MasukDivine Zuma, aka Vines has given up on ever finding a mate and love. In a land where the alpha must have a mate to ascend the throne,he is rejected as alpha King and exiled as a sentry to the northern border. What happens when one fateful evening a frightened and injured young lady,Aliyah stumbles through the border and turns out to be his mate? He does not trust her though especially when she claims she is unable to shift to her would form because of a curse. With so many hidden enemies,will he let her break down the many walls he has built up around his heart and let himself be loved or defy the moon goddess and reject his mate?
Lihat lebih banyak“Kau pilih cerai atau ijinkan Haris menikah lagi?!” tanya Ibu mertua tiba-tiba. Jantungku seperti mau copot mendengarnya. Tidak ada angin, tidak ada hujan, kenapa Ibu mertua yang selama ini aku anggap seperti ibu kandung sendiri bertanya demikian?
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“Maksud Ibu apa?” Aku berdiri menghadap Ibu mertua. Raut wajahnya tidak seperti biasa, nampak tak bersahabat. Sepersekian menit ia tetap bungkam, enggan menjawab.
Aku mengembuskan napas.
Sudah letih pulang kerja, sampai rumah ditodong pertanyaan macam itu. Kulirik Bang Haris. Wajahnya tenang sekali. Bahkan kedua matanya tak ingin menoleh. Memilih asyik nonton televisi. Aku mengembuskan napas panjang.“Kenapa tiba-tiba Ibu nanya kayak gitu? Masih kurang uang bulanan dari Laila?” Aku bertanya lagi dengan nada tinggi. Kali ini Ibu mertua menyilangkan tangan ke depan dada.
Aiih sombong sekali gayanya. Lupa apa? Kalau mereka itu Cuma numpang di rumah ini. Mentang-mentang sekarang aku sudah tidak punya orang tua, Ibu seenaknya bicara. Dulu aja, sewaktu Abi dan Umi masih ada, mulut Ibu mertua sangat manis, mengalahkan manisnya madu.
“Bukan masalah uang, Laila. Tapi masalah keturunan! Kalian itu hampir tujuh tahun menikah tapi sampe sekarang, kamu belum juga hamil!”
“Lantas?” Aku memicingkan kedua mata. Menunggu jawaban yang sebenarnya jawabannya sudah dapat kutebak.
“Ibu pengen punya cucu!”
“Biasanya Ibu gak masalahin anak, kenapa sekarang tiba-tiba menginginkannya?” tanyaku menelisik.
“Sekarang itu waktunya! Ibu udah tua. Malu juga, tiap ikut arisan selalu ditanya, ‘Jeng udah punya cucu belum?’ kan malu” Halah ... Alesan. Aku tahu betul watak Ibu. Tujuh tahun bukan waktu yang singkar untuk mengenal lebih dalam sifat dan tabiat Ibu.
“Kalau gitu, jangan ikut arisan lagi.” usulku sembari berlalu.
“Gak bisa gitu, Laila. Pokoknya Ibu pengen punya cucu!! Percuma kamu cantik, kaya raya kalau kamu mandul!!” Aku terkejut mendengar kata terakhir yang dilontarkan Ibu. Kata yang sangat menusuk jantungku. Aku membalikkan badan. Menatap Ibu dengan sorot mata tajam.
“Mandul? Ibu bilang aku mandul? Bukannya Ibu pernah lihat hasil tes kesuburan Laila? Kandungan Laila baik-baik saja.” Aku berkilah. Mengingatkan kembali kalau aku pernah periksa kandungan dan hasilnya aku bisa hamil walau aku tak tahu kapan waktunya.
“Gak nutup kemungkinan kalau dokter itu salah!” tuduh Ibu mertua membuka kipas yang selalu ada di tangannya. Aku menggeleng kepala.
Ya Allah sebenarnya ada apa? Kenapa ibu mertuaku jadi berubah ketus begini?
“Bisa jadi Bang Haris yang mandul.” Kataku datar.
Memang selama ini selalu aku saja yang disuruh periksa. Dari mulai dicek alat reproduksi sampai keadaan rahim. Dan semuanya baik-baik saja, sehat. Sedangkan Bang Haris, dia selalu berkelit tiap kali aku ajak ke dokter.
“Jaga mulut kamu, Laila! Haris bilang dia udah periksa ke dokter. Dia subur kok.” Bela Ibu mertua.
“Kapan? Abang kapan periksa ke dokter? Laila kok gak tau?”
“Bawel kamu! Seminggu yang lalu!” sahutnya tanpa menoleh ke arahku.
“Mana hasilnya?”
“Hilang. Ketinggalan di restoran waktu Abang ketemu klien.”
Aku mencebik. “Heleh alasan! Bilang aja emang pengen kawin lagi. Udahlah Laila capek! Mau istirahat!”
Kutinggalkan ibu dan anak itu. Tak peduli teriakan Ibu mertua yang memanggil namaku.
***
Sarapan pagi ini, membuatku kurang berselera. Bagaimana tidak? Kedua makhluk di hadapanku wajahnya sangat tidak enak dipandang. Cemberut semua.“Ehm.” Aku berdehem memecah keheningan. Bang Haris melirik. Ibu mertua masih enggan menatapku. Aku menyimpan sisa roti bakar di atas piring.
“Apa ucapan Ibu semalam serius?” tanyaku menatap intens wajah wanita yang melahirkan Haris Prayoga. Ibu mendongak.
“Serius. Bahkan calonnya sudah a---“ Ibu menggantung kalimat ketika tangan Bang Haris menyenggol lengan Ibu. Sekarang aku mengerti, pasti Bang Haris sudah selingkuh. Pantas saja, handphonenya dipassword segala. Tapi aku gak boleh gegabah, belum ada bukti kalau suamiku punya wanita lain.
“Calon sudah, apa? Calon apa?” Aku pura-pura tak mengerti. Ibu kelihatan grogi. Meneguk susu. Mungkin untuk menghalau rasa gugupannya.
“Pokoknya ibu pengen punya cucu! Kamu tau sendiri kan Laila. Haris itu anak ibu satu-satunya. Harus ada penerus keturunan kami.” Tandas Ibu mengalihkan pertanyaanku.
Sudahlah, anggap saja benar, kalau Bang Haris punya simpanan. Masih pagi malas berdebat.“Abang sendiri gimana? Dari semalam ibu terus yang bicara.”
“Omongan Ibu ada benarnya. Abang emang harus punya keturunan," ucapan suamiku semakin membuat hati ini teriris sembilu.
“Apa harus dengan bercerai? Apa harus dengan poligami? Bukannya masih ada cara lain. Program bayi tabung misalnya.” Kataku mengajukan pilihan lain.
“Buang-buang duit, Laila. Itu kan mahal banget. Mending kalau berhasil, kalau enggak? Sayang kan uangnya?”
Luar biasa matrenya ibu mertuaku. Lebih mengorbankan kehancuran rumah tangga anaknya dari pada kehilangan uang untuk usaha punya anak. Padahal dia tahu dari dulu, kalau aku paling tidak mau dipoligami. Apapun alasannya.
“Abang maunya gimana? Kita cerai?”
“Abang gak mau cerai, tapi Abang pengen punya anak.”
“Ya udah ayo kita periksa bareng ke dokter.” Ajakku dengan serius.
“Kamu gak percaya kalau Abang udah periksa ke dokter?”
“Enggak!”
“Ya sudah, terserah. Yang pasti Abang pengen punya anak!” tandasnya, lalu meneguk segelas air susu.
“Kita coba program bayi tabung. Biar biayanya aku tanggung semua.”
“Bayi tabung itu lama! Benar kata Ibu, mending kalau berhasil, kalau enggak??”
“Jalan satu-satunya Haris harus menikah lagi! Dalam agama pun boleh kan menikah lebih dari satu kali?” sela Ibu mertua.
Aku mendengus kesal. Ternyata emang benar. Bang Haris diam-diam sudah punya wanita lain. Pengen nikah lagi. Aku yakin, pasti di mata Ibu, calon istri Bang Haris wanita yang tajir dan kaya raya.
Aku melirik arloji, sudah pukul tujuh. Harus segera ke kantor, satu jam lagi ada meeting.
“Nanti malam kita bahas lagi. Aku berangkat dulu. Assalamualaikum.”
“Waalaikumsalam.”
***
Sepanjang perjalanan ke kantor, aku masih memikirkan permintaan Bang Haris dan Ibunya. Aku sangat curiga, kalau mereka sebenarnya sudah punya wanita yang akan menggantikan posisiku sebagai istri Bang Haris. Kira-kira siapa wanita itu? Sehingga Ibu yang biasanya sangat baik dan manis di hadapanku berubah. Bahkan sebelumnya dia kerap kali berkata.“Mungkin belum waktunya. Gak apa-apalah. Punya anak itu banyak biaya. Mending sekarang kalian cari uang sebanyak-banyaknya.”
Tapi sekarang? Seolah sangat menginginkan seorang anak.
Aku harus cari tau penyebab sebenarnya. Apa benar Bang Haris punya wanita lain?Divine woke up with a start. His skin was crawling with small waves of fire. He looked around and saw he was in a room with Aliyah beside him. He remembered where he was and calmed down. Was that just a dream? Why would he dream about being pushed into a ditch at the border of his pack land? He got up to get some water but stopped when he heard a little whine from Aliyah."I will be back soon my little wolf." He whispered in her ear then exited the room. An uneasiness rose within him and settled in his chest. Something was not right."Oh good, you are awake son! Come, wake your brother up." Pop-pop said startling him. "Why do you look like you have seen a ghost?" "Sorry, I just did not expect to see you there. The sun is not up yet, it will be hard to wake either of them up." "Mikhail is awake. Orion.....well, you will see." Pop said.Indeed he saw the door to Mik open and he looked like he did not have enough sleep.
Slowly circling the unmoving figure, he approached like a predator to its prey. He had found her! That's what kept ringing in his mind. He found himself in his human form. "Aliyah....." He called out in a gentle voice. She turned to him but did not get up. She let out a whine. "I'm not worthy of you." She thought. "Why would you think that?" He asked. "Wait.... You can hear my thought?" "Yes. It's the mind link....." He told her. "Why do you say such things?""I can't shift, I can't even handle a little heat!" She cried out in frustration. "But you are an amazing person. I know we have known each other for a little while but I have seen how you care about other people. You have a good heart. It does not matter to me if you can't shift anymore....." He assured her. "You didn't want me....." "I'm sorry I made you feel like that, I thought that what happened to m
He found himself a short distance from the Rainbow pack's compound and run at an impossible speed.As soon as he did, he mind linked with his grandfather."Divine? What is going on?" He asked. 'Please help me." He thought back. He saw his grandfather, his beta and delta and a healer by the entrance."My mate is in pain, I think she is in heat but I can't seem to help her much." He said almost breaking.They were all stunned into silence. His grandfather recovered quickly and motioned them to the the upper room in his quarters.He laid her on the bed there and two more healers walked in with some blankets, warm water and herbs. One of them was about to touch Aliyah when Divine growled."Don't touch my mate!" He almost screamed."Divine son, you have to let them help her." The Beta, who was also his uncle on his mother's side said.Alpha Romulus looked at him with a pleading look and he nodded to the healers not letting go of her han
The warmth that welcomed him as soon as he got to his house was overwhelming. The smell of freshly cooked chicken noodle soup hit him hard making him salivate. His stomach got the message too as it grumbled loudly. "D, you are home!" Aliyah smiled brightly. Divine's breath hitched. His wolf was screaming happily at the sight. Every instinct in him was telling him to embrace her in a hug. He walked closer to her and stood in front of her. He took in the way her eyes shone as she smiled. He raised his hand to her face and held her cheek. She blushed furiously. "How are you?" He asked. "I'm alright. How was your trip?" She said. "It was fine. Did Giselle come to check in you?" "Yes she did. She is very lovely." "Did she say something to you?" He asked his hand still on her cheek. "What?!" Aliyah asked blushing again. "When I just mentioned her name you looked away." "We were just t
The light was too bright for his suddenly enhanced sight. There were noises that he could not figure out. The bed so felt hot that he sat up. His throat was suddenly dry. What was happening to him? He sat up and removed the thin cloth covering him which felt like it had hot coals inside.
Divine wished he could unhear what he had just heard. He wished there weren't so many questions going around his mind. He wished that he could not see the puzzled looks on his friends' faces. "Are you sure you heard her right Vines?" Mik asked. All he could do was nod his head.
Divine arrived at the pack house after day break. He wanted to use the back road but had gone to Mik's house which had one way in, through the village. Orion found them there and accompanied him. Everyone they passed bowed to him and smiled. He wanted to tell them he was not their a
Divine glared at Orion who just gave him a smug look. How in the goddess's name did he become friends with him in the first place? "You know I should have let the lion eat you." He said referring to the time he had saved Orion when they were just pups. "You would have....but
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