“I don’t want you running away from me. How long will it take you to understand that I want you?” “Joye, can you not see that my very existence is dependent on you? Can you not see that I’d be lost without you?” With trembling lips, she shook her head. “No, no, it’s not good for us. It’s not the best. You, me…, it’s incompatible! Please stay away from me.” “I don’t want to! I can’t!” “Please, I don’t want to do this the hard way. Joye, I love you so much. Don’t you feel the same way?” ***** Joye Parker, an ordinary omega, rejected and at the verge of giving up on her very existence. What was life to live if she could not even find happiness in herself? What was life to live if her mate who was supposed to be her savior despised and rejected her? Well, that was till light came. Light in a dark soul, Kaelan Blackwood? It wasn’t the crazy part. He now calls her his light and savior? When did places switch? Find out in this captivating read! You are mine series***
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Sebuah desah halus pecah di udara, seperti hembusan angin yang nyaris tak terdengar, saat bibir Kirana menyentuh bibir Raka yang sedang tertidur.
Ia menunduk perlahan, ragu, seakan takut gerakannya akan membangunkan dunia. Jantungnya berdebar tak karuan—bukan karena cinta yang bersemi, tapi karena luka yang menganga.
Sudah tiga tahun ia menjadi istri Raka Pradana, pria dengan sorot mata sedingin musim dingin yang tak pernah menyambutnya dengan hangat.
Tiga tahun berlalu, dan tidak sekalipun Raka menyentuhnya, bahkan sekadar menatapnya dengan pandangan seorang suami.
Bayangan Zelina Pratama—sang mantan kekasih—masih tinggal di mata Raka. Dan Kirana tahu, ia tak pernah benar-benar hadir di hati pria itu.
Tapi malam ini, Kirana ingin menjadi egois. Untuk pertama kalinya. Dan mungkin... yang terakhir.
Ia mengecup bibir Raka dengan penuh perasaan yang terpendam, menggigit isak yang ingin meledak dari dadanya.
Hangat bibir itu tak menyambut, tapi Kirana terus mencium, mengukir kenangan yang kelak akan ia simpan dalam diam.
Lalu tiba-tiba—
"Kirana! Apa yang kau lakukan?!"
Raka terbangun dengan kasar. Rahangnya mengeras, matanya menyorot seperti bara yang baru tersulut.
Kirana terperanjat, matanya membulat. "Aku..."
Tapi sebelum sempat menjelaskan, dunia mendadak berubah. Tatapan Raka menggelap, dan entah apa yang terjadi, atmosfer di kamar itu mendadak berubah.
Seperti api yang membakar tiba-tiba, dingin antara mereka lenyap, digantikan badai hasrat yang liar dan membingungkan.
Rintihan dan desah napas memenuhi ruang kamar yang temaram, seperti simfoni asing yang selama ini tak pernah mereka kenal.
Tubuh mereka menyatu, bukan karena cinta, melainkan ledakan rasa yang selama ini terpendam, tak pernah tersentuh.
Dan saat fajar mulai menyingsing, Kirana membuka mata dalam keheningan.
Ia beringsut pelan dari tempat tidur, menyibak selimut yang masih hangat dengan hati-hati, seakan takut membangunkan kembali mimpi yang baru saja mereka lalui.
Kakinya melangkah perlahan ke meja kecil di sudut kamar. Lampu tidur berwarna lembut memantulkan bayangannya di dinding.
Tangannya gemetar saat menarik laci. Sebuah map putih terselip di sana, isinya: dokumen perceraian.
Sudah ditandatangani sejak lama, disimpan rapi, menunggu momen yang tepat.
Hari ini, momen itu datang.
Kirana menaruh map itu di atas meja, tepat di samping tempat tidur. Pandangannya terarah pada sosok Raka yang masih terlelap, wajahnya damai untuk pertama kalinya.
Namun di hati Kirana, badai tak berhenti.
"Raka..." gumamnya nyaris tanpa suara, tapi gemanya terasa keras di dalam hatinya sendiri. "Mulai hari ini, aku akan membebaskanmu. Tidak ada lagi ikatan di antara kita."
Ia melangkah keluar dari kamar itu dengan kepala tegak, meski hatinya terjatuh berkeping-keping. Cahaya matahari pagi mulai menyelinap dari balik tirai, menyinari jejak langkah terakhirnya sebagai istri Raka Pradana.
Tujuh tahun. Itulah lamanya Kirana mencintai pria itu. Dari masa putih abu-abu, hingga bangku kuliah yang mempertemukan mereka kembali.
Cintanya tumbuh tenang, tapi tak pernah padam—seperti akar pohon yang terus merayap dalam diam, kuat, dalam, tak terlihat.
Namun hidup bukan cerita dongeng.
Raka menikahinya bukan karena cinta, melainkan karena permintaan terakhir sang kakek yang sekarat.
Permintaan yang disambut bahagia oleh ibu tiri Kirana dan suaminya—ayah tiri Kirana—yang lebih tertarik pada status dan gengsi ketimbang kebahagiaan anak mereka.
Kirana masih mengingat malam sebelum pernikahan itu. Masih teringat jelas denting gelas, gelak tawa, harapan yang berputar seperti tarian lampu gantung.
Sebelum satu kalimat menghancurkan segalanya.
“Kirana, yang ingin kunikahi itu Zelina Pratama. Bukan kamu. Aku nggak pernah mencintaimu. Hanya Zelina yang pantas jadi istriku. Kamu… tidak cukup untukku.”
Duri itu tertanam dalam. Tapi Kirana memilih mengubur luka dan menjalani peran sebagai istri. Kini, ia memilih jalan keluar—jalan yang mungkin menyakitkan, tapi memberi kebebasan.
“Semoga pilihanku tidak salah…”
Raka terbangun saat matahari sudah tinggi. Sinar pagi menyusup lewat celah gorden, menari di wajahnya.
Tapi bukan sinar yang membangunkannya—melainkan kekosongan.
Kepalanya berat, seperti dihantam palu berkali-kali. Ia mengerjap, lalu memutar tubuh. Tangannya menyentuh sisi tempat tidur yang dingin.
Kirana tak ada di sana.
Selimut tergulung seadanya, seolah ditinggalkan terburu-buru. Pandangannya menyapu kamar, dan berhenti pada meja di sudut.
Di atasnya, sebuah map cokelat mencolok menanti. Jantung Raka mencelos.
Ia bangkit, meraih map itu. Matanya menajam, membacanya sekilas—Surat Perceraian.
“Pertama dia… memaksaku semalam… lalu sekarang dia mau pergi? Cerai?” gumamnya, suara menggema penuh amarah.
“Apa dia pikir aku bisa dipermainkan sesuka hati?”
Ia mengenakan jaket dengan kasar, celana panjang ditarik cepat, lalu menuruni tangga tanpa peduli kancing yang belum tertutup rapat.
Langit, kepala pelayan tua yang setia, sudah berdiri di kaki tangga, seperti biasa. Tapi kali ini, ia tak menyambut dengan senyum.
“Kamu lihat Kirana?” tanya Raka, suaranya tajam, hampir menggonggong.
Langit menunduk sejenak, lalu menjawab dengan hati-hati, “Tuan Raka... Nyonya Kirana pergi sebelum matahari terbit. Dia membawa satu koper besar.”
Seketika, waktu seperti berhenti. Raka terdiam. Dunia, yang selalu ia kontrol dengan tangan besinya, kini goyah.
Ia ditinggalkan oleh perempuan yang selama ini nyaris tak ia perhitungkan.
"Sial..." desisnya pelan, wajahnya mengeras, rahangnya menegang. "Jika aku menemukannya, dia harus membayar semua... dengan mahal."
Namun jauh di dalam dirinya, ada sesuatu yang lain yang tak ingin ia akui. Bukan kemarahan. Bukan harga diri.
Tapi... ketakutan.
Joye A month had passed since the events of the red moon, and so far everything has been peaceful. Damages around the Kingdom were being repaired, and the Lycans and my people have reached a mutual agreement to not indulge themselves in war again. As the leader of our respective clans, Kaelan and I had been the ones who reached this agreement, and the others had complied. Both clans suffered casualties, and nobody wanted to feel the pain of losing a loved one ever again.A memorial was held for the soldiers that had fallen in battle, and their families were compensated. Although the destruction this time was mild, we all knew that everybody wouldn't survive. It was a tough problem to deal with, but thankfully we were able to pull through and stop a century old curse from wiping out good people.After the night was over, the elders had all visited me to apologize. I never really cared about them, but I still accepted their apology. We weren't friends, and I certainly wouldn't involve
JoyeIt was just as I had expected, not everyone of the infiltrators had listened to the man from earlier who I had learnt his name to be Luke. Out of the six infiltrators, two had remained adamant and continued to cause chaos in the mansion. As the only person who stood a chance against them, I had to intervene. Once again I had left regaining my strength to protect everyone in the castle, and fighting two people at once was no easy task. The little strength I managed to regain I had lost once more and time was quickly running out. There was barely thirty minutes before everything ended. If I failed to break the curse within these last minutes, then everything and the deaths would be for nothing. My strength wasn't fully restored yet, but I couldn't waste anymore time. Aiden and the others were waiting for me, I couldn't keep them waiting any longer than this. I got down from where I was, and took a deep breath, it was now or never, I couldn't risk failing a second time. "Let me
Kaelan"She failed?" I gasped just before I decapitated another adversary. A man from Aiden's unit had just informed me that Joye's first attempt to break the curse had not been successful, and she was yet to return to try a second time. We had barely thirty minutes until the red moon falls, and if she didn’t manage to break the curse within those thirty minutes, then we were doomed to repeat this experience in the next two years. I was already back in my human form due to exhaustion, and I was losing more strength as I fought off the unending horde of opponents. Although we had managed to keep casualties on our side to the minimum, most of us were already out of energy. This last thirty minutes would be the determining factor of this entire situation."I'm sure she's going to make it." I voiced out to the messenger's hearing. "Tell Aiden and the rest to keep guarding the place, I trust Joye, she won't back away so easily." I ordered while holding off the crowd from approaching the m
Joye I had no idea who sounded the alarm, but I recognized that scream very well. It was Olivia's voice, I had no idea what had happened to her, but I was certain she wasn't doing well. "You need to rest, she's not important. You need to conserve your energy in order to face Azira." Rainbow advised. She had read my thoughts. I wanted to rush out to save Olivia, but Rainbow had reminded me just how much I hated Olivia. Wasting my energy on people like her wasn't worth it.Countless times Olivia had shown just how much she despised me, and I still had no idea why she hates me so much. I wanted to blame it on the fact that I was different from her and the rest, but I knew her hatred went beyond just being different. "She's Kaelan's sister, I have to help her." I said, but Rainbow wasn't on board with that decision."Save her then what? Waste your recovered energy on another fight? If you leave this room you're going to run into an enemy. And once you run into one, you'll be forced to
JoyeI sat on the podium that tormented my every nightmare, the same podium where Azira had been burnt. I could feel her energy all around me, but I chose to focus on completing my task rather than focusing on a dead woman. She had caused pain for these people, and needed to be stopped at all cost. The red moon had already risen, all I needed to do was end the curse on time and help the Lycans regain their strength. This was a do or die situation, failure was not an option.I savored the flow of power in me. The pure energy that flowed from the air and nature around me. This was purification, the air around me was being purified and soon the kingdom will be as well. This curse has harmed a lot of innocent families and stolen happiness away from them. I was going to restore the peace these people once had and stop this curse once and for all. I was almost at the climax of power when suddenly the flow stopped, my body suddenly began feeling unwell and for some reason. I felt pow
KaelanEvery passing second felt like a torturous hour to me. Only twenty four more hours were left until the red moon fully rose in the sky. In a few hours my people would be torn apart by the demons that hunt us every two years. Joye was our only hope, if she failed to break the curse tomorrow night, then we were all doomed. A handful of the enemies had already made it past the borders, and although we had managed to capture a lot of them, there were still some that were in the kingdom waiting for the right time to strike. It didn't matter how much we fortified our borders, the enemies always found their way in. It was something that was beyond our control, but that didn't mean that we would just leave the gates open for them to jump inside all willy nilly. The fear in my heart was persistent, but I chose to have faith and trust in Joye. Even though everybody doubted her, my trust in her remained unwavering. She had trained from morning till night, the least I could do to acknowle
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