LOGINOne of the most painful things on earth is to lose a loved one. Whether in death or heartbreak. It's a pain different from all others. You feel every burn, every ache, your senses awaken, and greedily await a memory to sip in and then wreck your entire being. She took everything. His Light. His Heart. His Soul. It had no end. For years it went on like it would never end. But, it did. Just in passing, a normal day, a day like every other, but it was the day, his heart danced truly and his chest tighten as if a fierce wind had passed by, blending with his soul, leaving a suffocating feeling in his chest, a choking sensation in his throat, there was a pressure making it hard to breathe. ******* "My heart has heated for the human and my blood has flown for him. Every time I thought of him, my heart would ache. It would ache so much I couldn't breathe, the feeling of despair, yet sweetness... Even so, I still couldn't stop thinking about him." So...this is how it feels to love a person. "I belong to you, just as this merman belongs to the seas. Like a falling leaf belongs to its roots." "Nothing can stop me from falling into your embrace." ******* ®®
View More“Apa yang terjadi?!”
Lily terbangun dengan jantung berdetak liar. Napasnya memburu saat matanya menyapu ruangan asing yang disinari cahaya matahari. Kepala masih berdenyut hebat akibat alkohol semalam, tetapi yang membuat tubuhnya benar-benar membeku adalah rasa sakit yang menusuk di bawah sana.
Dengan tangan gemetar, Lily meraih selimut yang melilit tubuhnya, perlahan-lahan menyingkapnya untuk memastikan sesuatu.
Dia tidak mengenakan apa pun.
“Tidak mungkin…”
Cepat-cepat, Lily menatap sekeliling dan seketika dia pun membeku.
Dia mendapati bajunya berserakan di lantai, dan sepasang sepatu pria yang tergeletak rapi di dekat meja kopi adalah bukti bahwa dia tidak sendiri tadi malam!
Ketakutan menyergapnya seketika. Lily buru-buru memegangi kepalanya, mencoba mengingat bagaimana semua ini bisa terjadi.
Semalam, Lily menyaksikan calon suaminya, Bryan, berbagi ciuman panas dengan wanita lain di apartemen miliknya sendiri. Dan lebih parahnya lagi, wanita itu adalah Sonia, gadis yang dulu paling sering merundungnya semasa sekolah.
Siapa sangka, gadis itu kini menjadi selingkuhan pria yang akan menikahinya?!
Seakan belum cukup menyedihkan, Lily bahkan mengetahui bahwa Bryan tidak pernah benar-benar mencintainya!
“Kalau dia bukan putri tunggal keluarga Mahesa, mana mau aku menikah dengan wanita membosankan sepertinya?”
Saat kalimat itu terucap dari mulut Bryan, dunia Lily runtuh seketika. Tubuhnya tidak bisa bergerak, dan dia hanya membeku di tempat sampai dua pengkhianat itu menyadari keberadaannya.
“L-Lily?!”
Bryan sempat ingin mengejarnya, tapi Lily langsung berbalik dan meninggalkan apartemen itu.
Dalam kemarahan dan kehancuran, Lily mengemudikan mobilnya tanpa tujuan dan berakhir di sebuah bar.
Lily tidak pernah minum alkohol sebelumnya. Namun, malam itu, dia menenggak minuman keras seperti air. Setiap tegukan terasa seperti membakar tenggorokannya, tetapi tidak ada yang lebih perih dari rasa sakit di hatinya.
Dia tidak ingat berapa banyak yang dia minum.
Yang dia ingat hanyalah sepasang mata tajam yang menatapnya dari kejauhan.
Lalu, seseorang membantunya berdiri. Seorang pria.
Bibirnya tersenyum samar. Saat itu, dia mengira pria itu adalah orang baik yang akan membawanya pulang dengan selamat.
Tetapi setelah memasuki kamar hotel…
Sentuhan panas itu. Bibir yang melumatnya rakus. Lengan kekar yang mengangkat tubuhnya dan membaringkannya di kasur.
Terlalu jelas.
Terlalu nyata.
Lily menggelengkan kepala kuat-kuat. Tidak. Tidak. Tidak.
Dia tidak ingin mengingat lebih jauh.
Perlahan, dia mencoba bangkit, tetapi tubuhnya langsung menegang. Rasa sakit itu…
Air matanya menggenang.
Dia telah melakukan sesuatu yang tidak bisa dia tarik kembali.
Dengan buru-buru, Lily memunguti pakaiannya yang tergeletak di lantai. Namun, saat masih membungkuk, suara gagang pintu kamar mandi yang berputar membuatnya membatu.
Pintu terbuka.
Lily menoleh, tubuhnya langsung merapat ke dinding, memegangi selimut di dadanya seperti perlindungan terakhir.
Detak jantungnya kacau.
Seorang pria keluar dari kamar mandi.
Tinggi. Dingin. Berbahaya.
Hanya mengenakan kemeja putih dengan beberapa kancing terbuka, pria itu tampak santai membetulkan jam tangan Richard Mille yang Lily tahu harganya setara dengan satu unit apartemen mewah.
Pria itu menatapnya lurus.
"Sudah bangun?"
Nada suaranya dalam dan tenang, seolah apa yang terjadi semalam bukanlah masalah besar.
Lily menelan ludah, tetapi tenggorokannya terasa kering.
Pria itu tidak mengucapkan apapun lagi. Dengan langkah tenang, dia berjalan menuju cermin, merapikan kerah bajunya seakan ini hanyalah pagi biasa baginya.
Namun, kalimat berikutnya membuat tubuh Lily menegang.
"Apa kamu tidak takut dimaki pelanggan?"
Pelanggan?
Kening Lily berkerut dalam. Apa pria ini baru saja menganggapnya wanita bayaran?!
Matanya membelalak.
Tidak. Ini pasti mimpi buruk.
Tapi saat melihat ekspresi santai pria itu, kenyataan menamparnya lebih keras.
Lily ingin membalas, tetapi bibirnya terlalu kelu. Dia hanya bisa memandangi pria itu—pria yang telah merenggut sesuatu yang paling berharga darinya.
Saat pria itu menoleh dan hendak berbicara, Lily langsung berlari menuju kamar mandi, mengunci pintu.
Punggungnya menempel di dinding, tubuhnya gemetar hebat.
Air mata yang sejak tadi tertahan kini jatuh begitu saja.
Apa yang telah dia lakukan?! Karena tindakan bodohnya pergi ke bar, sekarang Lily harus kehilangan kesuciannya kepada pria yang bahkan tidak peduli padanya!
**
Lily tidak tahu berapa lama dia berdiam diri di kamar mandi, memikirkan betapa malu dirinya jika orang tuanya tahu mengenai apa yang telah terjadi.
Dia hanya berharap ketika keluar, pria itu sudah tidak ada.
Namun, harapannya hancur seketika.
Saat dia membuka pintu, pria itu masih di sana.
Kini telah berpakaian lengkap, duduk di sofa dengan kaki bersilang, menatap layar ponselnya dengan ekspresi acuh tak acuh.
Lily menggigit bibir. Dia tidak ingin berlama-lama di sini.
Tanpa sepatah kata pun, Lily menyambar tasnya yang tergeletak di lantai, lalu berjalan melewati sang pria begitu saja menuju pintu.
Namun—
"Ambil bayaranmu."
Langkah Lily terhenti.
Hatinya bergetar hebat.
Perlahan, dia menoleh ke belakang.
Pria itu bahkan tidak melihatnya saat berbicara.
Tangannya bergerak santai, menunjuk sebuah tumpukan uang di meja kopi.
"Bayaran?" gumam Lily, tubuhnya membeku di tempat.
Saat itu, Arsen Sebastian Luis pun mengangkat pandangannya dan melihat Lily sekilas. Dia menautkan alis, lalu memutuskan untuk berdiri dan mendekati wanita di hadapannya itu.
Tinggi. Mendominasi. Berbahaya.
Lily bahkan harus mendongak untuk menatap wajah Arsen yang tajam dan tak terbaca.
"Apa kurang?"
Lily ingin menangis. Pria ini benar-benar berpikir bahwa dia…
"Aku tidak tahu berapa yang sudah dibayarkan temanku," lanjut pria itu seraya meraih tangan Lily, memaksanya menerima tumpukan uang itu. “Tapi ambil saja ini. Itu bayaran yang pantas untuk dirimu."
Darah Lily mendidih.
Dadanya naik turun menahan emosi yang meledak.
Tanpa berpikir panjang, Lily mengangkat tangan dan menamparnya keras!
PLAK!
“Jaga sikap Anda, dasar bajingan!”
Tanpa menunggu jawaban dari pria di hadapannya, Lily cepat-cepat pergi dari sana selagi menahan tangisan di ujung mata.
Di sisi lain,
Pria itu, Arsen bergeming. Dia tidak menyangka akan ditampar ketika ingin memberikan bayaran lebih kepada wanita panggilan yang dipesan oleh temannya itu.
Dalam hati, tak elak dia bertanya. Apa wanita panggilan zaman sekarang memang segalak ini?
Selagi menghela napas, Arsen berbalik untuk meraih jasnya agar bisa segera pergi. Namun, di saat itu tatapannya jatuh ke ranjang.
Pria itu pun membeku.
Bercak merah. Darah?
Arsen menatapnya lama, kemudian mengerutkan kening.
Wanita panggilan tadi ... masih perawan?
Walking side by side, both men stride down the stairs ever so gracefully, beaming smiles on their bright faces, with eyes twinkling with delight as their faces met those of men and women employees standing in wait and bowing slightly for a small nod from them before turning back to their workstations and working diligently, all except one who seemed to be more than a little preoccupied. She didn't seem to notice them until Easton tapped her softly on the shoulder and the little girl turned and immediately began to run into her father's waiting embrace. Alexander went on his knees and hugged his growing beautiful little lady, picking her up and twirling her around, both father and daughter's laughter rang throughout the house like the sweetest melody. His smile was genuine as he set his daughter back onto her feet and looked up to acknowledge Easton who was standing beside Michael and wearing a contagious smile on his handsome face. Alexander approached him and both friends clasped han
Chapter: 151.******The sweet sound of Alexander's groan of pleasure filled the air, his eyes closed and he clutched desperately at the bedsheets as if he would fall if he didn't hold onto the sheets as tightly as he did. He panted heavily as he tried to catch his breath, his eyes fluttering open and closing rapidly as a rush of adrenaline flowed through his veins, leaving him a painting mess. When he finally opened his eyes to face the scene before him, he was met by that mesmerizing blue gaze staring back at him, drenched with intense lust and arousal. Matthew could see how flushed and a mess Alexander looked, how he was sweating buckets, he also noticed how dark the color of his eyes seems to be. Like a storm ready to break loose at any given second, the way they sparkled and glistened with satisfaction, with lust, with desire. Oh, Lord. His whole body was trembling in the aftermath of that amazing orgasm, his breath heavy and unsteady, the sounds of the waves echoing in his ears,
Chapter: 150.******Matthew slowly pushed the bedroom door open and very carefully stepped into the room. He glanced toward the bed a few distances away then turned to the other side of the room and slowly began to walk to the sitting area where he proceeded to place the tray of food on a table. He glanced over his shoulder to make sure the occupant in the bed is still asleep before beginning to set up the dishes for breakfast. He placed them in the center of the small dining area along with two bowls of cereal. As he reached up to grab two forks he paused, when he heard that soothing voice."You can't possibly be after that kind of food when the perfect meal is lying in wait for you," Matthew hissed with a smile then gently returned the forks and turned around to face the bed where his lover now sat exposed, a lust-filled gaze burned deeply into his, and Alexander's naked body lay perfectly entranced as if it were waiting for Matthew to join him again, and he did just that. Inching
Chapter: 149.*****"I can't believe you're getting married," Lafayette said into the mirror where Alexander's face stared back. He was helping him get ready, while Easton stood in front of him adjusting his tie as always. A smile made its way across Alexander's lips but he didn't say a word. He still feels a bit hungover from last night. They had all dragged him around the city, dressed in a red bridal gown and massive makeup. He dragged the gown everywhere and it weighed a ton, his arms still hurt, then they made him tease dance in the clubs, did shots after shots, dared him to give Easton a lapdance then they made him eat some really weird food, going up against it wasn't an option and so he endured through their wicked idea of a bachelor party. They ended up leaving at dawn with no one sober, he barely got two hours of sleep and today is his wedding day and not to mention he hasn't seen Matthew in exactly twenty-two hours, thirty-four minutes, and six seconds, he was going crazy i
Chapter: 148.*****The two elderly couples stood side by side, watering cans in their hands as they carefully watered their prized flower plants when they spotted the flurry of automobiles pulling into their little home. Slowly they both turned and stared ahead as the first car drove in and parked, a man in a black suit exited the car and made a turn to the other side to open the doors. When they saw their son step out of the vehicle they couldn't be happier, dropping the cans they both hurried over to welcome him. Once Alexander came down, a smile so bright made his face even more handsome and he was running into their embrace just immediately. They hugged for a good while and when they pulled apart, Alexander bowed and greeted his father and mother then turned around to introduce the newcomers. Both parents smiled when they noticed the little angel that looked exactly like their son and they knew without a doubt that they were staring into the eyes of their granddaughter. Maria had
Chapter: 147.******As if knowing where Matthew would be, his legs carried him and he walked, taking fast pace, leaving the others behind. And when he got there, the little tree stood there and by the side was Matthew giving a hug to a stranger. A frown blew over his face and he groaned at what he was seeing. Knowing, neither twin appreciates close contact with anyone only made his anger more profound."I swear to god, Matthew, if you do not stop hugging him, I am personally going to cut your balls off and make an omelet out of them then feast on it beside your bleeding corpse!" He announced angrily, his voice rattling the leaves on the trees. The stranger gasped and pulled away from Matthew and bolted the other way. Alexander walked closer and stood in front of Matthew. The same spot he stood on when he crushed his foot with textbooks years ago but Alexander was too angry to acknowledge the significance of where they stood at that very moment. "Really?!" Alexander snapped, his voi
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