dumb surprisingly. Drake was confused about what has gotten into him. 

“Huh?!” He made a bewildering sound. 

“Is it or not?” Carson was forcing him to concentrate. Drake, not entirely sure of it, did whatever he was asked to. 

“I think it is a bit faster than usual. Wait a second.” Drake suddenly thought of a solution. He put his tablet in the bodyguard’s hand and placed his other hand on his chest. 

Trying to differentiate the heartbeats of himself and Carson. 

“Hmm, Your’s is definitely fast,” Drake concluded. 

“Call an ambulance.” Carson’s reply made the bodyguards burst out in laughter. Both Drake and Carson looked at them, giving them the cold death stare. 

“Let’s go to the hospital. You can’t afford to get sick right now.” Drake agreed with Carson. He has never seen Carson like this before. As if Carson has lost his mind. 

“Hmm!” Carson nodded and started to walk out of the mansion to get into the car. Drake took his tablet and followed Carson. 

“Hey!” The bodyguard whispered to the other one. “Do you think they are ..” He signaled with his hand interconnecting. Thinking if they are in an intimate relationship. 

“You idiot! Why would the boss bring a girl if that was the case.” The other one shook his head in disbelief at the stupidity of his colleague. 

“I think they are. Maybe the boss is bisexual.” He was sticking to his own beliefs. 

“Whatever.” The other one sighed, not bothering to clear it to him. 

“Mr. Carson, you don’t have any problems. Your reports came out clear.” The doctor showed a genuine smile to him. 

“Stop fucking with me. Tell me properly why my heartbeat suddenly rises.” Carson wasn’t having his words. 

The doctor sighs, he knows how Carson is and he won’t leave the doctor alone if the doctor won’t give him some kind of explanation, “Well, you don’t have any heart disease or anything else at all. Tell me, were you nervous at the moment?” 

“Huh?! Nervous?” Carson raised his brow, “That can’t be!” He denied. 

“Then what were you doing when your heartbeat rose?” Doctor asked, cluelessly, trying to get Carson away from him. 

The flashes of Luna’s face and her lips, her eyes, ran through Carson’s head like the series. He gulped down, remembering how much he wanted to do something. 

“Nothing. All clear. I’m good to go then. Keep up the hard work in the hospital!” Carson quickly got up and left the room in a hurry. 

Drake and the doctor were too stunned to speak anything.

“What is wrong with him?” The doctor asked Drake. 

Drake turned his head to the doctor, “Shouldn’t you be the one to know? You are a doctor for Heaven’s sake!” Drake sighed in frustration and left to follow Carson. 

“What did I do wrong?” The doctor asked himself, checking Carson’s reports again. “Nothing is wrong with him.”