Chapter: Bukan foto telanjang untuk pria"Apa yang akan terjadi padaku? Apakah kamu akan melakukan padaku apa yang telah kamu lakukan pada orang lain?" tanya Stella ketakutan saat dia mendongak menatapnya. Matanya goyah sebelum dia mengusap rambutnya dengan tangan."Aku masih membutuhkanmu di sisiku, Stella. Jika kamu butuh uang, beri tahu aku, atau apa pun itu. Sekarang, beri tahu aku tentang pria yang kamu temui saat aku tidak ada," katanya sebelum berjalan menjauh darinya.Rasa lega melingkupi Stella, dan dia menghela napas. Dia benar-benar berpikir pria itu akan melakukan sesuatu yang buruk padanya."Aku tidak menemui siapa pun," jawabnya polos, menganggap pria itu tidak serius mengajukan pertanyaan seperti itu padanya. Namun ketika pria itu memberinya tatapan dingin, kesadaran menghampirinya bahwa dia tidak sedang bercanda."Jangan berbohong padaku," ancamnya dengan suara rendah."Aku bilang aku tidak melakukannya. Apakah kamu pikir aku berselingkuh darimu? Lucu sekali karena aku pikir kamulah yang berkeliaran dengan wa
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Chapter: Dia kembali“Semua orang memanggilnya iblis, tapi aku menolak percaya bahwa dia memang seperti itu. Tapi kurasa aku hanya bersikap bodoh dengan cara tertentu yang tidak bisa kupahami. Aku melihat suamiku memakan daging sapi mentah, jadi katakan padaku, bukankah aku seharusnya marah padanya? Tapi aku tidak marah. Dia memutuskan untuk meninggalkanku, dan sejak saat itu, yang kumakan hanyalah tidak ada apa-apa, menunggunya kembali agar kami bisa makan bersama. Siapa yang tahu jika dia sedang berkeliaran dengan wanita lain? Bagaimanapun juga, tidak ada yang spesial dari menikahi seorang pelayan. Itulah yang akan dia katakan pada dirinya sendiri untuk membenarkan fakta bahwa dia berselingkuh setelah meminta untuk menikahiku. Dia tidak perlu khawatir; bagaimanapun juga dia adalah anggota keluarga kerajaan. Aku bahkan tidak tahu perbedaan antara menikahi pria tampan yang dingin dan menikahi pria mesum atau seorang rogue. Pasanganku seharusnya memedulikanku dan tidak akan menunggu sampai aku berada di am
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Chapter: Mata yang menyala"Siapa kamu?" panggil Stella ragu-ragu, menyadari mata berwarna merah itu berkerut sedikit."Aku teman Sterling," jawab sosok berjubah itu dengan suara tenang, dan untuk sesaat alis Stella berkerut, lalu matanya membelalak lebar saat mendengar nama Sterling disebut."Kemarilah... kemarilah," panggilnya, kebahagiaan mewarnai nadanya, dan pria itu perlahan mendekatinya."Kamu menyelamatkanku dari pria-pria itu, kan?" tanyanya, tetapi pria itu tetap diam."Aku minta maaf telah bereaksi seperti itu saat melihatnya melakukan sesuatu yang tidak biasa. Aku tidak tahu apakah aku bereaksi berlebihan atau membuatnya terlalu jelas bahwa aku merasa itu aneh, tapi aku tidak pernah bermaksud agar dia pergi tanpa pernah kembali. Aku sedang sakit. Aku yakin Beta-nya memberitahunya, tapi dia tetap tidak kembali untukku. Dia tidak peduli... aku tahu dia tidak peduli. Aku sudah mengetahuinya sejak awal, namun aku tetap percaya hal-hal akan menjadi lebih baik. Aku memanggilnya untuk menyelamatkanku, buka
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Chapter: Rival"Dia orangnya, ayo pergi bersamanya," kata salah satu dari mereka, dan yang lainnya segera mencengkeram Stella."Apa? Lepaskan aku, kalian tidak tahu siapa aku," teriaknya, berjuang melepaskan diri dari cengkeraman kuat mereka saat mereka terus menyeretnya ikut bersama mereka."Tolong, lepaskan aku! Aku tidak melakukan apa-apa," tangisnya ketika mereka mulai menyeretnya ke arah sebuah mobil hitam yang bagasinya terbuka."Kamu menyakitiku, bajingan!" teriaknya kesakitan dan mendaratkan tendangan ke selangkangan pria itu.Dia akhirnya jatuh ke lantai yang basah, sementara pria yang ditendangnya tidak menunjukkan reaksi kesakitan; sebaliknya, mereka meledak dalam tawa, tetapi jelas bahwa tendangan itu berdampak padanya.Yang lain datang untuk mencengkeramnya, tetapi dia berhasil lolos dari genggamannya.Dia mempercepat langkahnya dan berlari ke dalam hutan, dan saat itulah pengejaran dan pemburuan dimulai.Dia kehabisan napas saat berlari dengan seluruh tenaga yang dia miliki, berusaha m
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Chapter: Dia pergiDia menatap Stella ke bawah saat mengunyah daging sapi itu, dan ketika dia hendak mengambil potongan lainnya, Stella memberanikan diri untuk menghentikannya.Dia meletakkan tangannya di atas tangan pria itu dan menatapnya, tetapi dia segera menarik kembali tangannya saat melihat mata pria itu berkilat menjadi celah-celah kecil. Apa itu tadi?"Yang Mulia, tolong berhenti melakukan ini. Jika orang-orang melihatmu, mereka akan bergosip," pintanya, mengesampingkan rasa takutnya. Alih-alih mendengarkannya, pria itu justru mengambil daging berlemak yang tebal itu dan berjalan menjauh darinya ke sisi lain dapur, tempat dia mulai mengunyahnya.Air mata menetes di wajah Stella saat memperhatikan pria itu memakannya dalam diam, dan dalam waktu singkat, dia menghabiskan seluruh daging itu. Seberapa laparkah dia hingga mengonsumsi daging steak mentah?Dia tidak tahu apakah harus melarikan diri atau melakukan sesuatu, jadi dia hanya berdiri terpaku di sana.Pria itu tetap berdiri di sana tanpa ber
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Chapter: Lapar"Ya, aku bisa memasak apa saja. Apakah kamu lapar? Kamu ingin makan apa?" tanyanya, dan senyum tipis muncul di wajah pria itu seolah-olah dia terkesan.Dia menggelengkan kepalanya, dan Stella merasakan tangannya merayap turun ke bokongnya saat dia bergumam, "Ayo tidur saja dulu."Dia merasakan remasan ringan dari tangannya di bokongnya tetapi tidak mengatakan apa-apa. Alih-alih, dia menyandarkan kepalanya di dadanya, mendengarkan detak jantungnya yang samar."Mengapa detak jantungmu sangat samar?" tanyanya tanpa mengangkat kepala."Jika terlalu keras, itu akan mengganggumu," jawabnya, dan Stella tersenyum pada dirinya sendiri saat pria itu mulai mengelus rambutnya. Sentuhannya sangat lembut.Dia tertidur di atas tubuh pria itu, kakinya berada di antara kedua kaki pria itu, dan kepalanya di dadanya, sementara tangan pria itu melingkar secara posesif di pinggangnya.…Segera setelah Stella terbangun, hal pertama yang dia lakukan adalah memeriksa apakah Sterling masih ada di sana, dan di
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Chapter: When she was downIvan knew Stella was suspicious of him. He didn't mind her knowing who he truly was, but he feared that she would hate him and always try to run away.He decided to keep her company in the room, and he ended up falling asleep due to how exhausted he was.He wasn't sleeping deeply, but his exhaustion manipulated him. In his sleep, he sensed that she was about to leave the room, and he thought he stopped her from leaving. She later crawled into his arms.He thought he was cuddling her, only to wake up and realize that it was a cushion he had been holding all this time, and she was nowhere to be found in the room.Ivan pushed the cushion away, calling out to her. When he heard no response, he grew worried and went into the bathroom in search of her.His panic increased when he couldn't find her in the bathroom, and he noticed that the window he had purposely left open was now closed. He rushed out in search of her and luckily managed to follow her scent, but at a point, he lost track of
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Chapter: Stop doing this to meMy eyes closed on their own, unable to stand the wind as I plummeted downwards, the suffocating breeze making it difficult to breathe.Through my blurred vision, I glimpsed someone attempting to reach out to me, their hands outstretched. Desperate for help, I managed to extend my own hands despite the force of the wind, and they connected with someone else's.A strong, masculine hand clasped mine, and I felt myself being pulled into a vertical position. However, I couldn't bring myself to open my eyes.A hand wrapped around my waist, securing me in its hold. I tightened my grip around the person's neck, afraid of falling.With my face buried in the crook of their neck, we continued our rapid descent until I sensed a jolt beneath my feet, as though an force had hit the ground. Then my feet gently touched the floor.Clutching onto the person who had saved me, I remained still, too terrified to confirm if I had already died. But as I braced myself for the pain of broken legs or a shatter
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Chapter: FightsThe wind tousled Ivan's jet-black hair as his cold gaze remained fixed on Kelvin, as if he were silently promising to kill him in the worst way possible."Ivan?" Stella called happily, snapping out of her shock at finding him there."When did you come here?" she asked in surprise, smiling at him. However, her smile vanished when his cold gaze turned toward her. A cold shiver ran down her spine, causing her to bite her bottom lip without saying anything else. She felt as though his gaze alone was passing judgment on her."What are you doing here with him, Stella?" he asked coldly, and she shuddered in fear. She even glanced at Kelvin for help, but he said nothing, leaving her to face her fate as if that was exactly what he wanted."I wasn't doing anything with him. He helped me and brought me here," she stuttered, wishing the ground would open up and swallow her. Why was he so angry with her? It made her wonder if he had ever scolded her to this extent before because she had the urge t
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Chapter: Revealing too much"Is there something you'd like to tell me about him?" Stella asked, noticing his seriousness despite his evil smirk, which she had initially ignored."Since he hasn't said anything to you, I don't think it's within my power to disclose anything either. It shouldn't concern me," he replied bluntly, his tone still carrying a hint of coldness, and Stella's face fell."My question now is, to what extent is he careless? How could he let you walk alone in the woods, considering all he's been through? You're supposed to be confined to a room," he grumbled, and Stella's brows furrowed."Confined to a room as a slave? I'm not anyone's slave to be locked up. I left the room on my own because I wanted to," she retorted, her hands clenched beside her. How could he interfere in her married life? Who was he to say such things to her?"Actually, you are someone's slave. You're just a maid after all. You can be mine if you don't want to be his slave, but the truth is that you can never run away from
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Chapter: A princeStella's mouth hung open in shock and fear as she gazed up at the figure towering over her."Come with me," he said, turning away and walking off, while Stella silently prayed for the ground to open up and swallow her whole.She never imagined that such bizarre individuals actually existed.All she knew was that whatever that creature was, its eyes alone could be lethal, and she didn't want to provoke it any further. Staying there would only dig her own grave, especially when it had explicitly commanded her to accompany it.He returned to the railing where he had stood before, staring out into the distance, so Stella cautiously crawled out from her hiding spot in the darkness.She was too weak to stand up, so she remained kneeling on the floor, her gaze fixated on his back. Besides, her body was still in considerable pain.After a while, he turned to face her, and as their gazes met, Stella's heart quivered, forcing her eyes to dart down to the floor. She had resigned herself to the b
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Chapter: A strangerSeated on a tree in the darkness, a man's figure was masked by the silhouettes of the leaves and branches, watching everything that was happening. He appeared to be in his early thirties, dressed in barely anything.He had an ethereal quality, with piercing emerald eyes that were focused on Stella. His skin was too pale to be that of a werewolf, and his face, though beautifully crafted, was difficult to make out in the dark. Who was he? Stella's mind screamed at her to run, but if she couldn't escape from the witches who wanted to capture her, how could she flee from someone whose presence and demeanor surpassed even the witches?She couldn't discern her own facial expression, but she was as pale as a vampire in search of blood as she locked eyes with the figure.Those were the only features she could make out, but it seemed he was almost naked as well. He seemed shocked for some reason.Aware that Stella had already seen him, he slowly raised a finger to his lips, silently urging her
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