Attention

It was late, Rayhan didn't know how long he had been asleep until he woke up and found William sitting beside him, compressing his forehead.

But more than the unexpected treatment William did to him, Rayhan was more disturbed by the last sentence William said to him which reminded him of his older brother, Raffael.

The brother who had left him, the man he hated so much, and the man he missed so much.

But William is not Raffael, maybe being sick makes him emotional so he thinks about things that don't make sense.

The porridge on the table near the night light disturbed his vision, the hot steam was no longer rising, This was a sign that the porridge was no longer warm but Rayhan still ate it.

With every bite that Rayhan ate, his heart felt warm, like he was getting the care that had been missing for a long time, Rayhan couldn't hold back his tears as he continued to eat his porridge until it was finished.

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Rose blinked several times as she slowly began to wake up from her sleep. Faintly, she looked around, It was already late and the storm seemed to have passed, as seen from the bright moonlight that filtered through the cracks in the windows which were not covered by curtains.

Rose finally realized that she was alone and William was not with her.

"Where is he going?" Rose muttered softly.

She then rushed out of bed while tying her hair carelessly, but suddenly Rose remembered what she had said to William this afternoon, "Don't bother me."

Then suddenly there was a loud noise from an airplane propeller, without wasting any time Rose immediately peeked out of the window and as she expected, a helicopter flew low before finally leaving.

Rose suddenly panicked, could it be that William had just left her alone on this island?

Without thinking anymore, Rose immediately ran out of the room but she didn't pay attention to her steps so she bumped into someone and almost lost her balance if someone hadn't pulled her body and hugged her waist tightly.

Rose's breath was pumping up and down, She was so shocked because she almost fell and felt afraid of being left by William, but the man who was holding her at the moment was William and that meant William didn't leave her.

"Rosie, are you okay?" William asked, feeling confused because Rose was still staring at him.

"Rosie..." William called again.

"I thought you left me," Rose said without realizing it, She looked like someone who had lost half her life but more than that, hearing Rose say something like that made William's heart warm and he subconsciously moved his hands to take Rose into his arms even tighter.

"I will not leave you."

Hearing William's answer, the tension in Rose's heart finally relaxed, She was able to regain control of her breath and subconsciously returned William's hug.

"Rayhan suddenly wanted to go home so I asked someone to take him," William explained without loosening his embrace in the slightest.

Rose didn't know if Rayhan was the one who left but Rose didn't feel upset at all, different from her thoughts which thought William had left her earlier.

Maybe because William owns this place or maybe William has made him dependent without him realizing it.

"You kicked him out?" Rose asked, her voice weak, She wasn't angry at all, instead, she felt comfortable in William's warm arms.

"Rayhan himself wants to go home."

"Why?"

Rose's question made William remember the last look Rayhan gave him.

That look looked sad and even made his heart feel sad and Rayhan was a little unwilling to leave so soon even in his feverish condition.

***

"Stay here at least until tomorrow. You still have a fever."

"Why do you suddenly care about me?"

Rayhan took a deep breath, remembering what William had last said to him.

He didn't know what feeling was taking over him so his heart felt sad and raging.

The attention that William gave made him weak and mixed with memories of his time together with his older brother Raffael which continued to bother him.

Making him weak and emotional, making him remember his longing for Raffael, William revived those feelings.

That's why Rayhan chose to go home rather than feel emotional feelings for William, he didn't want those feelings to interfere with his intention to get Rose back.

Be it Raffael or William, they were both men he hated.

Raffael is the older brother who left him alone while William is the man who made him lose his love, they are no different.

Acting as if you were good but then without hesitation hurts.

****

"Let me go."

"Don't want to!"

"Let me go, or I'll bite you!" Rose threatened.

"Just bite and after that, I'll respond with a kiss." Tell William without flinching.

"Perverted man! Your brain should be in the laundry! Let me go quickly!"

"I don't want to, it's like our bodies are made to hug each other. Oh, it's so comfortable!" William answered, tightening his embrace even more while Rose tried to release his body by pushing William's chest but in vain.

Rose had regained consciousness when she was lulled in William's arms for a few moments and now she didn't stop struggling to get William to let go of her Instead, William deliberately lifted Rose's body slightly and walked while hugging her and carrying her into their room while Rose kept struggling, causing William to lose his balance. and finally fell.

Rose and William's breaths seemed to be clashing, their faces were very close now, Rose was right under William's body, almost crushing him if William's hands weren't supporting his body.

The wind blowing so hard that the window suddenly opened didn't cool the atmosphere at all, on the contrary, the air in this room felt increasingly hot and oppressive. Until William finally managed to control himself, he moved from above Rose's body and sat tensely next to Rose and vice versa, Rose sat right next to William without wanting to look at her husband.

"What do you want to eat tonight?" William asked trying to hide his nervousness.

"Anything," Rose answered no less nervously.

But William remained where he was, without any intention of immediately making Rose dinner, his body felt stiff with tension.

"I'll take a shower then," Rose said immediately getting up.

"I'll cook then." Said William who also got up.

Rose and William walked in different directions but it turned out to be the wrong direction because William instead walked towards the bathroom while Rose walked towards the door.

How stupid! Rose and William muttered in shame, With awkward smiles they turned around again and walked towards their current destination.

....

William made shrimp ravioli pasta for Rose and himself. Cooking is a very effective way to relieve tension and nervousness. Now that the food was cooked, William had put the pasta he made on the table while waiting for Rose to come out of his room but Rose didn't come and William didn't want the food to get cold so he decided to approach Rose.

Without knocking on the door first, William just walked in just as Rose was putting on her very seductive nightgown.

William looked at her, saw every beautiful curve of Rose's body and now her body was frozen but it seemed like Rose still didn't realize his existence until William finally cleared his throat softly.

"Dinner is ready." Said William, who wanted to rush out of the room which felt like a sauna, especially when Rose turned around and the dress Rose was wearing was transparent.

"Can I borrow your clothes?" Rose asked before William opened the door.

"Of course, wear what you feel comfortable," William answered without turning around.

"But I didn't reach it."

Oh God, this ordeal is too hard. William muttered to himself angrily, he then stepped closer to Rose who was standing in front of his wardrobe and the closer he got, the more Rose's underwear became very visible.

"Not a shirt, a sweater like the one you're wearing seems more comfortable," Rose said coming closer and standing on tiptoe right in front of William's body as she showed him the clothes she wanted.

William could only swallow his saliva and prevent his dirty thoughts from spreading to his senses, especially since he could peek behind Rose's cleavage because Rose was standing right in front of him.

"The white one," Rose said pointing to the white knitted shirt in the top row.

William then grabbed it and gave it to Rose and hopefully Rose didn't notice his red ears.

"Do you have a fever?" Rose asked while touching William's face when she realized William was sweating and his face was red.

"No, I'm fine," William answered briefly and quickly removed Rose's hand from his face.

"Really?" Rose asked again, This time Rose even put the back of her hand around William's neck.

William couldn't hold back any longer if Rose kept touching him like this so William grabbed Rose's wrist and stopped her from touching the surface of his neck.

Of course, what William did shocked Rose, she thought William was angry with her but then William stepped in and squeezed her.

"Babe, I don't know if you're so innocent or whether you're deliberately baiting me..." William whispered, Rose of course didn't understand William's words until her body hit the wardrobe because William was squeezing her even more and that's when she realized her stupidity about the nightgown she was currently wearing.

Rose didn't move while William was getting closer and now Rose could only surrender.

She closed her eyes and then felt William pulling the clothes she was holding roughly.

"My life is over," Rose muttered to herself softly and a second later she felt something cover her body.

Rose opened her eyes and the white shirt was nestled on her body now, covering her nightgown.

"Let's eat, I don't like eating cold food," William said as he grabbed Rose's hand and guided her, making her look like a cocoon trapped in an oversized shirt. She hadn't even put her hands into the sleeves but William was already guiding her impatiently.

"Go slowly, I have to adjust my clothes!" Rose protested but William still ignored her.

"Aaaa... My feet hurt." Rose pretended to moan and made William immediately stop in his tracks. Rose of course smiled happily because William finally let go of her hand and she could wear William's clothes properly, but then William picked her up without warning, making her squeal in surprise.

"Don't protest or I'll kiss you!" William's threat made Rose finally give up her intention to protest.

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