I have been having this weird burning sensation in my heart ever since and it only intensifies whenever I look at Farren and it's freaking weird.

Waking up to her face buried in my chest made me realise how calm and at peace I felt and that burning sensation wasn't there anymore for which I was grateful because if it happens one more time I am going to the doctor. For real.

Humming in satisfaction she threw her arm around my body snuggling closer to me and in that moment she looked so vulnerable that the feeling of fierce protectiveness surged through me and I cradled her head as my heart skipped several beats.

The fuck is my heart skipping a beat for? I swear something is seriously wrong with it, I am going to the doctor now. That's it. But who's gonna look after her? I am not going to take her with me. Maybe I can leave her at her parents' house...

My thoughts were interrupted when she threw her leg over my hips pulling me closer to her and joining our hips together and I had to stifle a groan. I grabbed her leg and gently pried it away from me careful not to wake her up and I shifted away. She has lost her mind.

I turned my back to her and was about to leave when her arm once again snaked around my waist and she pressed her face into my back groaning softly as if protesting about the loss of warmth. She will drive me crazy for sure.

I should get up, it's past my sleeping time anyway so again I removed her hand from around my waist and quickly got up and without sparing her another glance, I walked towards the bathroom.

"Elysian!" I heard her whine loudly and I turned to see her kneeling on the edge of the bed, her eyes closed, hair messy and her body swaying lightly as she was not fully conscious yet.

"Yes?" I moved closer to her and with her eyes still closed, she extended her arms towards me and as soon as my fingers grazed her arm, she came closer and wrapped her arms around my neck and her legs wrapped around my waist making me stumble back as I held her legs firmly to make sure she doesn't fall down.

She buried her face in the crook of my neck like a small child. "Don't leave me."

My jaw clenched and my arms tightened around her. "I'm not leaving you, Farren." I assured her and with her in my arms, I sat down on the edge of the bed gently rubbing her back and I heard her snoring softly making me chuckle. God, she is cute.

Even when I tried to pull away, she refused to leave me and so left with no other options, I laid back down with her sleeping on top of me and eventually, I fell asleep too.

I felt a smack on my shoulder. "Wake up! Leave me!"

I half opened my eyes and saw her glaring down at me, she was still lying on top of me with my arms secured tightly around her waist. I loosened my grip and she scrambled away from me with her cheeks looking red and I am sure mine were too.

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"Don't go to work today."

She paused with her toast and butter halfway into her mouth. "Why?"

"You are not well, right? Take a leave besides I won't be able to accompany you today, I have some work." Like getting my heart checked.

"What work?"

"Um...I need to get myself checked."

She put down her toast and looked concerned. "What happened? Are you okay?"

"Yes, I am alright. The doctor has called me just to take a scan of my ribs." The lie came out smoothly from my mouth.

"Okay." She shrugged. "I didn't feel like going to work anyway."

I nodded and took one last bite of my ice cream before keeping it back. "Good. Hector will be here soon."

"Hector?"

"Yeah, he will look after you while I am gone."

She made a disgusted face. "No offense but I don't like him. Can't I just stay at my parents' house?"

"Robert and your mother have gone out for some work, you will be alone there anyway so it's better to stay here because this is the safest place."

"Why Hector? That guy has a constant stick up his ass."

I coughed to mask my chuckle. "I trust him the most. Don't try to engage him in a conversation and you won't end up getting pissed off."

She rolled her eyes. "Like seriously, he hardly says anything and whenever he says anything it's just a sentence or two and it makes me so angry."

"He's hot though for a forty years old guy, too bad he is an asshole." She added after a pause.

What. The. Fuck. "He's twice your age."

"Not twice. Just fifteen years older."

Is she serious right now? "Fifteen years." I emphasized. "That's a lot. You can't see him in that way."

She got up and stretched her arms. "I don't see a problem in that. If he wasn't working for my father I would have fucked him at least once."

The tips of my ears burnt and I gritted my teeth. "You are ridiculous."

"To be honest, he was my first crush when I was thirteen."

My eyes widened further. "Are you trying to convince me to not leave you alone with him?"

"Hm...maybe...I don't know..." She drawled playfully. "I mean I can try seducing him."

I trampled the urge to pull her in my arms and remind her once again that I am her husband, that she isn't supposed to cheat on me instead I just clenched my fists. "It won't work. You can't seduce him, he is not that easy."

"I can try, it will be worth it. By the way, he is still single, right?" Her eyes were twinkling with mischief. "I mean...I will be alone with him here for hours..."

She is doing this deliberately, she doesn't mean all this and even if she does...she is not going to try anything, it's just to irritate me.

And Hector is never going to look at her in that way but still he is a man and if she tries to seduce him...maybe he will--

No. No way on earth!

My jaw ticked and my body raged. "Farren. Come here."

"Why?"

"Come here."

She was about to protest but one deathly glare from me and she was walking to me and stood infront of me. "What?"

I leaned down to whisper in her ear, "You try to seduce him or so much as think of him in that way, I am going to tie you to my bed and--"

She didn't even faze. "Fuck me? That's kinky."

What--

I didn't mean that! I am sure by now my face was as red as a tomato.

Seeing the shocked expression on my face, she burst out laughing. "God! Look at your face!"

"Not funny." I muttered dryly and was about to leave when she tugged at my sleeves and pulled me back, the mischievous look still there on her face.

"Would you like to fuck me?"

My face blanked. Maybe I should take her to see the doctor too. "Humble yourself, Farren."

She started to fiddle with my shirt button and opened the top most one and I gulped. "Aww... that's sad...maybe we should have a one night stand...what do you say? I mean we can't fuck other people but we can surely fuck each other?"

I closed my eyes to calm myself. She is just kidding, she doesn't mean that. She definitely doesn't mean that.

"Okay, enough." I caught her wrist and pulled it away before she could open another of my shirt's button. "I'm leaving."

She pouted sadly. "Your loss. I guess...I will just have to use my fingers again."

Now the mental image of her 'using her fingers' was stuck in my head and suddenly I felt the need to take a cold shower.

No. She is just messing up with me. I should leave. And maybe never come back.

The elevators dinged and I was grateful for the distraction as Hector walked out and into the penthouse, adjusting his cuff links.

Seeing him Farren rolled her eyes and and silently went upstairs leaving me alone with him.

"I can't understand what's so important that you are leaving her." Hector's usual calm voice said as she disappeared upstairs.

"I just have something..."

He looked around and hummed. "Okay. Don't take too long."

I decided to leave but not before...I tell him a few things. "Not even a single scratch should be on her."

He blinked slowly. "What do you think I am going to do with her?"

Not sure about you but she has a lot of things planned. "You know what I mean. Keep her safe."

"You seem to care a lot about her. She's your client, don't let your feelings get involved."

"She's my wife." I stated firmly.

"For another sometime." He reminded.

"I know. But as long as she is my wife, she is under my care and protection and I won't let anything happen to her."

He glared at me subtly. "Go and finish your work. We will have this conversation later."

"And..." It felt weird saying this. "... don't let her seduce you."

Amusement marred his usual calm expression. "Beg your pardon?"

Okay, maybe I should have kept my mouth shut. I cleared my throat. "She had a crush on you as a teenager."

"And you think she will seduce me because of that?"

I rubbed the back of my neck. "Just a warning."

"I see her as a kid, Elysian. I am not going to ever look at her in that way."

"Whatever." And I left before I could embarrass myself further.

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"Elysian! How are you?" Our family doctor greeted me as I took a seat inside his cabin.

"I'm good..."

He was a heart specialist that's why I came to him. He smiled at me. "How's your rib that got fractured?"

"Much better."

"So...what brings you here?"

How am I supposed to tell him? "Um...I..." My nails dig into my palms. "I think something is wrong with my heart..."

"Oh...why do you think that?"

"I have this burning sensation and the feeling of hollowness..."

He frowned. "Any particular reason why?"

"Um...I don't know... whenever I look at Farren... she's...my wife...I feel this..." Okay, now I am sounding very ridiculous and regretting coming here.

I don't know why he found that amusing. "Really? Do you feel better when you are near her?"

I nodded.

"Did you have a girlfriend before, Elysian?"

I shook my head. "No. Now when I say all this I feel like I should have gone to a psychologist instead..."

He bit his lips. "No. I get it, I think what's wrong."

"You do?"

"Yes..."

"Is it something serious?"

"It's very, very serious. It's the deadliest thing ever; you have been diagnosed with being in love, Elysian. You are in love with your wife, just go kiss her and you will be fine." And he chuckled loudly.

I was taken aback by his words. "L-love?"

"Yes." He chuckled again. "Love. You are in love, kid. It's nothing else, you feel that burning sensation because your heart wants to be closer to her, to be with her. So, go and tell her and maybe even kiss her."

I stood up abruptly. "You are kidding."

"I am not. You are in love, Elysian, accept it before it's too late."

Love. Seriously? I am in love? No fucking way.

"I'm leaving." And shaking my head in disappointment, I moved out of there with him laughing behind me.

He has gone mad. I am not in love with her.

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My mood had dampened ever since that visit and sulking, I walked out of the elevator and seeing me, Hector got up from the couch and walked towards me.

I wasn't in a mood to have any conversation with him and ignoring him I walked past him but he caught my bicep and made me face him. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. You can leave now. Thanks."

His eyes narrowed. "You are letting her effect your mood. You are growing attached to her, having conversations with her and what not."

"It's not about her Hector."

His grip on my arm tightened. "Keep your heart in fucking check. You are falling for her."

I was already frustrated and he had to ruin my mood further. "I am not falling for her!"

"Your actions prove otherwise to me. I trusted you. I could have chosen anyone for this job but I trusted you because I knew you would never think of her in that way. After all, you have never been with a woman. You kept your feelings in control for years and I thought you would be able to do it now also. You have disappointed me."

"I am not fucking falling for her! Tell me am I not supposed to talk to her when we live together? Am I not supposed to look at her?"

"There's a difference. If this continues, I will have to replace you."

My blood boiled and I growled. "You take her away from me and I will forget we even share the same blood."

His eyes narrowed further. "Are you forgetting your purpose here? She's your client, Elysian, nothing else."

"She is my fucking wife! Don't call her my client ever again."

"You are turning pathetic." He had a disappointed look on his face.

Before I could argue with him further, I heard her voice. "Elysian?"

She stood at the top of the stairs, looking baffled and I gave one last glare to Hector. "Leave." And without bothering to check if he left or not, I went to her.