LOGINTo avoid a brutal war, the alpha of Blue Ridge Pack reluctantly agrees to an arranged marriage between his beta's daughter Piper and his enemy's son. His son, Xander, learns of his plan to sacrifice Piper and helps Piper run away. Xander makes her promise to stay hidden until she finds and marks her destined mate. A few years later, after she turns 20 and is able to identify her mate, Piper begins to struggle with stomach pain. She assumes that the pain is caused by the herbs she is taking to mask her identity. Unfortunately, Piper's world crushes down around her when she discovers that the stomach pain is not really stomach pain at all… she is experiencing betrayal pains. The only problem? She does not know who her mate is. As the betrayal pains become more frequent and more destructive, Piper must race to find both her mate and the reason that neither he, nor she, recognize one another.
View More"Jamunya Mas," Suara merdu mendayu berjalan lenggak lenggok menawarkan Jamu yang Ia gendong setiap pagi.
"Halo Sayang, biasa ya! Buat Mas. Jamu Kuat!" "Eits, Mr, Abang juga dong! Udah ga sabar nih! Jamunya satu ya!" "Marni Sayang, jadi Istri Aa aja ya Neng! Ga usah jualan jamu lagi!" Marni hanya membalas dengan senyuman setiap ratuan dan gombalan para pelanggannya yang setiap hari tak pernah absen menunggu kedatangan dirinya. "Ini, jamunya Mas, Abang, Aa, diminum cepet! Selagi hangat!" Tak lupa senyuman manis Marni yang menggoda membuat setiap pelanggannya yang mayoritas kaum berjakun dibuat meriang atas bawah. Marni menerima gelas-gelas kosong menuangkan air jahe hangat sebagai penetral pahitnya jamu yang diminum oleh pelanggannya. "Jahenya Neng banget!" Sambil mengembalikan gelas kosong pada Marni. "Kenapa Aku toh Aa?" "Manis!" Tawa genit Asep salah satu member Jamu Marni yang tak pernah absen menunggu jamu Marni. "Sa Ae Lu pinggir koreng! Modus Lu! Modal Kardus!" Bang Urip yang juga pelanggan setia Marni mengeplak kepala Asep tanpa dosa. "Jangan dengerin Mereka Dek, pokonya sama Mas Joko aja, dijamin hidup tentram." Joko memasang senyum mesum malah membuatnya diamuk kedua rekan sesama kuli bangunan, Asep dan Urip. "Pale Lu Tentram! Noh Anak Bini urusin! Duda bapuk Lu!" Tawa Urip kembali meledek Joko. Sudah menjadi pemandangan yang biasa bagi Marni melihat pelanggannya saling ribut dan berdebat saat menjkmati jamu buatannya. "Atang Marni mau kemana? Buru-buru amat. Abang kan masih kangen ini!" Urip membantu Marni mengijat bakul Jamu. Tentu saja Urip dan Joko tak mau kalah bahu membahu menolong Marni yang sudah siap akan kembali keliling. "Dah Aa, Abang, Mas, dilanjut lagi kerjanya. Besok tak mampir lagi. Jangan lupa beli lagi. Sekarang Aku mau keliling lagi. Nanti keburu siang. Permisi." Marni memberikan kiss bye buat ketiga pria yang kini sudah meneteskan liurnya melihat bongkahan bumper belakang milik Marni yang bergeal-geol. "Astaga Naga! Tuh bumper pulen amat ya! Bikin pikiran Gua ngeres aje!" Bang Urip sampai ternganga seolah Marni masih ada dipelupuk matanya. "Duh Gusti, tak kelonin bawaannya kalo lihat si Marni!" Joko mengusap dadanya namun entah apa yang dibayangkan hingga juniornya ikut upacara. "Rip! Ko! Lah Marninya udah ga ada! Da Kalian kenapa atuh masih mandangin jalan. Mana Lu Ko, itu Otong diamanin! Baperan amat! Gitu aja bangun!" Urip melirik kearah celana Joko yang memang sudah menonjol, "Buseng dah Ko! Lu Engas banget jadi laki! Ngeri dah!" "Loh! Ya Aku kok ditinggalin! Gawat ini! Telat bisa dipecat sama mandor!" Joko berlari menyusul kedua rekan sesama kuli kembali ke protek tempat Mereka mengaus rezeki. Sementara Marni melanjutkan keliling Kampung menjajakan Jamunya. Meski tak sedikit kaum hawa berlabel Ibu-Ibu memicingkan mata. Menatap waspada karena takut Suami-Suami Mereka malah melirik Marni, Si Penjual Jamu yang seksi dan bahenol. "Jamu, Jamu! Jamune Mas, Mbakyu! Jamu kuat! Jamu rapet! Jamu Galian Singset! Pokoke segala Jamu ada di Marni!" Marni mengusap keringat yang mengucur di dahinya. "Marni! Jamu!" "Siap Bue cantik!" Seorang wanita memanggil Marni. Tentu saja senyuman Marni merekah. Cuan datang senyumpun mengembang. "Mar ada Jamu apa?" Si Wanita melirik pada vakul jamu Marni yang berisi banyak botol-botol dengan beragam warna. "Yo macem-macem Mbakyu yang cantik. Mvakyunya mau jamu opo toh? Ada Jamu Galian Putri. Jamu Galian Singset, Jamu Sari Rapet, atau ini rahasia tapi wes tak kasih bocoran buat si Mbaknya, Ramuan Madura Asli, bikin rapet, keset dan greget!" Kalimat terakhir Marni bisikan meski terdengar juga. "Serius itu Mar. Khasiatnya Oke ga!" Penasaran dong si Wanita dibuat oleh Marni. "Ck, dijamin, manuk'e si Mas kalo masuk bisa kelojotan kalo Mbakyunya habis minim ini." Setelah membisikan kata-kata fantastis Marni mengedipkan mata pada si pelanggan. "Boleh deh. Cuba satu!" "Siap! Tak racikin dulu. Mbaknya sabar ya." Marni dengan piawai meracikan Jamu pelanggan sang Pelanggan. "langsung diminum selagi anget. Wes tunggu 1 jam kalo mau tempur. Kalau mau malem juga masih ada khasiatnya." Tanpa ragu sang pelanggan meneguk Jamu racikan Marni dengan perasaan dag dig dug. "Eee! Pahit Mar!" Ekspresi mencebik setelah menuntaskan segelas Jamu Pamungkas yang diberikan Marni. "Ini, minum dulu. Biar pahitnya ilang." Marni menuangkan air jahe kegelas dan langsung ditenggak hingga tandas oleh sang pelanggan. "Tambah lagi Mbakyu?" "Cukup Mar. Bisa kembung Saya." "Pokoknya. Nanti malam si Mas bakal nambah-nambah. Percaya deh sama Marni." "Bener ya!" "Dijamin!" "Berapa Mar?" "Khusus yang tadi karena Ramuan Khusus jadi sepuluh ribu saja Mbakyu." "Dua kali lipet ya Mar dari Jamu biasa." "Ya kan itu khasiatnya super Mbakyu. Rapopo toh, mahal sedikit tapi dijamin sesuk pasti bakal nyariin Marni." "Loh kok malah nyariin Kamu?" "Maksud Marni nyariin buat beli Jamu lagi toh!" "Kirain! Awas aja kalo Lu berani ngembat laki Gw!" "Wah, Mbakyu jangan kuatir, Marni begini-begini ga nafsu sama laki orang! Tapi kalo Lakinya yang nyosor ya jangan salahin Marni toh!" "Dah sana Mar, keliling lagi!" "Lah ini juga mau keliling. Makasi Mbakyu, semoga langganan terus yo!" Marni tak ambil pusing dengan semua ucapan apapun yang diucapkan para pelanggannya. Bagi Marni selama Jamu jualannya laris manis, pulang botol kosong bawa duit banyak sudah bikin Marni bahagia. Walaupun tak sedikit cemoohan dan stigma negatif yang disudutkan kepadanya. Tapi Marni tetap cuek saja. Karena baginya yang penting jamunya laris dan cuan. Di otak Marni hanya ada Cuan, Cuan dan Cuan. "Alhamdulillah. Laris manis tanjung kimpul. Jamune laris, duite kumpul! Ah senengnya Aku. Wes pulang sekalian belanja bahan bikin Jamu." Marni yang duduk dibawah pohon sambil membuat air bilasan gelas yang sudah bersih. Botol-botol kosong yang ada dalam bakul gendongan kembali ringan tak seberat saat baru keluar karena penuh terisi Jamu. Berganti dompet kain batik milik Marni yang kini penuh hasil berjualan Jamunya dari pagi hingga tengah hari. "Alhamdulillah. Setiap hari begini. Tapi kok yo Marni ga kaya-kaya ya. Lah mau beli motor second aja belum keturutan." "Wes lah. Sing penting buat bayar kontrakan ada, makan yang lumayanlah walau ikan asin lagi-ikan asin lagi. Cuma ini kenapa Tabung Gas Melon pake acara langka. Marni bingung gimana kalo susah beli Gas nanti godog Jamunya mesti cari Kayu bakar." "Lagi Pemerintah yo Ada aja, tabung Gas Melon pake acara distop. Yo Marni mana mampu beli yang tabung gede. Apalagi yang warna pink. Muahal! Nanti kalo Jamunya naik ya langganan Marni kabur! Mestinya Bapak Presiden ngundang Marni biar denger keluhan penjual Jamu kayak Marni."(Piper POV)When my father asked about the day Viper died, I wasn’t sure what to say. I almost immediately saw stars and the machines around me began beeping loudly.I felt myself beginning to disassociate from my body. I was there, but I wasn’t there. I could hear and see what was going on, but I couldn’t feel anything.Suddenly, doctors and nurses filled the room.“What is happening to her?” my father demanded in a panic.“Sir, what happened before we came in?” a nurse asked.“Nothing. We were having a normal conversation. We talked about …oh, goddess, we talked about ---”Just then, I saw Leo break through security and force his way into the room. “What is going on?” he growled. “She isn’t supposed to be having attacks anymore! What is happening?!?!?!?!?!”Hearing Leo’s voice brought back memories. Some good. Some horrible ones. And conflicting emotions that I didn’t want to deal with.I felt myself begin to panic. Unless I was already panicking?The machines spiked ag
(Piper POV)As my father walked into my hospital room, I broke down in tears. Not just tears, but big, fat, ugly tears.I tried to get out of my bed and run to him, but my legs were still too weak after having been in bed for so long. I started to fall, but thankfully, my father quickly ran over and caught me.Once my father got me settled back into bed, he sat down next to me and held my hand.“Hello, my beautiful daughter,” he said warmly.My heart was racing. I could not believe he was here.“I … I thought… Xander t-t--told me… you died.”I saw a flash of anger cross his eyes.“I am very much alive, Sweetheart.”I wiped some of the tears from my eyes. “Why would Xander lie to me?” I asked. It did not make sense. Xander was my best friend. Or he had been. He wasn’t that cruel.My father frowned. “It wasn’t completely a lie.” I stared at him, confused.“You … you did die? And then they were able to revive you?”My father sighed. “No.”“Then what … what do you mean? Did y
(Eight weeks later)(Piper POV)I woke very slowly. I had no idea where I was or what had happened.All I knew was that the lights in whatever room I was in were very, very bright. I kept my eyes closed, not wanting to look at them.As I struggled to make sense of where I was, I thought about the last thing I had been doing before blacking out.The last thing that I remembered was being in my bedroom, laying on my bed, and then hearing Penelope’s voice. It had been so long since I heard it, that when she spoke, I got excited. Unfortunately, her words crushed me.***FLASHBACK***“I am sorry, Piper, but I think it is time for me to go,” she said slowly.“What? Nooooo! Penelope, no!”“The pain… it is too much… I cannot take it anymore.”I hadn’t even realized that we were having another attack. Attacks had become so frequent that I had almost become numb to them. Penelope was not so lucky, in part because –unbeknownst to me until it was too late—she had started to take on more o
(Leo Bloodstone POV)I cannot begin to describe the rage that I felt when I received the call at 2 am.Piper wasn’t just in trouble; she was now fighting for her life.I did not understand what had happened. I had plans, and backup plans, and backup plans to the backup plans.And, although I did not know what she had gone through since we lost sight of her just before my alpha coronation ceremony, I knew she was now safe. We knew where she was; we knew who she interacted with; we had Dr. Eggert working with her; and we had guards supervising her every move.She should have been safe.Yet, despite all that I had done… despite all that Landon had done… despite the safety protocol that the council had invoked… we had failed.It was a realization that burned me from the inside out.As I headed to the hospital, I called Xander. He was awake, just as I had been, and I told him the little that I knew about Piper’s condition. I still distrusted the guy, but he had been Piper’s best friend
(Leo Bloodstone POV)It was nearly 2 am by the time that my team and I finally made it to Moon Shadow Pack. It had taken me longer than I expected to leave, mainly because my father —despite doing better— was still not 100%. More on that later.I felt a mix of relief, guilt, and worry as we got clos
(Piper POV)I was nervous when Luna Addie asked me to speak to me alone. I wasn’t sure how much Aiden had told her about me. If he told her how close we were before I left —which he almost had to have done, to explain why they needed to return from their mate-moon early— I wouldn’t have been surpri
(Alpha Aiden POV)As soon as Addie and Jonas left my office, I moved to my desk and sat down in my desk chair. Kade continued to watch me as I did so. It felt like hours passed before either of us said anything, although in reality I think it was just a few more minutes. A million thoughts were goi
(Piper POV)Luna Addie told Leo where I was. How could she do that? I really had thought that she had wanted to help me. Was I that bad a judge of character? I mean, yes, I had not completely trusted her …but I had trusted her a little bit… and I had never expected her to turn me over to Leo. May
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