Arkan's Efforts

"Arkan, why are you sleeping on the sofa? Get up and move to the bed. Your body will hurt if you lie here."

Arkan didn't open his eyes even though his body was shaken. He chose to keep talking while closing his eyes. "Did you just come back?"

"Yes. I have to go see my sister."

"With Nico?" asked Arkan, finally opening his eyes, glancing at Lunar crouching beside him.

"Secretary Ham told you?" Lunar scratched his non-itchy head with an awkward expression.

"Is that something I'm not allowed to know?"

Lunar stand up from there sure. "I'm really tired today. We'd better talk tomorrow. Are you going to stay on the couch?"

Arkan wanted to argue, but couldn't for that reason absolutely. They had just returned from a long trip and needed rest, especially while in the hotel room they exerted a lot of energy to satisfy each other.

He turned his head the other way and closed his eyes in response. If Lunar needed calm, then he needed it too. Lunar and Nico's images still kept his mind running endlessly. It was better if they weren't nearby to keep him calm.

Lunar who assumed indifference as rejection was speechless. She immediately lay down on the bed, then buried herself in the blanket. She turned her back to Arkan who was far away.

Lunar re-imagined what happened while visiting Sora. It was an emotional fight between sisters. Sora said that all this time it was very miserable to be married to an arranged man. There is no happiness in the household.

For Sora, her and Arkan's household is better, even though they will soon be separated. How can Sora say that he is happy with what she has now? Of course not. But she didn't want to look at it from a farewell standpoint.

When think about it, it is unacceptable for a young woman to marry an old man. Sora tried hard to stay afloat. Little did know that the happiness she had displayed all this time was just pretending.

Very dizzy head today. Thinking about her separation from Arkan, Sora who lives alone, her parents who want their children to be happy even by marrying a rich man.

Many things that made her regret life. Why doesn't she have good life luck? If only she and Sora had gotten jobs, their parents wouldn't have needed to set them up. Why can life be this hard?

She froze when Arkan got into the blanket and hugged her. It felt like all his frantic thoughts stopped suddenly as well as the anxiety that filled her.

"Don't get me wrong. I saw you moving about in the bed you occupied alone. Maybe you needed a hug to fall asleep. Our conversation just now isn't over. You must remember to explain it to me tomorrow."

Lunar smiled faintly. She tightened the hug by pushing her body back so they could be closer. Arkan's hug was always warm and comforting.

Behind, Arkan also smiled and said no more. It turns out that compared to sleeping on the couch, on the bed is much more comfortable. He can also warm the body with a hug.

***

Arkan opened his eyes slowly and his gaze immediately fell on the woman who was being hugged. Lunar still hasn't woken up apparently. He shifted his body downwards so he could be level with Lunar. He took a moment to notice the face first.

His gaze landed on her innocent lips. He didn't deny that Lunar had very tempting lips, even just looking at her closely like now made his heart beat fast. His thumb couldn't help but trace the shape of those lips.

The longer it takes, the more it makes his soul shaken. He finished the attraction of tracing the shape of his lips and turned to sleep on his back while babbling annoyed. Lunar was sleeping and she couldn't wake him up just because she wanted to taste those lips.

His blood seemed to boil and he wanted to leave immediately so that his mind would be distracted. but when he was about to remove his hand which made him inevitably have to face Lunar, he was surprised. Lunar woke up because of his movement.

"Can you still hug me? I still want to sleep."

Now Lunar is very close and makes Arkan worry. He swallowed hard and tried to distance himself, but it was hard. He was really in a dangerous position.

"I-I have to go to the bathroom."

"Then come back later when you're done."

In the bathroom, Arkan was very frustrated alone. He couldn't go against the will that was already dominating. No! He had to remember that last night Lunar had a date with a man. He had to restrain his desires to keep his pride intact.

"You have to pay dearly for all this, Lunar," he said, grumbling indignantly.

He went back to lying down next to Lunar after calming down for a bit. Just arrived, he was already embraced like someone who hasn't seen for a long time. Very evil. Lunar made the desire in his chest peak.

"You do have to pay dearly for all this, Lunar," he muttered softly.

It seemed that it had no effect on the consciousness that had sunk deep into the depths. Lunar was so tired that she needed a long time to rest. He didn't let their distance loosen one bit.

***

"Your plan won't worklunar will only feel sorry for you with the mess you made last night."

Sora bit her finger. "Shut up. I just wanted to see how she would react. Anyway, I asked you to bring Lunar so you would have another reason to be close to her."

"But you messed it up. You don't know how Lunar was so sad last night and I had a hard time trying to cheer her up."

"Isn't that great? You can get close to her again."

Nico was silent for a moment. "Yes... I don't deny that Lunar did respond to what I said." He pursed his lips. "I just found out that your sister is pretty when she smiles."

Sora stopped biting his fingers and looked straight at Nico. "Are you now regretting that you dumped my sister? You'd better not do anything wrong this time."

"Before that, can I meet my wife?"

Sora grinned as she threw her back against the back of the chair. "That's none of my business. I just need you to keep Lunar away from Arkan so I can get into their relationship. Lunar better not know about the hotel employee you married or you will suffer the consequences."

"I will carry out the mission smoothly. Don't worry. The man will be yours, while Lunar will be mine."

"What do you mean? I am only asking for your help until they separate. After what you did to my sister, how can you have her anyway. You're married, Nico. Lunar doesn't deserve a man who has had an affair like you."

Nico had a bitter expression. Unfortunately, to refute Sora's words he could not. Everything that happened was purely his fault. But who knows about the plans? He wasn't really going to give in to Sora's wishes, as he also wanted benefits.