MasukMeeting Mr. Right is every girl's dream, but how do you really know that he is the one?What happens when a girl get married to Mr. Wrong?Joanna Williams is your typical girl. She wants to be loved right and she literally can't wait to say her vows to her fiancé Matthew Bryant and live happily ever after.But what happens when she finds out that Matthew is her Mr. Wrong????
Lihat lebih banyak"Nyonya!" "Nyonya!"
Teriakan terdengar dari bawah. Semua orang melihat ke arah menara tertinggi kastil, tempat seorang wanita dengan gaun putih penuh darah berdiri di tepi.
Selene Moreau Leventis.
Duchess Leventis. Wanita yang biasanya tenang dan penurut itu kini berdiri di tempat yang paling berbahaya. Para penjaga di belakangnya bergerak hati-hati, takut salah langkah akan membuatnya benar-benar melompat.
Tangisnya pecah, jelas dan memilukan. Selene memegang perutnya yang sakit. Ia baru saja keguguran untuk kelima kalinya. Kali ini ia tahu kebenarannya: semua itu bukan karena penyakit atau kelemahan tubuhnya, tapi karena ulah suaminya sendiri yang tidak menginginkan dia melahirkan keturunan.
"Selene!" suara berat memanggil dari belakang. Dirian, sang Duke, suaminya.
Selene mendengar tapi enggan menoleh. Kecewa sudah terlalu dalam.
"Apa ini trik lain untuk menarik perhatianku?" tanya Dirian dingin. Ia memang tidak suka dibuat repot. Selene tahu, pria itu datang hanya karena tidak tahan mendengar bisik-bisik orang soal istrinya yang berdiri di puncak menara.
Selene tersenyum miris. Suaranya serak saat ia menjawab, "Bukankah kau seharusnya meminta maaf?" Pandangannya jatuh pada seorang wanita cantik yang berdiri di antara para pelayan. Wanita yang rapi, berbeda jauh dari dirinya yang berantakan. Wanita itu dicintai Dirian, wanita yang bahkan tidak akan pernah bisa dibandingkan dengan dirinya dimata Dirian
"Apa kau gila?" Dirian membalas, nadanya meremehkan.
Selene berbalik menatapnya. Mata suaminya merah, tapi tetap dingin.
"Ya, aku memang gila! Aku gila karena mencintaimu, padahal kaulah yang membunuh lima anakmu sendiri!" teriak Selene.
Semua pengawal terkejut. Dirian pun terdiam sesaat.
"Selene, jangan bicara omong kosong," ucapnya, mencoba menahan kendali.
Selene tertawa getir. Darah terus merembes membasahi gaunnya.
"Pernahkah kau mencintaiku?" tanyanya dengan tatapan penuh harap.
Dirian diam. Lalu ia mengalihkan pandangan
"Tidak pernah " Selene menjawab sendiri karena reaksi Dirian
Kata dari mulutnya sendiri menghantam Selene. Ia menarik napas gemetar.
"Hentikan semua ini dan turun. Kau butuh istirahat," kata Dirian.
"Jangan pura-pura peduli!" bentak Selene. Air matanya jatuh. "Mengapa tidak membunuhku saja, daripada membunuh semua janin yang tidak berdosa itu?"
"Selene, berhenti! Turun sekarang!" Dirian berteriak memberi perintah.
"Aku akan melompat dan mati lalu bertemu dengan anak-anakku untuk meminta maaf karena tidak mampu melindungi mereka dari ayah mereka sendiri!" balas Selene lagi.
"Jangan gila, Selene! Kau tidak boleh mati!" seru Dirian, gelisah. Langkah mundur Selene membuatnya semakin rentan di tepi menara.
Selene justru tersenyum. "Demi anak-anakku yang kau bunuh, aku bersumpah! Kau akan membayar semuanya! Aku akan menghantuimu seumur hidup dengan penyesalan dan penderitaan tanpa akhir!"
Ia lalu melompat.
"Selene!" Dirian menjerit, berlari ke tepi menara bersama para pengawal. Tapi mereka terlambat. Tubuh Selene meluncur cepat dan menghantam tanah.
Brak
Suara seluruh tulang yang dihancurkan dan darah yang menggenang disana .
Matanya masih terbuka, sempat melihat wajah Dirian yang kacau melihat tubuhnya di bawah.
Teriakan pelayan dan orang-orang pecah memenuhi udara malam. Langit gelap tanpa bintang malam itu menjadi saksi tragedi yang menimpa Duchess Leventis.
.
.
"Selene!"
Selene tersentak, matanya terbuka lebar. Napasnya pendek, seperti orang yang baru saja diselamatkan dari tenggelam. Di depannya berdiri Dirian Leventis, suaminya. Wajahnya tenang, dingin, matanya tajam. Di belakangnya ada dokter dan pelayan, bau obat memenuhi ruangan. Semua terasa nyata, seperti panggung yang sama ketika hidupnya berakhir dulu.
Dia menoleh ke samping. Jam di meja kecil berdetak. Hari dan tahun yang tertera menunjukkan dua tahun sebelum ia mati. Angin malam masuk lewat jendela yang terbuka sedikit, membawa aroma yang sama dengan saat ia terjatuh dari menara. Ingatan itu kembali: tubuhnya menghantam tanah, sakit yang luar biasa, lalu gelap. Ia meraba perutnya, mencari bekas luka. Tangannya berbalut kasa, hangat, berdarah. Ia bingung — pernah mati, tapi sekarang hidup lagi.
"Nyonya Duchess, tangan anda berdarah. Saya akan memasang infus," kata dokter cepat. Selene menatap gerakannya dengan kaku, masih tidak percaya.
Dirian berkata, suaranya terdengar jengkel. "Jangan mempersulit dokter."
Selene menarik napas panjang. Kepalanya penuh dengan bayangan jasadnya, jeritan orang-orang, dan terutama lima janin yang tidak pernah lahir. Semua itu menghantam dirinya sekaligus.
Ia menoleh pada Dirian. Suaranya pelan tapi jelas.
"Dirian."
Suaminya menatap. "Apa?"
Selene menatap lurus ke matanya.
"Ayo bercerai."
I watch mom shove two tablets in her mouth, downing them with a gulp of water and I cringe. I really hate medicine but mom is not in anyway bothered by the many tablets placed on her bedside, I can't say the same about Kelly though.She hates them as much as I do and I had a very hard time convincing her to take the pills yesterday. Thank God Ric took over the duty this morning.He arrived an hour ago and after running some tests on mom, he joined Arya, Kelly's physiotherapist and according to Ric, she is the best that our state got.I should be there with Kelly but I couldn't tolerate watching her in so much pain, the session is not exactly a walk in the park, so I switched place with dad.Talking of dad, he didn't tell Sky the truth yesterday, apparently, he just wanted to see how she is doing and you can be sure as hell that Lydia didn't give him a warm welcome and that he left withou
I wake up to a shattering sound in the kitchen and I shoot up immediately, placing both my hands on my chest.Fuck!My heart is pounding so hard and I can't help the paranoia that creeps in at the thoughts of someone breaking in to hurt us, but I get some relief when I glance at the wall clock.It is 8:00 in the morning and I don't think anyone would break into people's place in daylight, probably nanny broke something by accident.I get out of Kelly's bed and walk towards her, she is lying peacefully on the bed that Ric brought since she can't use a normal bed. I stand there staring at her with a huge smile on my face.I am so happy.Waking up knowing that Kelly and mom are feeling better makes me so happy and the fact that they are home makes me feel so contended.I couldn't believe it yesterday when I came home and found them settled in, I
I heave a sigh of relief when we succeed in dodging the reporters who were trying to get to me with all sorts of questions about Matthew and Luther, but fortunately, the police did a good job of pushing them away and Ric shielded me from their view and the cameras the entire time."That was quite a task," I say as we walk through the hallway towards the wards.Kelly and mom have already been transferred to the wards and Ric is taking me to see them."You can say that again, those guys are very nosy." He says in a very irritated sound and he looks more pissed than he sounds."Unfortunately, that is what they are paid to do," he shakes his head."Still, that is too much. They should learn to take no for an answer, they were practically shoving their mike in our mouths. It is not ethical at all and I am so sure that it goes against their codes too."We make to go past the e
I thought Luther's death would give me some sort of relief. I assumed I would be a very happy person now that the person who wanted to hurt me and my family is dead, I won't walk around with a target on my back or worry about Luther hurting Kelly and mom. I thought I would be okay, I am supposed to feel okay, his death is supposed to make me feel better and relieved.But I feel quite the opposite, if anything. I feel sad, I feel sorry for West and it is a shocker that my humanity is still unscathed even after the hell that I have been through.No matter how hard I try to get rid of the image, the scene is still stuck in my head and there is nothing I can do about it.Luther's body lying in a pool of blood, West crying painfully begging his son to wake up, asking him to open his eyes, the police announcing that Luther is dead and two cops pulling a traumatized West up.I keep replaying that sce






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