Only one condition,” he said. “Fuck buddies. No strings, no love, no commitment. I’ll play your boyfriend for the sex.” I considered it but shook my head. “I’ll let you know if I’m okay with that.” After all, I wasn’t ready for commitment either. My heart couldn’t take another heartbreak. One reckless night with a stranger shatters Elara Dela Vega’s world… only for her to discover he’s Kael Beaumont, the ruthless billionaire CEO everyone fears. What starts as a three-month “no strings attached” deal soon spirals into dangerous secrets, intoxicating passion, and feelings neither of them can control. She swore she wouldn’t fall… but what happens when the man she can’t let go is the one she should run from?
View More"Aku mau kita putus," ucap Nindy setelah berdiri di depan sang kekasih.
Netra Billy melebar setelah mendengar itu. "Putus?" ulangnya dengan wajah terkejut. "Ya. Mulai sekarang jangan ganggu aku lagi." "Kenapa tiba-tiba minta putus?" Nindy mengabaikan pertanyaan sang kekasih, dan memilih berjalan melewatinya. "Nin, tunggu!" Billy mencengkram tangan Nindy ketika kekasihnya itu terus berjalan tanpa memperdulikan panggilan darinya. "Lepas!" Nindy menghempaskan tangan Billy dengan kuat dengan mata yang menyala. Billy nampak terkejut melihat reaksi berlebih yang ditunjukkan oleh Nindy, terlebih saat melihat raut wajah dingin sang kekasih. "Kenapa tiba-tiba minta putus? Aku salah apa, Nin?" "Kamu pikir aja sendiri," jawab Nindy sembari memalingkan wajahnya ke samping dengan wajah acuh tak acuh. "Aku ngerasa nggak punya salah," balas Billy, "Beberapa hari ini kamu yang terus menghindari aku, makanya aku temuin kamu hari ini." Nindy yang sejak tadi memalingkan wajahnya ke samping, akhirnya beralih menatap Billy dengan sorot mata dingin. "Bukannya kamu duluan yang menghindari aku?" "Kapan aku menghindari kamu?" "Seminggu sebelum kamu ketemuan sama temen-temen kamu." Setelah mendengar ucapan sang kekasih, Billy akhirnya mengerti. "Aku nggak bermaksud menghindari kamu. Aku cuma lagi ada masalah aja waktu itu," kata Billy sembari memegang bahu sang kekasih. "Aku bakal jelasin sama kamu, tapi nggak di sini. Ikut aku ke apartemen, ya? Aku jelasin semuanya di sana," bujuk Billy dengan lembut. "Aku nggak mau dengar penjelasan apa pun dari kamu," tolak Nindy dengan tegas. Billy menautkan kedua alisnya melihat sikap aneh Nindy. Ini pertama kalinya, melihat kekasihnya itu marah dan bersikap ketus padanya. "Aku minta maaf kalau selama beberapa hari ini kamu merasa diabaikan." Billy masih berusaha bersikap lembut, meskipun kekasihnya itu bersikap ketus padanya. "Aku cuma butuh waktu sendiri. Aku janji bakal lebih merhatiin kamu mulai sekarang. Jangan pernah bilang putus lagi, aku nggak suka dengernya." Nindy mendesis dengan wajah mencibir setelah mendengar ucapan Billy. "Jangan pura-pura lagi. Aku sudah tahu semuanya, Bill. Aku tahu rahasia yang selama ini kamu sembunyikan dari aku." "Rahasia apa maksud kamu?" tanya Billy dengan alis menyatu. "Tolong jelasin sama aku. Aku nggak ngerti maksud kamu, Nin." "Bill, sejak awal, seharusnya aku nggak nerima kamu. Aku memang bodoh karena bisa tertipu sama sikap manis kamu." Sorot mata Billy menjadi dingin seketika. "Aku nggak pernah menipu kamu." "Terserah kamu mau bilang apa, yang terpenting aku mau putus." Billy mengertakkan giginya usai mendengar itu. Bahkan sorot matanya berubah menjadi tajam. "Tidak semudah itu kamu bisa putus dari aku. Kasih tahu aku dulu alasan kamu ingin mengakhiri hubungan kita." Karena Billy terus mendesaknya, Nindy pun akhirnya menjadi semakin kesal. "Bukannya, memang ini yang kamu mau? Kenapa sekarang kamu malah nggak mau putus?" "Aku nggak pernah bilang kayak gitu. Jangan cari-cari alasan untuk putus dari aku, Nin." Ingin sekali Nindy berteriak dan menampar Billy untuk meluapkan kemarahannya saat ini. Namun, sekuat tenaga dia tahan karena tidak ingin membuat keributan di tempat umum. "Kalau aku punya salah, tolong jelasin di mana letak kesalahanku supaya bisa aku perbaiki. Jangan langsung minta putus begini, Nin," ucap Billy lembut. Sejak tadi dia masih berusaha keras untuk menahan dirinya agar emosinya tidak terpancing. "Kamu nggak salah apa-apa. Aku yang salah. nggak seharusnya aku percaya sama kamu." Dirinya memang bodoh karena mengira kalau Billy mencintainya. Dia pikir sikap lembut Billy selama ini karena dia memang mencintainya, ternyata itu hanya sandiwara saja. "Sayang, ada apa sebenarnya? Jangan bikin aku bingung." Beberapa hari ini, Nindy menghilang secara tiba-tiba dan tidak merespon semua pesan serta darinya dan sekarang dia ingin mengakhiri hubungan mereka secara sepihak, tentu saja Billy merasa ada yang aneh dan janggal pada kekasihnya. "Aku bosan sama kamu," jawab Nindy. Tidak sanggup bertatapan lebih lama dengan iris coklat Billy, Nindy akhirnya memalingkan wajahnya ke kiri. "Aku udah nggak cinta lagi sama kamu." Rahang Billy seketika mengetat setelah mendengar itu. Dia memicingkan mata, lalu berkata penuh penekanan, "Apa udah ada orang lain di hati kamu, makanya kamu tiba-tiba minta putus?" "Nggak ada." Setelah mendengar sanggahan Nindy, Billy merasa kalau sikap Nindy semakin tidak wajar. Selama ini, mereka tidak pernah berselisih ataupun bertengkar. Hubungan mereja baik-baik saja. Billy memang sempat melihat ada sedikit perubahan pada Nindy 3 hari yang lalu, tapi dia abaikan karena dia pikir kekasihnya itu mungkin sedang ada masalah dengan keluarga ataupun temannya. "Kalau gitu, kasih tahu aku, apa alasan kamu sebenarnya minta putus? Aku nggak percaya kalau kamu bilang bosan dan nggak cinta lagi sama aku." "Aku memang udah nggak cinta sama kamu. Makanya, aku nggak mau ngelanjutin hubungan ini lagi. Lagian, dari awal aku pacaran sama kamu cuma buat iseng aja." Aura di sekujur Billy mendadak menggelap, sorot matanya terlihat sangat tajam dan cengkraman di bahu Nindy semakin kuat usai mendengar itu. "Apa kamu bilang? Iseng?" Dengan berani, Nindy mengangkat kepalanya dan berkata dengan tegas, "Iyaa. Dari awal, aku nggak serius sama kamu. Aku cuma kasihan sama kamu, makanya aku terima kamu waktu itu." Nindy mengerutkan wajah ketika merasakan cengkraman yang sangat kuat di bahunya. "Nindy, berani sekali kamu mainin perasaan aku." Suara Billy terdengar berat dan penuh penekanan, seperti sedang menahan sesuatu dalam dirinya agar tidak meledak. Nindy menunduk, kemudian menarik salah satu sudut bibir dengan ekspresi mengejek. Sebenarnya, siapa mempermainkan siapa? Dari awal, Billy yang sudah mempermainkan dirinya, menipunya mentah-mentah dan membuatnya seperti orang bodoh, hingga dia rela memberikan kesuci4nnya pada laki-laki itu. "Terserah kamu mau berpikir apa tentang aku," ucap Nindy dengan wajah acuh tak acuh. "Kalau nggak ada lagi yang mau kamu bicarain, aku permisi. Aku ada kelas sebentar lagi." Nindy menyingkirkan tangan Billy dari bahunya usai mengatakan itu. Namun, .... "Tunggu dulu." Billy menghentikan Nindy ketika melihatnya akan melangkah pergi. "Apa lagi?" Billy menatap Nindy dengan dingin, kemudian berkata, "Kamu beneran mau mengakhiri hubungan kita?" "Ya," jawab Nindy tegas. "Gimana kalau aku nggak mau putus sama kamu?"KAEL'S POV I had no choice but to drive Elara home. Her arms crossed and her eyes fixed out the window like I didn’t exist. She was still pissed, probably replaying what I’d said to her friends about them ditching her so easily. I didn’t mean for it to sting her like that anyway, but damn, she looked super cute when she's furious. When I pulled up to her building, she didn’t even wait for me to kill the engine. She flung the car door open, slid out, and stormed toward the elevator like she was on a mission. I locked the car and followed her, catching her just as she pressed the elevator button. Her eyes widened when she saw me walking toward her, and I swear I saw a flash of panic mixed with that fiery annoyance.“What the hell, Kael? Go home,” she snapped, her voice sharp enough to cut glass.The elevator doors started to slide shut, but I slipped my hand in just in time, stepping inside with a smirk. Her arms crossed tighter, and she spun to face me, her dark eyes blazing.
ELARA'S POV The moment our eyes locked, my heart started pounding like a drum. It was definitely not love… God, no..but the nagging feeling that I’d done something wrong behind Kael’s back hit me hard. We had an agreement, sure, but as long as I wasn’t flirting with other guys, we were fine yeah? I was just having a drink with my girls, nothing more.So why did I feel like I’d crossed some invisible line?“Gals, I’m hitting the bathroom,” I said, trying to sound casual.Callista and Vivi nodded, barely glancing up from their drinks. I stood and weaved through the crowd, my skin prickling like someone was watching my every step. You know that feeling like eyes are boring to you? Yeah, that. I took a deep breath, shaking it off. He’s not my boyfriend, Elara. Chill.Relax, you got this, I whispered to myself, though my nerves were still on edge.I cursed under my breath when I realized I had no clue where the bathroom was. The club’s pulsing music didn’t help. I tapped the shoul
Elara’s POVMy wish came true. Kael and I had lunch and dinner at a fancy restaurant, and it was perfect. Afterward, he drove me back to my condo. Of course , we couldn’t part ways without the main meal, and we had sex three times that day. First in my car, then in my bedroom, and finally in the bathroom. The next morning, my period arrived, and I told Kael. He didn’t have much to say afterall , just that he’d wait until it was over.Kael seems to be enjoying our agreement, and honestly, I can’t believe I’m in this situation. He’s pieced together half of my broken heart, the part shattered by Adrian when he betrayed me. Kael’s been teaching me new, wild things, things I never did before or imagined I would later do. I’m turning twenty-six next month, and at this stage, I should be thinking about starting a family.Well I owe so much to Kael. If he hadn’t come into my life, I’d probably still be drunk, and crying over Adrian’s cheating.“Elara, you coming with us tonight?” Call
ELARA'S POV I cursed under my breath when I saw my ex-boyfriend, Adrian, with his girlfriend, Selene, entering the FREX hotel. The hotel is owned by my family. Did they really choose my hotel to do their nonsense? I froze the moment they stepped inside. Through my blazing eyes, I watched their every move. It was only eight in the morning, and already my day felt ruined because of what I’d witnessed. Adrian knew we owned this place!!it’s my hotel, for crying out loud! What a shameless jerk. When they got their key, Selene snaked her arm around Adrian’s. I winced, feeling a wave of disgust. Honestly, I didn’t care anymore. What’s done is done, and not like I can undo the past or travel back to where it all began. All I could do was move on, and I was doing a damn good job of it.Once those two were out of sight, I stormed inside. We had a meeting about our new project, and my dad, Damian, had mentioned there was a new board of directors member. This new person apparently o
ELARA'S POV Callie , my best friend, stopped by early that morning. She was worried I might be spiraling, maybe even suicidal, after the heartbreak. As if I’d let a breakup reduce me to that. I’m not some fragile thing to be shattered by a jerk who didn’t deserve me.“You’re glowing, Elara,” Callie said, plopping onto the single sofa in my living room. “It’s like no one’s ever broken your heart.” I was so focused on the documents in front of me, I was signing some papers at least it kept my mind off things. “You’re imagining things,” I replied, barely looking up. “You and Dad said the same thing this morning. He called me radiant,now you are saying I'm glowing… same idea, different words. Thanks for the compliment, though.” I kept signing .Callie leaned forward, her voice teasing. “Come on, spill it. Is there someone mending your heart back together?” I paused, mid-page, and raised an eyebrow at her. “No. Why? Should I be crying all day, locked in my room, drowning in alcoh
ELARA'S POV Three days have passed since I gave my purity to a stranger. I laugh at the thought, I shared it with someone I didn’t even know, not with my boyfriend, Adrian. It’s absurd, but it felt… good, despite the pain. That night, I learned pain could turn into pleasure too.I can’t explain why, but I want to do it again with him, Kael Beaumont, the CEO of the Beaumont Group of Companies. The richest bachelor in town, a notorious womanizer, and a man who shuns commitment. I only realized it was him after finding a card he left behind in the room. His name was printed on it, and I researched him to confirm he was the same infamous playboy.He’s one of our major investors. I’ve seen him at elite parties, mingling with high society. Did he recognize me that night, or did he think I was just some prostitute looking for a paid thrill? I don’t regret what happened anyway. I want something new, that sex we shared. I want to explore deeper things with him.I decided to go to Kael's
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