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Love Me Harder
Love Me Harder
Penulis: ThunderVolt

Chapter 1

Penulis: ThunderVolt
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2021-08-11 12:58:35

"After five years—finally, we graduated!" Alena's best friend, Penelope, said excitedly as they walked to her car. "Stupid college, goodbye!"  

She just stared at her best friend. Don't get her wrong, she was as excited as her. But her parents had an announcement, and she didn't know why she was worried. Her father had a serious look on his face. Maybe something happened to their company or her sister, Avrielle.  

"No more stupid professors!" Penelope shouted while smiling.  

When she didn't say anything, Penelope turned to her, frowning. She was always the one to back her up when she talked about how she hated college. Her best friend, on the other hand, loved college for some weird reason.  

"A, what's wrong? Aren't you excited to work?" Penelope asked, taking her hands and jumping up and down.  

She chuckled at Penelope's behavior. "Of course, I am. I was just thinking."  

"Are you thinking about what your parents have to tell you?"  

"Yes," she answered honestly.  

It really looked important, and she had no idea what it was.  

"If it doesn't kill you, then everything's fine. Plus, there's a gala tonight."  

Her father and Penelope had been working together and were friends for years now. So she and Penelope had been friends since. And tonight, there was this gala. She had to go with her parents, and Penelope would be there too with her parents.  

"Yeah. I'll see you tonight then," she said, hugging Penelope before heading to her car and going home.  

The first thing she heard upon walking into the mansion was her parents' voices.  

She made her way to the living room and saw her parents there, and their conversation stopped when they saw her walk in.  

Willa was her stepmother, but she had been just like a real mother to her and her sister. Willa never tried to take anything from her father or make her forget about her mother. She always respected her mother's memory.  

Her father married Willa six years ago, three years after her mother's death anniversary. He really wanted them to grow up with a mother, and he truly chose the perfect woman. So she was completely fine with it.  

Avrielle was her older sister, who got married a year ago. Their parents chose the man for her and got her married. Unfortunately, that was how they worked. Avrielle's husband, Lucio, was really a good man. At first, Avrielle was against it. She remembered her locking herself in her room for days. But after talking to Lucio once or twice, Avrielle suddenly developed a crush on him.  

"Alena, we were just waiting for you, baby," she heard Willa say from the living room.  

She took a seat next to her father.  

"How was your day? We are proud of you. You finally graduated," her dad said, smiling at her.  

"Thanks, Dad." She hugged her father and looked at Willa, seeing her smile at her too. She got up and went to kiss Willa's cheek. "I'm going to my room. I am seriously tired."  

"Baby, it's already 5, and we are leaving at 8, so be ready on time," Willa told her, referring to the gala.  

"Yes, I will," she said, heading to her room. She lay down for a little bit before starting to get ready for the gala.  

After hours of just lying in bed, thinking about the creation of the world and food, she finally decided to get up.  

But seriously, how do people just create recipes and make such good food? Those people are real geniuses.  

She undressed once she got into the bathroom. She looked at herself in the mirror and wondered if she looked like her mother. She had jet-black, long hair and green eyes from her mother. Maybe Avrielle looked more like their mother, though. Or maybe it was just because Avrielle was older. But none of them really took after their father's features, except for his black hair. That was for sure.  

Once she was done with her shower, she went out and saw her dress on her bed. It must have been Willa who put it there.  

She blow-dried her hair and started doing her makeup, finishing with nude lipstick. Then, she put on her dress. It was red satin.  

It hugged her body and was backless but covered her chest.  

She looked at her phone and saw it was almost 8, so she went downstairs. Her parents were already there.  

"You look gorgeous, baby," Willa gasped, hugging her. "He'll fall head over heels for you," she muttered, more to herself.  

He? Who is he?  

She looked at Willa, confused, as her father cleared his throat. She heard Willa muttering something before smiling at her again.  

"I mean, all the people there will completely love it," Willa said nervously.  

She just knew that something was up. She just had to find out what.  

They headed out of their mansion. She texted Penelope, telling her they were on their way.  

Twenty minutes later, the car stopped. They got out, went inside, and took a few pictures.  

A waiter with drinks came to them and offered some. Her parents took champagne, but she didn't take anything. Instead, she looked for Penelope until she saw her waving at her, wearing a white, tight, strapless dress. Then she headed towards them with her parents, greeting each other, and started talking and complimenting.  

"Alena, come here. There is someone I would like you to meet." She heard her father say. She turned around to see him and saw that he was alone. Where were Willa and Penelope's parents?  

Her father walked towards the big room where the other guests were. She and Penelope quickly followed him.  

The room had many paintings that would probably be sold tonight. They followed her father until they saw Willa, Penelope's parents, and two other men and a woman. One of the men and the woman looked like they were in their sixties, while the younger man looked like he was probably in his thirties. When they got there, Willa smiled and came beside her.  

"Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal, I would like you to meet our daughter, Alena," Willa said, then turned to her. "Alena, I would like you to meet Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal and their older son, Edmund."  

She smiled, and Mrs. Cardinal gave her a tight hug. "I'm so glad to finally meet you, iha," Mrs. Cardinal said, smiling at her. "What a beautiful young woman you are."  

"Thank you, Mrs. Cardinal." She smiled politely at them. She looked at Willa and her father, who had the biggest smiles on their faces. What the hell is wrong with them today?  

"Here is our son, Edmund," Mrs. Cardinal pointed out.  

She looked at him and saw that he was already staring at her. But his face was emotionless. But God... he was a gorgeous man. His black hair, his perfect jawline. He was tall. Probably 6'3.  

Snap out of it, Alena! She told herself.  

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Edmund Cardinal," she said politely and looked away once she realized she had been staring at him for about two minutes.  

"The pleasure is mine, Miss Alena," Edmund said in his husky voice.  

"This is so exciting. I can't wait for the wedding," Mrs. Cardinal said excitedly.  

What?!  

Her jaw dropped, and her eyes widened. It felt like the world had stopped revolving.  

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  • Love Me Harder   Chapter 2

    Alena was just twenty-one. She had just graduated. She knew it would come, but not this soon. God, she couldn't believe her parents would do this to her. Right now. Don't get her wrong—she had always wanted to get married at a young age. But this took her off guard. They had come back home about an hour ago, and she was in her room right now, avoiding her parents. She wasn't ready to get married. Well, at least not right now. She had to admit that Edmund Cardinal was handsome, but that didn't change her mind. After her parents' "surprise," Penelope was literally fangirling about how gorgeous and rich he was and how lucky she was. She didn't even know what to think about the whole thing. Her brain had just shut off. This was supposed to be scaring her. And it was. Right now, she was in her nightdress, brushing her hair for the night when there was a knock at her door. Her bedroom door opened, and Willa walked in. She smiled at her, then came to her, took the brush, and started b

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  • Love Me Harder   Chapter 3

    Alena was in her room, getting ready while trying to calm her nervousness. She was nervous. Very nervous. She was two seconds away from having an anxiety attack. Damn. What were they going to talk about? Would he like her? Not that she cared. She just wanted to know. He was so much older than her. Didn’t he like older women at his age? Why did he agree to marry her? Why did he invite her? *Stop thinking, Alena,* she told herself. She curled her hair, then did her makeup. Willa helped her choose her outfit. After finishing her makeup, she got dressed, put on her shoes, and grabbed her purse. "You look absolutely stunning, baby," Willa said, hugging her. "Thanks, Mom." She pulled away, and Willa smiled brightly—like she did every time Alena called her that. "Edmund's already here. He's waiting downstairs," Willa said while walking toward the door. She followed, feeling nervous again. Maybe she could say she was suddenly sick. Or she could pretend to faint. "Come on,

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  • Love Me Harder   Chapter 4

    Alena was currently in her room, getting ready to spend time with one of her friends, Andrew. They had been really close for years now. But since Andrew lived in Japan, they rarely saw each other. So they decided to have lunch and go to the mall. It had been a week since the last time she saw Edmund. Willa and Edmund's mother talked a lot about the wedding, the dress, and everything. There was a gala again tomorrow night, and her parents said Edmund wanted to go with her so everything would be official between them. She was scared. Everyone would know about the engagement. She took a shower and got ready. Once she was done, she took her phone and went downstairs to wait for Andrew to pick her up. It wasn’t long before she received a text from Andrew, saying he was already outside. Immediately, she grabbed her purse and went outside. She smiled big and got into his car before hugging him. "I missed you, A!" Andrew said, pulling away and smiling at her. When you were with A

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  • Love Me Harder   Chapter 5

    Alena's parents were not going to the gala because they had a meeting with some important people regarding business. So, she would be alone with Edmund. She finished curling her long hair into big, loose curls and doing her makeup. Looking at the time, Fern came to help her put on her dress. Fern had been working for them for years. Her sister, Avrielle, was only two years old when their father hired Fern. But soon, Fern would stop working for them because she was turning sixty-five in a couple of months, and her father thought it would be better for her to retire and focus on her family and grandchildren. Alena put on her earrings and stood in front of the mirror to check her reflection. Grinning, satisfied with how she looked, she took a selfie and posted it. Just then, the doorbell rang. It must be Edmund. Would he like her dress? Oh my God, why was she so nervous around him? She walked into the living room and saw him standing in front of the big glass door, looking o

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  • Love Me Harder   Chapter 6

    Edmund’s cold stare didn’t waver as he looked at Irina. What the hell was wrong with this woman? Was she testing his patience? He exhaled sharply, shaking his head. Irina knew damn well he was short-tempered. But seriously, he didn’t have time for his ex-wife’s drama. "Listen, Irina. My fiancée and I don’t have time for this," he said, grabbing Alena’s wrist. As they turned to leave, Irina’s voice rang out behind them. "Edmund doesn’t want a teenager for a wife. He’ll never take your marriage seriously." Alena stiffened, but Edmund didn’t stop walking. The rest of the event went smoothly, but she barely spoke. She only answered when spoken to, her mind elsewhere. She couldn’t stop thinking about Edmund’s ex-wife. They were married for five years. Why weren’t they together anymore? Was it an arranged marriage too? Did he still love her? Too many questions swirled in her head. "Alena," Edmund’s voice broke through her thoughts. His tone was soft, but his gaze was sharp. "

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  • Love Me Harder   Chapter 7

    Alena groaned as she heard her alarm going off. She always liked running early in the morning, only when she was in the mood. Nothing's harder than leaving her bed sometimes. But Edmund's driver is going to pick her up at seven thirty.She went to the bathroom, took shower, then went to her walk-in closet to get her running shorts, a black sports bra under her tank top, and put her shoes on. She looked at herself in the mirror, and tied her hair into a ponytail. She was not a super skinny person, but she has always been confident with her body.She went down to the kitchen, and quickly ate an apple. She ran to the door before Fern had the chance to yell at her to eat. She slammed the front door, and ran to the car laughing as she heard Fern yelling. She could see Paulo, Edmund's driver looking at her with an amused face. She smiled at him before getting in the car, and he closed the door.Paulo started the

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  • Love Me Harder   Chapter 8

    Alena showered, then looked at the clothes Fern chose to her. It was gray skinny jeans with a red v neck shirt. Just what she needed. She tried her clothes on, she doesn't know if she was going downstairs or just stay here. After what happened between Edmund her, she was kinda scared to see him again. Their marriage was arranged, so does he need to be all possessive over her?She sighed, and ran her fingers through her hair, then got up to left the room. She made her way down the stairs, and started looking around the house. Then, she entered the kitchen, finding a woman probably in her fifties. The woman looked at her and smiled."You must be Alena," the woman said, smiling again.Alena just nodded, and took a seat on one of the stools."I'm Rebecca, the housekeeper. Edmund told me a lot about you. I'm happy to finally meet you". Rebecca said, hugging her as she hugged her back.

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  • Love Me Harder   Chapter 9

    Alena was currently at Vera Wang shop with Willa and Luciana, Edmund's mother. Edmund has been gone for three days, and she still hadn't heard any news from him.What a fiancée.Her dress was almost done. She just tried it on, and there are still things that needed to change. So, Willa and Luciana were taking care of that because she was tired. They have been walking all day, brought the jewelries, and everything.She drew a deep breath. The wedding is now in two weeks. It was fast, but all invitations have already been sent.She looked up when she heard Willa's loud voice. Willa and Luciana were arguing with the man who was supposed to take the details for the cake. Apparently, something went wrong.She was laughing at those crazy women arguing with the poor man when her phone started ringing. She looked at it to see an unknown number.She answered, "

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  • Love Me Harder   SPECIAL CHAPTER— IRINA

    Edmund was in the WalMart for a few minutes, and I still can't find the name brand Pads for Irina.He gave up looking when he walked out. He had a pit in his stomach and felt very nervous at that point, why? He had no idea.He began driving home when he became restless an unsettling feeling riled up inside him, making him drive home faster than ever.Something was wrong with Irina. He thought to himself as he ran into the house."Irina?" Edmund screamed but no voice came answering back.He bolted to the bathroom she was in last, and found a note on the floor.After reading it her heart swelled then after realization hit him. It bursted and broke into a trillions of pieces.Irina was being abused by her own family. She was trying to kill herself because she thought her pain would be end.

  • Love Me Harder   SPECIAL CHAPTER— IÑIGO

    "You mind if I sit here?" Iñigo came and sat beside Ana."Sure, you can sit there.""Whats your name beautiful?" He asked, making Ana blush a little. She haven't done that in a while."Its Ana. I'm here for my friend, she invited me. Whats yours?" Ana watched as he licked his lips before speaking."Iñigo." "He said smiling a little showing his dimples that An just now noticing; which are making him even more sexy.He grabbed her hand. "Lets go dance."Ana followed him.She started moving her hips to the beat of the song playing. He placed one hand on her hip. "Get right, Ana! Get right!" She heard her friend Jessy yell from where ever she was."You wanna come to my place, Ana?" Iñigo whispered in her ear sending chills down my back."Yeah, sure." She nodded."Use protection!" Jessy ass yelled as they both Ana and Iñigo made their way out the club.They walked up to this shiny black range rover. Iñigo opened the door letting Ana in, then jogged over to his side. "Do you mind?" He aske

  • Love Me Harder   SPECIAL CHAPTER— IVERSON

    The sound of the alarm clock woke Atasha out of her sleep, shielding her eyes from the light that was coming through the window she made her way to the bathroom where she splashed some water on her face.She was shocked when she took in her appearance in the mirror,she was still in her dress but more shocked when she realised she was actually in her room, and not remembering getting here on her own, She face palmed herself as she realized maybe Iverson or his driver had brought her in, as she vividly remembered falling asleep due to the slow music the driver had been playing.After few minutes of feeling embarrassed, she decided to take her bath and screamed out loud when she realized that she was late for work.After rushing, and cursing, and shouting, and dropping, and throwing things Atasha was finally ready and out of the house. She waved for the taxi approaching and quickly buttoned up her jack cause of the cold.When the taxi stopped in front of her, she hurriedly got into it, a

  • Love Me Harder   SPECIAL CHAPTER— IVERSON

    When the car stopped indicating that they had arrived Atasha exhaled for the tenth time since she had been in the car with Iverson who never bothered to have a conversion with her even when he got off the phone five minutes ago.Atasha's door was pulled open by the man who apparently was the driver. She muttered a little thank you to him and stepped out of the car, that was when she realized that the sun had gone down but it wasn't completely dark yet. They had stopped in front of a restaurant it had an Italian name so Atasha didn't bother reading it.Iverson came and took Atasha's arms in his, which made Atasha hold her breathe, not because he took her unaware whatsoever but because she couldn't believe the mighty Iverson Cardinal knight whom she had only heard about in the news, or seen his pictures on magazines was asking her to marry him, actually he never asked but the thought of this man being her husband was worth holding her breath for."Shall we? Annd please smile," Iverson s

  • Love Me Harder   SPECIAL CHAPTER— IVERSON

    Atasha was surprised, confused and startled at the same time. She was trying to make sense out of the words that where coming out of his mouth.Marriage? Atasha had no plans of getting married not now maybe next year and when she does, she was planing on getting married to the love of her life, to a man that loved her and cherished her, she wants to have a happy home, a home full of love and happiness like her late parents.She had always admired how her parents loved each other to the extent that they died together, that was the kind of marriage she wanted to be in, a contract marriage had never been on Astaha's plans hell no if he hadn't mentioned it she wouldn't have imagined it ever till the day she died.She never wanted to be in a contract marriage besides she had read books about them and the marriage was never a pleasant one to be in, no love nothing, the thought of it was horrible more especially, she didn't even know the man.Why her? Was the next question that came to her m

  • Love Me Harder   SPECIAL CHAPTER— IVERSON

    The noise of pages turning was the only sound heard in that room until there was a sigh. It was a sigh of tiredness that had left his lips, unable to take in the situation."So there is no other way to get the property?" Iverson asked, looking at the lawyer with a cold expression. The lawyer smiled nervously glancing at the person sitting beside the cold man."No," He replied meekly not wanting to upset him because he was very well capable of destroying him."Read that clause again." He ordered leaning back on his chair and staring at him intensely. The lawyer fumbled through the pages before getting to that clause and reading it out loudly."Transfer my entire property to my youngest son, Iverson Cardinal which includes 4 mansions, 3 farmhouses, 50% share from my company, and the neighbouring land, but only after it is made sure that he has a son or daughter of his own. If at all he remains single when he turns tweny-seven, all of my property must be transferred to a trust." He compl

  • Love Me Harder   SPECIAL CHAPTER— IRINA

    After Edmund was down beating the guy to pulp I pulled him off to the library."Where are we going?" He asked as I tug on his arm.I don't answer but keep trudging along pain searing through every vein."God, Irina. What happened? Why the hell are you wearing shorts?" Edmund asked and I stop in my tracks, tears already brimming my eyes."Fuck! I'm sorry, I didn't mean it to-" he noticed I'm crying, so he pulled me into a hug. I hugged him back knowing my plan is working."I-I'm sc-scared. I-I don't wa-want t-to live l-like this any-anymore!" I yelled to him gripping onto his shirt for balance."It's okoy. You can live with me in our house, it'll be alright. Nothing will happen to you, I'll make sure of it," he assured, and that makes me rethink my plan.He doesn't matter, no-one does, do it a voice says, and I listen to it. "Take me to your house please?" I said, wiping my tears, and letting go of his shirt."I will." He smiled, and leads me to his car.**A few weeks passed and I gre

  • Love Me Harder   SPECIAL CHAPTER— IRINA

    This was ultimately the worst beating I've ever had, it was the best one I've ever had.My dad jumped on my stomach, he's about 250 pounds, what do you think happened to me? You guessed it, I heard and felt cracking in three different places, I'm sure he broke my ribs.Prima had a small knife in her hands as she turned me over and sliced into my back, it was painful even though the cuts were shallow.She decided to slash at my arms and legs also drawing blood from almost every inch of my body.After kicking and punching me several times they went up into my room and took out all my pants replacing them with shorts and replacing all my sweaters with t-shirts.It was going to be horrible at school tomorrow, but I deserve it, anything they their at me is because I deserve it, and they let me know that. It's been carved into my brain the first time they hit me.People were going to stare and ask if I'm okay, I don't need their pity and I'll tell them that.I'm so beaten and worn out that

  • Love Me Harder   SPECIAL CHAPTER— IRINA

    "How would you even put this on?" I asked Edmund, holding up two pieces of fabric that would barely cover any part of my body.He laughed, and puts the bikini back on the shelf, walking over to another he pulls out another one that looks."How about this one?" he asked as i look at it I become more infatuated with it.It's yellow and simple, it almost looks like a pair underwear and a bra."Let me try it on," I said, walking over to the dressing rooms."Can I help?" Edmund asked seductively and I blush deeply."N-no. . ." I stutter out as I walk into one of the rooms.Okay, I would've loved for him to help me, I think I'm falling for his charms! I can't though, he's the campus bad boy, my father would be more than furious and try to kill him, though I wouldn't be surprised. I just can't fall for him. It's so annoying how safe I feel in his arms or how our hands mold perfectly together, I can't take it, I just know I'll be falling for him soon. Why must I love so easily.I don't even k

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