Chapter 2 one

Carol is yawning as she opens her condo's door. She just got home from her twelve hours duty and tomorrow is her day-off, at last! And what she plans to do tomorrow is to sleep because the bottom of her eyes are getting dark by each day passed, but still, she's beautiful.

She doesn't raise her own chair eh? Being intelligent, handsome and beautiful is just in their blood. Being a Ruscitti is a damn blessing.

"At last. I can now rest," Carol said while taking off her lab coat.

She used on keeping it on since she became a full doctor, because she was happy while wearing it and she feel very confident but not today.

After she took off her lab coat, she also remove her plain black dress that she's wearing underneath, as well as her black stiletto heels. She knows that what she's wearing is inappropriate but, as long as she can do her job there's nothing wrong about it. Running with stilettos on is just a piece of cake for her.

Carol also removed her black lace brassiere, revealing her cup c breasts and her nipple that is now taut because of the cold air-conditioning. The only thing Carol is wearing right now is her black lace panties and her self-confidence. Well, she's alone in her condo so there's no problem even if she walks naked here.

Carol owned a two-story condo unit since she was in college. It's a gift from his older brother's friend that she didn't know but still, she's very thankful. Carol pays nothing for her condo unit. Everything for her is free such as electricity, water, groceries and anything else that has to do with the house. The only thing that her older brother's friend didn't pay is that her car's gasoline and coffee.

And Carol can kiss that friend of his brother because of too much happiness.

Even though her older brother loves spoiling her, it is still undeniable that her older brother is grumpy and he wanted her to obey his rules. Actually, her older brother didn't want her to be away from their parents sight but eventually, he agreed.

Carol headed to her kitchen with a smile. She happily opened her refrigerator and immediately took out her beloved banana. Her favorite fruit is banana and it's more delicious when it's cold. And every morning, weirdly, she sees a banana in front of her condo unit and who is she to refuse grace, right?

Carol is humming a happy song as she eats her banana. She sat at her island counter while thinking of other things she would do tomorrow. Should she shop? or travel? Oh god, she almost forgot. She needs to rest.

"Should I take a leave from work?" Carol asks to herself.

She hasn't been able to take leave for a long time. That's how much she loves her job. She stays more at the hospital than her condo, looks like she'll need to change her home address soon.

She loves her work so much.

And speaking of travel, she wants to go to the small island that she saw from Maxon's villa. It's from different island but she can see it clearly because it's big. That island seems beautiful and interesting. His cousin said there was someone living there and that triggers her curiosity even more. So she wanted to go there to see if her cousin was telling the truth or just a lie.

She can't trust her cousin's ​​word especially when it's Maxon.

She didn't hate him though.

After Carol finished eating her banana, she immediately went to her bathroom to do her evening daily routine. Even though she was tired, she couldn't fall asleep without taking a bath because of bacteria that came from the hospital.

Water helps her relax. She wanted to swim but she's too lazy to drive.

Carol quickly turned to the door of her bathroom when she felt someone looking at her, but she didn't see anyone there. It was closed and she didn't hear any rustling sound from outside the door either.

She couldn't count how many times this had happened to her. Whenever she takes a bath she feels like someone is watching her, as well as when she eats and sleeps. And every time she looked at the CCTV footage, she couldn't see anything. Maybe she was just being delirious from exhaustion.

Carol just ignored that and resumed her shower, and when she felt someone staring again, she speed up her action. She quickly got up and ran between her bathroom and bedroom. When she entered her room, she immediately locked it and immediately got dressed and lay down on her bed and covered herself with a blanket.

Carol gasped as the light in her room suddenly went out. She got stiff when she felt that the person inside of her room sat beside her bed. She held her breath, waiting for the next thing the person inside of her room would do next. Her lips were trembling with fear and she didn't know what to do. Will she scream or what?

"W-who are you?" Carol asked boldly but the fear was evident in her voice.

The person next to her didn't answer but it lowered the blanket that was blocking her face, and she exhaled strongly when she was greeted by a pair of tantalizing green eyes.

Carol exhales again and closed her eyes when she felt something hot touch her lips. It was soft and warm but possessive.

Carol also smelled the natural smell of the person in front of her. She can smell smoke and mint but it's not bold, but she was very worried about how it got into her room. She have two guards outside her condo unit. Those two guards are from his Brother Charles, that's why she thought she's safe, but what is this? someone has entered.

"W-who are you?" Carol asked again, but just like the first time, she didn't get an answer.

Carol suddenly got scared when she see a strange sparkle in the green eyes of the person in front of her, that she couldn't see the face. She quickly turned away from it while holding back her tears. She was very afraid and she badly wants this person to leave.

"P-please...go away," Carol plead while trembling.

Carol got stunned when she felt a huge hot hand stroking her hair. With each caress of it, she closes her eyes until she didn't realize that she had fallen asleep. But before she was completely consumed by the darkness, she heard a cold and deep voice that was very pleasant to hear and she knew it was coming from the stranger at her side.

"Goodnight, ómorfi..." said the voice.

Carol wakes up gasped for breath, because of her dream that she wasn't sure if it was really a dream. She quickly got up and left his condo unit. She immediately went to where her two guards were to ask them if they noticed any strangers lurking around her condo unit.

"Good morning, I would like to ask something," Carol said, and stopped in front of her two bodyguards who were both having coffee.

They quickly stood up and faced her. They even bowed slightly when they saw Carol.

"Good morning Miss," they greeted at the same time, and Carol only nodded as a response.

"What is your question, Miss?" Lando asked-one of Carol's bodyguards.

"Did you notice someone enter my room?" Carol asked.

The two guards were both stunned and looked at each other because of their female boss question. They kept guarding all night so they were sure no one had entered.

"Nothing Miss, we were on guard all night," answered Harem-the other guard.

Carol let out a deep sigh because of what her guards said. It looks like she's hallucinating because she's tired.

"Thank you, I'm sorry for the trouble," Carol said and turned away from them.

It looks like what happened last night was just a dream, and if it was a dream why does she still feel the warm and soft thing on her lips? so as the warm hand caressing her hair? Was it really just a dream? Or a real event? Whichever of those two is true, she doesn't care anymore because she will make sure it is the last.

If that mysterious green eyed man appears on her dreams again, she will move out. It's freaking her out and she's afraid about her safety. She doesn't want to repeat what happened when she was still in college. She got kidnapped and almost got raped but thank god, the cops came on time. And since that thing happened, her parents, siblings and the whole Ruscitti clan became more and more strict with her. They hired twenty bodyguards that stay's with her until she graduates in college. She even beat a mafia boss's daughter because of the amount of guards she had.

Ruscitti's are rich and powerful. They have enemies all over the world that's why they often receive death threats and they handle it very well especially the two oldest boys of Ruscitti, named Maxon and Charles. They're both silent while dealing with it-silent but deadly. The only difference is that, someone else does the dirty work for her cousin Maxon while her older brother Charles did all the work.

A loud ring brought back Carol's flying spirit. She quickly answered the call when she saw her older brother's name on it.

"Brother!" Carol exclaimed in glee.

It's been a long time since her older brother called..

"Hello there, my sweet little sister," Her older brother Charles said, who was on the other line.

"Why did you just call now? I'm sulking," Carol said and snort.

She heard her older brother chuckles that's why she started giggling too. She missed her older brother so much.

"I'm sorry 'lil, Big brother just got busy. How are you?"

Carol rolled her eyes because of what her older brother said. Nothing's new, he's always really busy.

"I'm fine and still beautiful," Carol said proudly, and she eventually gasped when her older brother who was on the other line started on laughed loudly.

Her brother really loves annoying her.

"Brother!" Carol shouted causing him to stop laughing.

"I'm sorry 'lil, can't help it. You're rising your own chair again," her older brother teased her.

"If I'm not beautiful, then how about you? We're siblings remember? Is that the reason why you called ? To tease me? You're a winner, brother," Carol said angrily.

"Sorry 'lil, I just missed pissing you. Anyways, I called to say hello to you. I heard that you are broken hearted because of your three days relationship,"

"It's not three days brother, it's four days. Four. Where did you get that news? Oh wait! don't bother telling me, I already know the person who told you," She said and laugh sarcasticalty.

"It's Maxon. Is there something wrong if I just want to confirm if that jerk is saying the truth? Well, I'll call you later 'lil, I still have a meeting. And I almost forgot, I have a surprise for you, go to our ancestral mansion if you want to see it okay? I love you 'lil," her older brother Charles said, and his last words puts a smile on her face.

"I will brother, I love you too," she said and hung up.

Her older brother is sweet to her, but he's the sweetest when it comes to their mother. Her older brother is a big ass mama's boy and he is not ashamed of it.

It's been a while since she last visited their ancestral mansion which is located behind her cousin Maxon's mansion. Their mansion is in the woods and why is it there? She doesn't know either. It's just that her mother said that she and her father met there and it's still a big question on her.

How come they've met in the woods?

Who lives in the forest? Her Mom or her Dad?

They don't talk about their love story because the says that the important thing is that we are a happy family. The only reason why she doesn't want to go home is because they will force her again to stay there for good.