LOGIN"I did what I did for you!" Knight exclaims pain flashing in his eyes. "I did it to protect you, and now that I'm strong enough, I want you mind, body, and soul." "Marry me, little fairy, and I will make sure you and your unborn pup are safe from the darkness that surrounds you. what do you say?" Massimo asks, his eyes filled with hope. Tatiana's life was one series of bad events since the day she woke up with no memories and found herself being sold as a maid to the alpha of Hunters Moon pack. Since then, she endured beatings, insults, and ridicules from all those around her, while the one who insisted she be brought there turned a blind eye to it. However, when she turns eighteen, she thinks her luck is looking up when she discovers she is the alpha heir of Hunter's Moons' mate and ends up sleeping with him. But what started as a beautiful moment turned into a nightmare that ended with her rejection and being auctioned off to repay the debt she owed Hunters Moon for taking her in. Now Tatiana finds herself in a dark world where it is revealed she was once part of, and she is the future leader of the ruthless Onyx River pack and meant to be wedded off to Massimo Stalone, the heir of Obsidian River. when she feels that things are finally beginning to take a turn for the better, Tatiana discovers she is pregnant by none other than the one who so cruelly rejected and sold her Terrified and unsure of what to do, Tatiana finds herself forming a marriage contract to protect not only herself but her unborn pup while many lies and deceit begin to come to light.
View MoreCahaya dari lampu taman di luar menembus tirai tipis kamar Zivanya, menyinari punggung Ariyan yang sedang bergerak liar di atasnya. Suara napas mereka beradu, berat dan memburu. Zivanya mencengkeram punggung Ariyan. Kukunya sedikit menekan kulit pria itu, mencoba menahan dirinya agar tidak melayang terlalu jauh dalam sensasi panas yang mendominasi kamar ini.
Malam ini Ariyan yang baru pulang kerja terlihat lelah. Dan Zivanya tahu pria itu hanya butuh pelarian. Zivanya dengan bodohnya selalu bersedia menjadi pelarian baginya.
Sambil terus bergerak, Ariyan mencumbu dan mengecup leher Zivanya, menciptakan tanda kepemilikan yang besok akan disesali Zivanya, tapi sekarang terasa begitu memabukkan.
Ariyan bergerak semakin cepat. Zivanya hanya bisa mengikuti, membiarkan tubuhnya diambil alih.
Saat Ariyan mengangkat sedikit tubuhnya untuk mengganti posisi, kemeja pria itu yang tadi hanya terbuka kancingnya kini tersingkap lebar sebelum ia jatuhkan ke lantai.
Di situlah Zivanya melihatnya. Jelas, di bawah temaram cahaya.
Tepat di dada kiri Ariyan, di atas jantungnya, terukir sebuah tato permanen dengan huruf cursive yang rapi.
Aira.
Ini bukanlah yang pertama. Sudah ratusan malam Zivanya melihatnya. Tapi efeknya tidak pernah berbeda.
Darah Zivanya rasanya berhenti mengalir. Jantungnya berpacu liar. Bukan karena gairah, melainkan karena rasa sakit yang menghantam ulu hatinya.
Ariyan menandai tubuhnya dengan nama wanita lain. Wanita yang selalu dia sebut sebagai masa lalu yang rumit, tapi jelas masih menguasai masa kininya.
Zivanya merasa sangat sakit. Di saat Ariyan sedang menyatukan tubuh dengannya, nama wanita lain melekat di kulitnya, ikut bergesekan dengan kulit Zivanya.
Seketika, seluruh hasratnya sirna.
“Ari...” Zivanya mencoba mendorong bahu pria itu.
Ariyan tidak peduli. Ia sedang berada di ambang puncaknya. Ia terus memacu dirinya, mengabaikan perlawanan kecil Zivanya.
Zivanya memalingkan wajah ke samping, memandang dinding kosong. Sudut-sudut matanya terasa panas. Setiap sentuhan Ariyan sekarang terasa menjijikkan. Ia merasa seperti benda mati yang sedang digunakan untuk memuaskan syahwat pria yang hatinya sepenuhnya adalah milik orang lain.
Tepat di saat Ariyan mengerang karena mencapai pelepasannya, ponsel di atas nakas bergetar hebat. Getarannya terasa hingga ke tempat tidur.
Drrrt… Drrrt… Drrrt…
Ariyan rebah di atas tubuh Zivanna bersama napasnya yang tersengal-sengal di telinga wanita itu.
Ponsel berwarna hitam tersebut tidak berhenti bergetar.
Ariyan mengesah kesal, lalu menarik diri dari Zivanya. Ia duduk di tepi tempat tidur membelakangi istrinya dan mengambil ponsel.
“Halo.”
Zivanya duduk perlahan. Ia menarik selimut untuk menutupi tubuhnya yang telanjang.
“Sakit? Sejak kapan? Kamu sudah minum obatnya?” suara Ariyan kini berubah panik. Ia langsung berdiri, mengabaikan fakta bahwa ia baru saja selesai bercinta dan tidak berpakaian.
“Oke, oke, tenang. Jangan panik. Aku ke sana sekarang.”
Panggilan ditutup dengan tergesa. Mata pria itu bergerak liar mencari pakaiannya di lantai. Ia tidak menatap Zivanya sedikit pun.
“Aira sakit. Aku harus pergi,” ujarnya singkat sambil menarik celananya. Ia bahkan tidak perlu repot-repot memakai celana dalam.
Zivanya memandangnya dengan pandangan kosong. Rasa sakit di hatinya sudah sampai di titik di mana ia tidak bisa lagi marah.
“Dia sakit apa?” tanya Zivanya pelan, datar tanpa emosi.
Ariyan mengancingkan celananya dengan gerakan yang semakin panik. “Aku nggak tahu. Dia Cuma bilang perutnya sakit. Mungkin maagnya kambuh lagi. Dia sendirian. Aku harus ke sana sekarang.”
Zivanya memang tidak ingin marah. Ia sudah terlalu lelah untuk itu. Ia sudah menerima sejak lama bahwa dirinya bukan prioritas. Tapi melihat Ariyan yang begitu panik demi wanita lain tepat saat mereka selesai bercinta, kalimat itu keluar begitu saja tanpa bisa ia tahan.
“Dia selalu sakit di saat kamu bersamaku. Apa kamu nggak sadar?”
Tangan Ariyan yang sedang memasang kancing kemeja sontak terhenti. Ia menatap Zivanya untuk pertama kalinya sejak ponselnya berdering. Sorot matanya terlihat begitu dingin.
“Ini bukan waktunya untuk cemburu. Dia butuh aku.”
“Dan aku? Apa aku nggak butuh kamu?”
Ucapan istrinya membuat Ariyan memberikan wanita itu tatapan tajam.
“Kamu lupa aku nggak pernah menginginkan pernikahan ini? Kalau bukan karena orang tua kita, bukan kamu yang menjadi istriku. Tapi Aira!”
Zivanya terpaku. Jawaban suaminya membuat hatinya tersayat-sayat. Ia sadar betul akan hal tersebut. Ia sudah menghafalnya di luar kepala, namun mendengarnya langsung dari mulut Ariyan di saat keringat mereka bahkan belum kering, rasanya seperti dikuliti hidup-hidup.
“Aku tahu,” jawab Zivanya lirih. “Aku tahu kamu nggak pernah menginginkanku. Tapi setidaknya, hargai aku sebagai istrimu.”
“Jangan terlalu banyak menuntut,” jawab lelaki itu tidak suka. Ia sudah berhasil memasang kemejanya lalu menyambar kunci mobil di atas nakas. Tidak ada kecupan pamit atau tatapan menyesal. Yang ada hanya punggung pria itu yang menjauh dengan tergesa, mengejar wanita yang ia sebut sebagai cinta sejati.
“Jangan menungguku. Aku mungkin menginap di sana kalau kondisinya parah,” ucap lelaki itu sebelum menghilang di balik pintu dan menutupnya dengan sedikit bantingan.
Zivanya tetap duduk di tempat tidur yang berantakan. Bau maskulin Ariyan masih tertinggal di bantal, namun pemiliknya sudah lari mengejar wanita lain.
Aira adalah anak angkat orang tua Ariyan yang diadopsi sejak berumur tiga tahun. Setelah dewasa, keduanya saling jatuh cinta. Orang tua Ariyan yang tidak setuju pada hubungan mereka, menjodohkan Ariyan dengan anak sahabatnya, yaitu Zivanya. Zivanya menerima perjodohan itu karena sejak Sekolah Menengah Pertama ia sudah jatuh cinta pada laki-laki itu. Perasaan Zivanya sangat bahagia dinikahkan dengan Ariyan sebelum ia tahu Ariyan sudah memiliki wanita lain di hatinya.
Lamunan Zivanya buyar karena listrik yang tiba-tiba mati. Ia mengambil napas dalam-dalam, menelan pahitnya kenyataan bahwa malam ini, sekali lagi, ia kalah untuk ke sekian kalinya.
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[Tatiana’s POV]My heart races as I stare at the name that flashes on my phone. Massimo. Was it really him calling me right now, or was it someone else pretending to be him? I didn’t know, but I wanted to find out.“Answer it.” Knight’s voice is firm, and it snaps me out of my daze. “We’ve been looking for that bastard for five years, and here he is calling you like it's nothing.”I don’t miss the hint of distrust in his voice as he speaks, but for the time being, I didn’t want to deal with it. The most important thing was answering this call and figuring out if it truly was Massimo reaching out to communicate with me or not.Sucking in a breath, I swipe to answer and bring the phone to my ear, then wait.“Little fairy.” Massimo rasps as what sounds like bottle clatter in the background. “Is that you?”Eyes widening, I realize that the person on the other end is, in fact, Massimo, and he was actually calling.“Is it him?” Knight asks slowly, clearly trying to keep his temper in check.
Three Years Later[Knight’s POV]“Daddy, look the ocean!”Octavia’s lips turn into a bright smile as she lets her eyes come to rest on the sparkling blue water in front of us. This was the first time she had ever been to the beach, so of course she was excited.“I want to swim!”As the words leave her lips, she attempts to rush forward but stops as Tatiana reaches down and grabs her wrist.“Careful!” I hiss, not missing the way she wobbles forward due to her large belly. “You’re going to fall and hurt yourself!”“I’ll be fine,” she insists, giving me a look of annoyance. “This isn’t the first time I’ve been pregnant.”Wincing, I try not to think about that time when I abandoned her when she truly needed me the most. I was a fucking fool back then, and it cost me a year with the woman I love the most and the first two months of my daughter's life.That was why this time around I was doing everything, from attending every single doctor's appointment to doing everything Tatiana needed me
A Year Later[Knight’s POV]“Daddy!”The tiny voice reaches me before arms are wrapping around my leg. Looking down, I take in Octavia as she grins up at me. She looks adorable in her golden dress, with her hair done up into a tiny ponytail at the top of her head.Since she began to walk, no one could stop her from getting where she wanted. She was a little escape artist, and I was certain her nanny would appear soon with a look of annoyance on her features.“Up!” She insists, holding up her arms.Nodding, I do as she says before turning to Desmond, whom I had been talking to moments prior.“Typical,” he chuckles. “The minute your girls are involved, no one else exists.”“As it should be,” I agree. “Why would I want to pay attention to an old fart like you when such a beauty is in front of me?”This was the first time I had seen Desmond in months, and he was busy telling me about how things were going back at Crystal Fang. I realized that things were going back to normal after what ha
[Knight’s POV]I stare into Tatiana’s eyes, trying to determine whether or not I heard her correctly. How was it possible that someone could be given this much fucking happiness at once? Especially a sinner like me?“Well?” She asks, looking shy. “Will you?”Would I? Of course I fucking would! But would she regret asking me to do it in the future? We still had such a long way to go in our relationship, but right now we never felt closer. However, anything could happen in the blink of an eye, and everything would come crumbling down.“Knight,” she continues when I don’t speak. “Look at me.”Reaching up, Tatiana grabs my cheeks and makes me look into her beautiful golden eyes, which can’t be outdone by the sun itself. They were perfect, she was perfect, and somehow she was all mine.“I want you to mark me,” she continues. “I want the world to know that I’m yours and you are mine. If I’ve learned anything from the past year, it is that tomorrow isn’t promised. Many were lost so that we c
[Knight’s POV]“What will you have me do?”As Desmond’s response leaves his lips, I feel a sense of pride over how strong my mate is becoming. She was nothing like the woman I knew back at Hunters Moon, and even though I would miss that adorable meek woman, I was falling in love all over again with th
[Tatiana’s POV]“What did Jasper give you?” I ask Knight as we climb into his car. “You seemed to be surprised.”After receiving that piece of paper from Jasper, Knight had been quiet, and as much as I didn’t want to push him to tell me what it was, I knew that was the only way I was going to find out
[Knight’s POV]Tatiana’s body shakes against mine as she fights with her embarrassment and desire. Despite her clear hesitance, I can feel her growing wetter with each of my thrusts, and before she can truly say no, I begin to slip into her.“K-knight!” She gasps, clawing my shoulders. “How can…”“Beca
[Tatiana’s POV]I straighten the mask that sits on my face while watching Knight finish getting dressed. He looked gorgeous in his form-fitting suit with a blonde wig attached to his head, but I had to admit, I liked his brown locks better. It was disappointing that I had to see him like this in disg






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