Forced to leave her pack by her brother's new mate, Alessia isn't expecting all the new attention she is going to gain, the friends she will make, the powers she will gain, the enemies she will defeat. Follow her story as it unfolds with each dramatic turn.
Lihat lebih banyak“Sekar ndak mau, Bude!” Aku menggeleng untuk menegaskan jawaban.
Pakde Amin dan Bude Hanum yang ada di hadapanku senyum-senyum seraya sesekali menatap anak laki-lakinya yang juga duduk tak jauh dari mereka.
Lelaki muda yang kukenal itu membuang muka dengan angkuh. Sementara, di sebelahnya ada Mbak Ratih, kakak perempuan dari lelaki itu. Wanita itu memberi isyarat padaku dengan mencebikkan mulut sembari matanya melirik ke adik semata wayangnya itu.
Keluarga yang aneh!
“Lha, Masmu itu kurangnya apa? Wis baik, sholeh, pinter. Masa kamu nggak lihat. Ganteng juga iya,” tambah wanita yang kusapa Bude itu, sambil mengerling ke Mbak Ratih.
Duh, mimpi apa aku semalam. Aku tuh datang ke rumah Bude Hanum karena disuruh ibu mengantar kue pagi-pagi. Kok malah kejadiannya kayak gini.
Seperti biasa, ibu kalau bikin cemilan, pasti dilebihkan. Nanti aku disuruh nganter ke rumah Bude Hanum, tetangga kami yang hanya berjarak beberapa rumah.
Ibu dan Bude Hanum sangat dekat karena dulu dari kecil sampe SMA sekolah bareng meskipun beda tingkat satu tahun.
Tak heran jika anak Bude Hanum dan ibuku juga usianya tidak terpaut jauh. Mbak Ratih, kakaknya Mas Gilang, dan Mas Aji, kakakku, juga selisih setahun. Begitu juga aku dan Mas Gilang.
Aku dan Mas Gilang memang selalu satu sekolah sejak SD sampai SMA. Namun bukannya dekat, malah dia menganggapku musuh bebuyutan.
Mungkin karena Bude Hanum sering menyuruh Mas Gilang jagain aku sewaktu di sekolah.
“Ngapain sih, Ma. Sudah gede pake suruh dijagain,” begitu selalu jawaban Mas Gilang sambil bersungut-sungut.
Jaman aku masih SMA, kami sama-sama aktif di kegiatan OSIS. Kalau ada acara sampai malam, pasti terjadi drama.
Bagaimana tidak, Mas Galang selalu ngloyor pulang begitu aja tanpa menungguku. Padahal angkutan umum sudah ngga ada kalau malam.
Terpaksa, Dewi, sahabatku yang naik motor akan mengantarku sampai rumah. Biasanya anak-anak OSIS yang pulang setelahku akan berkomentar pedas terhadap Mas Galang. Dan tentu saja, aku bakal kena imbas juga.
“Makanya, nggak usah gaya-gaya ikutan OSIS, kalau pulang aja masih ngrepotin orang,” gerutunya.
Aku hanya mencebik. Dasar dianya saja yang ogah pulang bareng.
“Sorry lah, aku boncengin kamu. Nggak akan ada cewek yang boleh bonceng aku kecuali istriku!”
Begitulah Mas Galang dengan keangkuhannya dulu. Meskipun dengan paksaan Bude, sering juga aku dipaksa bonceng dia ke sekolah. Tapi, sepanjang jalan 12 km dia diam seribu bahasa. Nyebelin. Mendingan aku naik angkutan umum!
Untungnya, saat kuliah, kami kuliah di kampus yang berbeda. Mas Gilang yang suka teknik memilih kuliah di Bandung. Sedangkan, aku kuliah dekat-dekat sini saja yang bisa setiap weekend pulang.
Sejak kuliah, aku sudah jarang ketemu Mas Gilang. Paling banter hanya lebaran saja.
Aku pikir, dengan jarangnya ketemu, dia sudah tidak jutek lagi. makin dewasa lah minimal.
Tapi, ternyata harapanku pupus. Bahkan kini, sudah bekerja pun dia tetap saja jutek!
Pantesan nggak kawin-kawin, nggak punya pacar juga. Ih, mana ada gadis yang mau sama dia! Ganteng sih iya, tapi emang bisa kita hidup modal ganteng doang?
“Sekar pulang ah, Bude!” pamitku kemudian. Males banget berlama-lama di sini dengan serangan membabi buta dan ekspresi mereka yang mengintimidasi tanpa bisa kulawan.
“Yo wis sana pulang. Besok Pakde sama Bude tak ke rumah kamu. Nganter Mas Gilang,” kata Bude Hanum datar.
“Lhah? Ngapain nganter Mas Gilang?” tanyaku sembari menghentikan langkah yang sudah mencapai pintu, dan berbalik menatap Bude.
“Ya ngelamar kamu. Ngapain lagi. Ya kan, Pak?” kata Bude Hanum sambil mengerling ke Pakde Amin, lalu melirik ke Mas Gilang.
Pria yang dilirik Bude pun diam aja. Bahkan hanya memainkan ponselnya dan sesekali menunjukkan muka masamnya. Uasyeeemmm!
“Pamit, Bude, Pakde!” kataku sambil bergegas keluar rumah.
Hufff! Rupanya candaan Bude Hanum sama Mbak Ratih kala itu bukan hanya candaan.
Dulu, tiap ke rumah Bude Hanum, memang aku sering lama disitu. Ngobrol ngalor ngidul sama Bude Hanum dan Mbak Ratih. Mereka sering bilang anak mantu dan adik ipar. Tapi aku nggak terlalu peduli. Itu kan jaman masih ABG labil. Dan nggak kepikiran kalau mereka ada udang di balik bakwan.
Aku mempercepat langkah kembali ke rumah. Tiba-tiba langkahku terhenti. Kok, ada mobilnya Paklik Hanif dan Pakde Marwan di halaman rumah? Tumben-tumbenan kompak banget ke rumah bukan saat lebaran.
Perlahan aku masuk ke rumah melewati pintu samping. Di dapur terlihat banyak kantung berisi bahan makanan. Ada apa ini? Kok ibuk sama bapak nggak bilang apa-apa.
*Five days later*Alpha Azai POVIt was just over a month now since I’d been back to the packhouse. My construction crew was working nonstop on the house I had going up here in the clearing. I continued to stay in the tent. Zaine often brought me my evening meals and I’d be hunting in the morning while letting my wolf stretch his legs.I’d just gotten back from hunting when my phone rang. Looking at it, it was Alpha Austin.“Alpha Austin, I’d heard you returned home. How are you?” I asked him. Honestly, I didn’t care but pleasantries were required when I was trying to stay close to his sister.“Truthfully, I’ve been better Alpha Azai. I think we’ve got a problem,” he said gravely.“What’s going on?”“Caleb returned to Dark Moon, right?”“Yes, five days ago I believe. Why?”He sighed, “I thought maybe my sister went with him. The omegas went to turnover her room though before she returned home, and her phone and a bracelet were left on the table.”“Where is her mate?” I asked, my stoma
I racked my brain, trying to process any reason as to why Dimitri would feel the need to use a potion on me. Amara and I could only come back to one conclusion.Pulling back up at the packhouse there was a scene out front. Liam had his arms around Shayla who was crying and screaming. My brother stood at the doors, his face stern. I got out slowly, slowly trying to approach the situation. When Shayla finally noticed me was when she lost her mind even more.“You!” She screamed, “You bitch! What did you do?! You filled his head with lies, you’ve always hated me, you never wanted us together! What have you done!”I looked at my brother who only shook his head at me to not engage with her. As I turned away from her, heading up the steps inside she must have gotten out of Liam’s arms because all I heard next was a slapping sound. Turning around to look, Shayla was holding the side of her face, Caleb standing between us.“Caleb!” I gasped.“I only back handed her. I don’t care what her probl
Morning time came quickly and as I laid in the bed, thinking of the mess that my life has become in recent months my phone began to ring on my bedside table. I sighed, leaning over to see who it was. Dimitri. I silenced it and got out of bed, deciding to get ready for my day.At least then I’m able to say I was busy if he asks later why I didn’t answer him. I hadn’t spoken to him or even attempted to since he’d left. I pulled on a pair of jeans, a sweater and some boots that were appropriate for the snow outside.I took some medicine before storing it away in the bedside table again and leaving the room to head downstairs. I grabbed a chocolate muffin from the kitchen and began eating it as I walked out of the packhouse to the house next door that Dimitri had been staying in.Truthfully, I don’t think he truly had business at the capital, I think he just needed to get away from all the wolves around here. I had sent a message to Caleb to meet me in the driveway with a SUV but first I
I followed behind Austin, Shayla and Ryan slowly as they made their way upstairs, Caleb close behind me. We all walked into the alpha quarters and my brother walked Shayla to their shared room. Closing the door behind us, Caleb stayed there to stand guard.Austin came back out a few moments later, closing the door behind him and sighing. He walked over, wrapping me in his arms, obviously very much in need of comfort. I hugged him back and he said, “I knew you’d do whatever you necessary to find us. Ryan said you’ve done well taking care of the pack.”He stepped back, leaving his hands on my shoulders and giving me a tight-lipped smile. I knew I needed to ask the question we all needed to know though, “Austin, what happened?”He dropped his hands, going to sit on the couch, resting his elbows on his thighs. He looked defeated. “I’m not sure, one minute I was talking to Shayla about the baby, the next thing I knew the car was rolling, we’d been hit. I was barely conscious, but someone pu
Beta Zaine’s POVWalking through the woods to go meet with Azai I sighed looking at the mess he had caused in the past weeks. He hadn’t been to the packhouse since we’d returned from Cerulean. Last week the packhouse shook from the blasts of dynamite from where they were clearing out more of the rock tunnel so vehicles could pass through it.Land had already been cleared and a dirt road made, with culverts to not interrupt the natural flow of water. Zaine had driven up to that point then finished the rest of the way on foot. Walking through the tunnel, it was brighter after the expansion as more light flowed through it. Men worked as they put together the exterior block framing for a structure, the concrete had been poured a week and half back before the winter really began to set in.Azai stood over at the gazebo watching the ongoing work. Snow had begun falling a couple hours ago and it had begun to form a thin layer on the ground. “It’s about time you come back to the packhouse, do
Returning to the pack house Ryan had already loaded up three SUVs with warriors, “Luna, we’re ready to leave,” he said as I got out of the truck.I nodded, “good luck, bring my brother home.”He gave me a smile small, “I’ll do my best.”The temperature had dropped and snow had begun to fall, hopefully giving our warriors an advantage with less patrols being at the location they were headed to. I heard someone clear their throat and looked to where the sound came from to see Dimitri standing at the edge of the driveway. I walked over to him, “sorry about this morning, I’ve been under a lot of stress,” I said quietly.He nodded, “I understand. Listen, I need to go to the capital for some things. I still must pack but I’ve made some of the vampire’s kiss and put it in the fridge for you. The blood will help with your energy and perhaps your mood.”I smirked, “are you saying I’m grumpy?”“Never you, my darling,” he teased. His eyes looked up and past me and I turned to see he was looking
Hunter walked us inside to the dining area, taking me over to a private round table that looked to be reserved for him.“Luna, I’ll get you a drink,” Caleb said, and I knew he was taking advantage to be able to scope out the pack house some more. I looked around as Hunter spoke to a couple guards, it was a late breakfast time but there were a lot of young moms there with their pups and I noticed a few of them had those same green eyes as hunter, while others shared the same grey eyes.“Luna Alessia,” Hunter said, catching my focus again, “what brings you here?”I let my smile fall from my face, “Alpha Hunter, I’m sure you’re aware of the disappearance of my brother Alpha Austin and Shayla. I’m hoping you may have information to aid me in finding them.”He leaned back in his chair his smile turning into a smirk, “why would I have information about that?”“To be frank, the accident that resulted in his disappearance didn’t happen far from here. He was returning home from Dark Moon when
I woke up and looked at the clock on the bedside table, it read just before 8 am. I’d slept a little over 8 hours; despite laying down so early yesterday evening, I’d laid awake with a million thoughts running through my head. I finally decided to take the nausea medicine and eat some food before showering and finally getting some sleep.Why have you been blocking me out so much? Amara asked. It puzzled me, because I haven’t been blocking her out. “I haven’t been, I thought you were intentionally staying quiet,” I said back to her. No, something isn’t right. It shouldn’t be this difficult to talk to you. Something is trying to block me, even now. It feels like something is trying to shove me to the back of your mind. I scowled, not liking what I was hearing.I got up, getting ready for the day. One thing about Hunter is that I knew he wanted me so I would work it to my advantage. I’d gone to sleep with my hair in curlers and I did my makeup before letting my curls down. Getting dresse
It’s been two and a half weeks and there’s been no signs of my brother or Shayla. I had limited contact with Azai and Zaine, at this point it was for the best for both Azai and myself.I’d barely been sleeping and I’d been trying to stay clear of Dimitri since the morning we had sex. I hadn’t noticed it at the time but Amara had pointed out the lack of sparks between us, I didn’t know if it was different because he was a vampire or what, but the bond just wasn’t right. Something wasn’t right and we couldn’t quite place it.I hit the desk in frustration just as Ryan walked into the office, I was working out of the pack house to avoid Dimitri, the wolves weren’t comfortable around him so he stayed at the house most of the time as I stayed here, running the pack by myself, taking over the alpha and luna duties.Ryan stood silently, waiting to see what I had summoned him for, “call Hunter, schedule me a meeting with him as soon as you can, at his pack, don’t tell him a reason only that I’v
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