LOGINWhen 30-year-old multimillionaire Kieran Belmonte meets the lovely, mysterious Imogen Madrigal in a high society party, he knows that there's more to the young lady than meets the eye. There's an instant connection between them that left him wanting for more. When they meet again on a blind date set up by their parents, he thinks that Fate is playing with them. But romance blooms between the two amidst reappearing exes, mysterious dreams and the pitfalls of modern dating. Unknown to them, their first meeting is only the catalyst for a future of chaos and catastrophe. Long, long ago, Imogen's ancestor summoned a devil from the depths of the woods to become her familiar. But everyone has forgotten about the devil at the slow passing of time and the heiress of the 13th generation is finally born... Now, the devil has come to take his payment and Imogen will pay the ultimate price.
View MoreCerita ini adalah sekuel dari cerita Nafkah Lima Belas Ribu, yang menceritakan perjalanan hidup fani, adik kandung Nia. Jadi, bila Anda ingin membacanya, mohon untuk membaca cerita Nafkah Lima Belas Ribu minimal sampai bab 50-an. Agar paham jalan cerita serta tokoh di dalamnya. Terima kasih.
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POV FANI
Aku tipe cewek yang membingungkan, tomboy tidak, feminim juga tidak. Hanya saja, setelah Mbak Nia terjun, lebih tepatnya menggeluti bisnis jual produk kecantikan, dia memaksaku untuk lebih merawat diri. Katanya sih, buat endorse gitu. Aku paham, sebenarnya Mbak-ku itu hanya memanfaatkan wajahku secara gratis agar dapat menarik konsumen dari kalangan teman-teman kampus.
Tipe cowok idamanku itu benar-benar high class, itu menjadi salah satu sebab diriku menjadi jomblo selama hidup. Bukan karena tidak menemukan pria yang menjadi pacar, tapi mereka yang aku taksir selalu menjauh secara halus setelah tahu keanehan sikapku.
Terakhir kali, aku naksir berat pada dosen pembimbing skripsi yang masih single, walaupun usianya sudah mapan. Aku selalu berpenampilan cantik, saat ada jadwal bimbingan dengan beliau. Ramah dan bukan tipe pemilih, menurutku. Oleh karenanya, aku berani mendekati.
Suatu ketika, aku hanya berdua dengan beliau di ruang dosen saat ada bimbingan. Kebetulan hari Sabtu, jadi, jarang ada yang berangkat. Sebenarnya, dosen bernama Arya bukan Saloka itu tidak berminat ke kampus. Namun, aku melancarkan serangan memaksa agar bisa bertemu dalam suasana sepi dalam rangka menggali informasi tentang kehidupan pribadinya. Sebelum rasa ini terlanjur jauh.
“Pak, Bapak saya kritis di ICU, tolong ya, Pak? Saya takut bila umurnya tidak panjang dan saya belum menyelesaikan skripsi saya, beliau tidak akan tenang …,” ucapku sambil menangis. Meskipun agak kurang ajar, namun, kuharap Bapak memakluminya. Ini juga demi mengangkat harkat dan martabat keluarga. Aku bisa mengeluarkan air mata karena, menyadari kalau dosa sekali menggunakan nyawa Bapak sebagai alasan untuk bertemu dengan Pak Arya bukan Saloka.
Maka, berhasillah diriku membuat pria yang mirip Aldebaran di sinetron Nafkah Lima Belas Ribu karya author Nay Azzikra , eh salah, maksudnya sinetron Ikatan Cinta, itu mau menemuiku di kampus.
“Tolong jangan banyak yang direvisi ya, Pak? Aku lelah mengetiknya …,” pintaku dengan nada memelas. Pak Arya bukan Saloka memicingkan mata ke arahku.
“Ini baru tinjauan pustaka, Fani … dan ini cuma dua halaman, kok bilang banyak?”
“Eh itu, anu Pak, kan saat ini saya sedang berduka, jadi, ngetik segitu rasanya banyak.”
Pak Arya bukan Saloka menghela napas panjang. “Perbaharui yang terakhir, itu terlalu lama tahunnya. Cari yang lima tahun terakhir kajian pustakanya!”
Setelah selesai urusan per-sekripsian, Pak Arya yang dasarnya ramah, bertanya tentang kronologi Bapak masuk rumah sakit. Dengan melebih-lebihkan, aku menceritakan pada dosen gantengku. Berharap beliau semakin berempati pada diri ini.
“Aku harus capek, Pak, mengurus Bapak di rumah sakit, juga melanjutkan penelitian untuk bahan skripsi ini, ditambah lagi bolak-balik nemuin Bapak ke kampus ….”
“Sabar ….”
Apa? Sesingkat itu dia menjawab setelah curhatku yang panjang lebar?
“Saya permisi dulu ya, Fani … sudah ditunggu seseorang di tempat parkir. Karena sebenarnya saya mau ada acara, hanya saja kasihan sama kamu.”
“Eh, iya, Pak … maaf selalu merepotkan dengan mengganggu Pak Arya ….”
“Tidak mengapa, semoga bapaknya cepat sembuh, ya?” Pak Arya bukan Saloka berdiri dari kursinya. Terlihat menawan sekali, dengan kemeja yang dilipat sampai siku.
“Hati-hati, Pak ….” Aku ikut berdiri dan berjalan mensejajari langkahnya.
Kami berbicara banyak hal sambil melangkahkan kaki. Hal yang ringan-ringan saja, yang berat biar dipikirkan Mbak Nia sama Umar saja.
Mumpung jarang ada mahasiswa di kampus, sejenak merasakan kalau kami berjalan bersisihan seperti sepasang ….
“Sudah selesai?” Seorang perempuan yang berpenampilan alim, memakai gamis syar’I, tapi tidak mengurangi keanggunannya—tersenyum ramah menyapa dosen yang sedang kuhayalkan menjadi … ah, betapa menyakitkan bila diteruskan.
“Sudah, ayo … saya duluan ya, Fani …,” pamit Pak Arya bukan Saloka sembari tersenyum memperlihatkan lesung pipinya.
Aku hanya mengangguk dengan melempar pandangan sengit pada perempuan yang tersenyum ramah padaku.
Lepas lagi sasaranku.
Apa yang salah dengan diri ini? Mengapa semua pria yang kutaksir dari dulu selalu lolos. Pak Arya hanya satu diantara yang banyak. Apakah memang, lelaki yang pantas untukku seperti, Umar?
Imogen's stomach was full of butterflies as she entered Bon Sejour. Kieran had called her earlier that afternoon to ask her out to dinner. She immediately canceled her last meeting to accomodate his request and went home to get ready. Her skirt suit and heels were replaced with a lovely lavender A-line dress and wedge heels. She did her hair in a half-up and half-down style so her bangs and some tendrils of hair framed her oval face. She also swiped on a deeper shade of pink on her lips but kept her makeup as simple as possible. Although she was surprised that he was asking her out on a Monday, she didn't ask. She wanted to talk to him too. The waiter led her towards a corner table where he was waiting. Her eyes drank in the sight of her dinner companio
"Thanks for meeting me," Imogen said as she smiled at her best friend. The brown-haired young woman smiled back. "I didn't know what to do. I didn’t know who else to call, Isabel." After her conversation with her mother, she called her best friend almost immediately. They promptly scheduled lunch at Mary Grace in their favorite mall in Alabang two days after her arrival from Singapore to discuss everything that was happening to her and the disturbing dream that she had. They met in a small cafe that served delicious cakes and coffee. It was a Wednesday afternoon so the cafe was nearly empty. Imogen was nervous but she didn’t let it show. "I'm glad you called. How are you?" Isabel asked, looking worried. 
"Thanks for meeting me," Imogen said as she smiled at her best friend. The brown-haired young woman smiled back. "I didn't know what to do. I didn’t know who else to call, Isabel." After her conversation with her mother, she called her best friend almost immediately. They promptly scheduled lunch at Mary Grace in their favorite mall in Alabang two days after her arrival from Singapore to discuss everything that was happening to her and the disturbing dream that she had. They met in a small cafe that served delicious cakes and coffee. It was a Wednesday afternoon so the cafe was nearly empty. Imogen was nervous but she didn’t let it show. "I'm glad you called. How are you?" Isabel asked, looking worried. 
"My darling witchling."Imogen sighed in her sleep as she rolled over to her side. The cold night breeze came in through the open window. Opaque white curtains fluttered as the devil came inside her room."Wake up, my darling."He walked with the darkness and shadows to his promised bride, his destiny.My pretty little darling witch.She lay on her bed of purple satin sheets and translucent white curtains in her four poster bed like a sleeping child.He marveled at her ethereal beauty with her pearlescent skin and crown of dark hair. His s
Kieran had trouble remembering how they returned to her hotel room the next morning. It was a blur, even to him. They were both drunker than he thought.Kieran was a lightweight drinker but Imogen was quite used to drinking her way through a bar. It was amusing to think that a petite woman like her could hold her liquor and he couldn't. Anyway, he wasn't sure if it was because of the strong Scotch that he ordered or it was because of Imogen. All that he could remember in his drunken haze was that they had locked the door behind them and how he had roughly pushed her up against it. He couldn't get enough of her. What Kieran wanted was Imogen’s lips and neck. Her moans told him the same thing.
The whole world was filled with bright red roses or so it seemed to Imogen as she stepped inside the huge cathedral in Kieran's arm. She couldn't see his face in the glaring afternoon sunshine so she looked away. The dark king tucked her hand inside his arm more firmly as they walked inside the large, breathtaking Church of the Sacred Heart in Singapore. His warmth and solid figure beside her was enough to ground her to the saddest day of her life. Her date didn't say anything but his silence was golden. After the accidental meeting with Henry on Friday, they went out for the entire day of Saturday. They went to a zoo, a museum and to a film. Imogen took her camera along and took plenty of pictures of her handsome host to share with Isabel. Th


















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