Masuk"What do you want?" I snap weakly at him. "I want to free you, Isabel. So that you will have your revenge on the Moon's family for what they did to you." "Revenge? How can an omega like me take revenge on a powerful family like theirs?" "I will make you powerful, Isabel. I will give you the power to move mountains if only you agree to come with me. Will you join me, Isabel?" "Yes..." *** Isabel Moon is rejected by her mate when she turns twenty. Broken, she wolfs out and gets him hurt. Isabel is punished brutally and is left alone to perish in the cold dungeon. A new hope arises when Alpha Jared of the Blood pack offers her a chance to get her revenge on those who suffered her, Isabel agrees. But as time goes on, Isabel realizes that there is more to the reasons for her revenge. When hidden pasts are slowly revealed and shocking truths are spilled, can Isabel be strong enough to complete her revenge?
Lihat lebih banyakRaya menolak untuk menikah. Ucapan itu ia lontarkan dengan tegas saat sedang menyodorkan potongan apel ke mulut ibunya, Bu Ayu, yang terbaring lemah di ranjang rumah sakit.
Namun Bu Ayu justru menatap Raya seakan putrinya baru saja mengaku menjadi penyembah tuyul.
“Raya, kamu udah umur tiga puluh satu. Cewek. Satu. Tiga. Satu! Mama bisa mati kapan aja, masa kamu nggak kasihan?”Raya menarik napas. “Yang bikin Mama sakit kan bukan status pernikahanku, tapi kolesterol.”
Bu Ayu mengerang, setengah lemas, setengah kesal. “Ini bukan soal status, Ra. Ini soal hati Mama. Mama cuma pengen lihat kamu nikah, punya pasangan yang bisa nyuapin kamu nasi panas kalau lagi flu. Bukan karir yang cuma bisa kasih kamu tumpukan bon restoran!”
Tak bisa dipungkiri, sebagian ucapan ibunya ada benarnya. Tapi setiap kali Bu Ayu menyebut "nikah", kenangan buruk itu menyerbu kembali termasuk mantan suami, Daniel.
“Gimana dengan Daniel?” tanya Bu Ayu mendadak.
Raya nyaris tersedak. “Ma, dia mantan. Dan mantan itu nggak usah diajak reuni, apalagi dia yang selingkuh sama Rara!”
Rara. Adik tirinya. Lulusan TikTok University jurusan manja tanpa beban.
Bu Ayu mendesah panjang. “Ya udah siapa aja. Asal kamu nikah lagi. Biar Mama tenang kalau besok.”
“Jangan ngomong begitu,” potong Raya pelan.
Dia mencintai ibunya. Tapi pernikahan?
Setelah kegagalan lalu, dia lebih percaya pada skincare daripada lelaki.Namun malam itu, saat ibunya tertidur dengan infus di tangan dan air mata masih membasahi pipi, Raya membuat keputusan.
Jika berpura-pura bisa membuat ibunya bahagia, kenapa tidak?Keesokan harinya, di apartemennya, Raya menyampaikan niat gila itu pada sahabatnya, Arum.
“Aku serius, Rum. Aku mau cari suami kontrak,” katanya sambil menyesap wine dan mengetik daftar syarat di laptop.
Arum menatapnya seperti melihat orang waras yang baru saja ingin lomba tarik tambang lawan jin.
“Nikah bohongan? Ray, itu bukan ide sehat.”Raya hanya menyender di sofa, menatap lampu gantung yang bergoyang seperti nasibnya sendiri. “Mama nggak bakal tenang kalau aku nggak nikah. Tapi aku juga nggak mau jatuh cinta lagi. Jadi ya cari yang dibayar.”
Di layar laptop, Arum membaca.
KONTRAK PERNIKAHAN SEMENTARA – 12 BULAN
1. Tidak ada hubungan fisik di luar kebutuhan publikasi.
2. Tidur di kamar terpisah. 3. Dilarang jatuh cinta. 4. Gaji Rp5.000.000/bulan, dibayar tanggal 1. 5. Disediakan makan 3x sehari (kalau sempat masak). 6. Dilarang ngupil sembarangan.“Ngupil, Ray?” Arum mengernyitkan alis.
“Itu penting,” jawab Raya serius. “Aku trauma sama cowok yang ngupil di mobil lalu dilap ke jok.”
Arum hanya bisa menghela napas panjang.
Beberapa hari kemudian, Raya duduk di sebuah kafe kecil di pinggir kota. Penampilannya rapi dan elegan kemeja putih, blazer hitam, dan ekspresi seperti HRD yang siap memecat siapa saja karena napas terlalu keras.
Di hadapannya terbuka laptop dengan folder bertuliskan.
"Kandidat Suami Kontrak" Namun isinya? Mengecewakan.Satu mengaku mantan pesulap jalanan.
Yang lain menawarkan diri jadi suami part-time. Dan ada yang mengirim selfie di kamar mandi sebagai CV.Lalu, pintu kafe terbuka.
Seorang pria masuk tinggi, kurus, rambut sedikit berantakan, kemeja putih kebesaran. Ia celingukan sebentar, lalu melambaikan tangan dengan kikuk ke arah Raya.“Maaf, Mbak Raya? Saya Dian. Maaf banget telat. Tadi sepeda saya bocor. Eh, motor. Tapi bannya. Ya gitu, deh.”
Raya hanya bisa berkedip.
Pria itu duduk dan menyodorkan map lusuh dengan senyum malu-malu. “Ini CV saya. Saya tulis tangan, tapi rapi kok. Versi cetaknya pakai font Comic Sans. Biar santai.”
Raya hampir tidak tahu harus tertawa atau menangis.
Di dalam CV tersebut tertulis.
Nama: Dian Prasetya Umur: 28 tahun Keahlian: Menyapu, mencuci piring, menemani nonton drama, mendengarkan curhat, membetulkan galon Pengalaman. OB kantor, freelance barista, mantan admin toko online (dipecat karena terlalu sering kasih diskon ke cewek cantik) Kelebihan. Tahan lapar, bisa pura-pura romantis kalau dibayar. Kekurangan. Ngelantur kalau gugup.“Boleh saya tanya sesuatu?” Raya membuka suara.
Dian mengangguk. “Boleh. Tapi kalau soal tinggi badan, saya bisa jinjit, kok.”
“Bukan itu,” jawab Raya. “Kenapa kamu ngelamar jadi suami kontrak?”
Dian menarik napas panjang.
“Saya anak sulung. Adik saya butuh biaya kuliah. Bapak saya pensiun. Saya gagal cari kerja tetap. Lihat lowongan dari Mbak, saya pikir ya udahlah. Saya siap pura-pura tiap hari. Asal dibayar.”Raya terdiam. Logikanya berteriak: “Jangan!” Tapi hatinya tertawa kecil.
Pria ini lugu. Bukan tipikal cowok yang bikin luka. Mungkin malah lebih cocok jadi pemain pengganti di sinetron religi.Setelah beberapa pertanyaan formal, Raya menutup laptopnya.
“Oke. Tunggu kabar dari saya.”Dian berdiri, sedikit kecewa tapi tetap sopan.
“Kalau saya diterima, saya siap cuci piring sambil senyum mesra.”Malamnya, Raya duduk sendirian. Ia membuka kembali folder "Kandidat Suami Kontrak".
Semua file ia hapus, kecuali satu: DIAN_PRASETYA_CV_COMICSANS.p*fDan untuk pertama kalinya malam itu, ia tersenyum sendiri.
“Kalau harus pura-pura, mendingan sama yang lucu sekalian.”Bersambung...
THREE MONTHS LATER: EPILOGUE “Wakey wakey, mommy!” Some scream right through my ears. I stir in my bed and groan. “Leave me be, Somi. I'm not done sleeping.” “But it's your wedding, mom. Do you prefer to sleep throughout your wedding day?”I sit up immediately I hear that, I have forgotten that today is my wedding day. I scramble off my bed and tie my robe, then I head down to the kitchen with Somi giggling beside me.“Isabel honey, you look disoriented this morning.” Stephanie gasps and I shrug.“Somi caused it, what did I miss?” “The wedding gown designer, the makeup artist, and the hair stylist,” Myra replies.“This will be the worst wedding ever,” Jayne says.“Thanks, Jayne.” I roll my eyes and go to sit on the counter.“This kitchen looks yummy,” Somi says and Stephanie hands her some baked bread.“We made them especially for your mom, now Isabel, go back to your room and freshen up. We’ll send the list of people that Myra mentioned to help you get dressed, we have less than
Sorana.I never imagined that you will call for me again because you shut me out for a long. She replies.Her voice sounds like she has been expecting me to talk with her since I know that this is what she wants. That must be the reason why she reached out to Somi instead and told her the truth about everything.I couldn’t hold it back after I heard from my daughter that you’ve been speaking to her. I say.Trust me, Isabel. It’s not some garbage shit that I’ve been feeding her, it’s the truth about herself and she has grown to accept it.But there’s nothing I can do about it now. Jared doesn’t even want to remember the memories he shared with me any longer. He feels that it’s safer that way. I remind her of the conversation I had with Jared earlier.Listen to me, Jared can’t remember because there’s nothing that has triggered him to remember. You have to make that happen- you have to trigger him to remember something. Sorana pleads with me.Where do I start? I ask her.The auction- to
“Isabel, are you okay? You look drained.” Alec says to me.“Today was stressful I guess.” I reply.He offers me a cup of water and I gulp it down immediately. He sits opposite me in the living room and looks at me intently.“What?” I snap at him.“Something must have happened today, Isabel. You look flushed and compliments to the man that dropped you off. I thought you mentioned something about trekking home?” “Yeah I did but Jared shows up out of the blue and now I’ll have to find a way to make him regain his memories so that we could go back home with Somi.” I explain to him.Alec’s mouth drops open as he looks at me in shock, I’m not sure whether he’s mad or just surprised at what I just said. “Say something, Alec.” I urge him.His silence is actually disturbing to me. I want to know what his opinions are on this issue.“I don’t know what to say. Just do what makes you happy, Isabel.” He says before leaving me to my own thoughts.I go to Somi’s room to check up on her, she is alr
We know all that it’s hard to crack a hard shell but I’m hellbent in cracking Freya Scott’s shell, the woman is filled with lies especially with things that concern Jared. Only she knows what she must have done to him to make him forget me and he can’t even remember me. “So did the partnership go well?” Freya asks.“Yes, we even agreed to organize an auction event which I’m sure that you’ll be in attendance.” Jane smirks and Freya smiles.“We’ll be looking forward to seeing you there especially your husband.” Jane says and Freya eyes her peculiarly.“Why are you so much concerned about my husband??” Smart woman - she must have presumed where this topic might be leading to. Jane and I exchange glances and I nod at her to continue. We can’t go back or fumble when we’ve reached this far to even be engaged in a conversation with Freya.“You see, Freya. The society is very much aware that you are not officially married to your husband but they’ll never say it to your face. We’ve heard th
We all know that fate is inevitable, whatever that is meant to be is meant to be. All my life, I have never imagined that this moment will come to be. A moment when my heart will be racing and beating faster than normal, a moment when my heart will skip in his presence or at his touch. That precious
SEVEN YEARS LATER ** Isabel **“Wake up, Isabel.” A hand shakes me from my peaceful sleep and I groan in dissatisfaction.“What is it?” I snap at the intruder but he does not stop.“Wake up, you sleepy head or we will miss the surprise party we organized for Somi.” He whispers and my eyes shoot open.“A
**Jared **How does one feel when he watches his life flash before his eyes or his loved one being taken away from him?I do not know how to answer that question because I have always avoided the situation, now that I am stuck in it, I want to try as hard as I can to decipher those questions. How does
They all say that there is always the calm before the storm breaks out. Maybe we can’t find peace, maybe we can’t find happiness but deep down in our hearts, we are aware that the bonds of true love can conquer it all and balance every inequality ~~~ Isabel Moon.“Are you not coming to bed already?”
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