LOGINI wanted him, desperately. It was the first time I had ever craved someone so intensely, and I didn’t care how reckless it made me. Maybe this was what they meant by love at first sight. When Camille Barone first lays eyes on Aurelio Donzel, she falls hard. Despite knowing he’s married, she’s drawn to him with an obsession that burns hotter than reason. Undeterred by his coldness, Camille pursues him relentlessly, doing everything she can to make him see her, to make him feel what she feels. But love isn’t always something you can chase. And some people, no matter how badly you want them, some people aren’t meant to be yours. Aurelio surrenders to temptation and risks his marriage for a moment of forbidden passion?. But Camille learns that some hearts simply aren’t meant to be won.
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Nayla merintih kesakitan sambil sesekali memegangi area pangkal pahanya yang perih dan nyeri. Gadis 25 tahun itu sesekali menatap ke arah pintu, dan sangat berharap supaya seseorang masuk ke dalam sana. “Kemana Dokter Lusi? Kenapa belum datang juga?" Ia menunggu Dokter Lusi yang biasanya menangani dia di ruangan ini. Sudah sekitar 15 menit Nayla menunggu. Ia sudah dalam posisi mengangkang. Kedua kakinya terbuka lebar, karena dia sudah tak tahan lagi dengan penyakitnya. Tubuhnya terasa semakin tidak nyaman, perih dan nyeri yang ia tahan sejak tadi mulai tak tertahankan. Ketika gadis itu sedang gelisah dan hendak bangkit, tiba-tiba pintu ruangan pun terbuka. Nayla menoleh cepat, dan refleks menutup kedua kakinya. Ia kembali berbaring dengan gugup. Suara langkah sepatu mendekat melalui ambang pintu. Siluet seseorang terlihat masuk, membuat Nayla menunggu dengan harap-harap cemas. "Sudah lama menunggu?” Suara itu membuat Nayla memalingkan wajahnya dengan cepat ke arah pintu. Matanya membulat, ketika melihat seseorang masuk dan mendekat ke arahnya. Bukan Dokter Lusi atau dokter wanita lainnya, tetapi seorang pria yang masih sangat muda. Usianya mungkin baru sekitar 33 tahun. Nayla pun spontan menegakkan tubuhnya. Tangannya refleks menarik kain penutup hingga menutup pangkal pahanya rapat-rapat. Ketika ia tahu bahwa sang dokter menatap bagian bawahnya, seketika wajah Nayla memanas dan napasnya tak lagi teratur. “Maaf. Tapi Dokter Lusi ke mana? Biasanya beliau yang periksa saya," kata Nayla dengan suara lirih dan nyaris berbisik. Pria itu berhenti di sisi ranjang dan menjaga jarak satu langkah penuh. Ia menatap singkat pada Nayla. Tatapannya datar dan dingin seperti kutub utara. “Dokter Lusi sedang cuti melahirkan,” jawabnya singkat. “Jadi hari ini jadwal pemeriksaan dialihkan ke saya. Saya Dokter Naufal Mahendra. Dan mulai sekarang, saya yang akan menangani kondisi kamu." “Apa?" Kata-kata Dokter Naufal meluncur begitu saja tanpa basa-basi. Namun, justru itu yang membuat Nayla semakin canggung. “A-aku … kalau begitu, saya mau batal pemeriksaan saja,” ucapnya cepat. Nayla hendak turun dari ranjang, meski kedua kakinya terasa gemetar. Namun, tiba-tiba rasa perih itu kembali menyerang, bahkan kali ini lebih sakit daripada sebelumnya. “Akhh!" Sensasi panas menjalar, membuat tubuhnya refleks menegang. Nayla sontak terhenti. Ia menahan napas, berusaha menahan rasa sakit yang membuat sudut matanya kini terasa basah. Dokter Naufal memperhatikan tingkah gadis itu dari jarak aman. Sikapnya tetap profesional, meski ekspresi di wajahnya sedikit menegang. “Kondisimu sedang tidak baik. Menunda pemeriksaan justru bisa memperparah keadaanmu," kata sang Dokter, datar. Lalu, dokter menunjuk ke arah pintu dengan isyarat singkat. “Ruangan ini steril dan privat. Tidak ada orang lain yang akan masuk.” Kalimat itu semakin tidak menenangkan. Justru membuat Nayla semakin sadar, bahwa kini ia hanya berdua dengan seorang dokter pria. Rasa malu dan trauma yang selama ini ia tahan, kini rasanya benar-benar akan meledak. Pandangan Nayla perlahan berkabut. Ia menelan saliva yang terasa kering di tenggorokan. Kedua tangannya meremas tepian sprei dengan kuat. “Keputihan kamu ini sudah masuk kategori abnormal.” Ucapan Dokter Lusi dulu kembali terngiang jelas di kepalanya. Wanita itu duduk di hadapannya sambil menatap hasil pemeriksaan dengan wajah serius. “Bukan cuma karena hormon,” lanjut dokter perempuan itu. “Tapi ada peradangan di area dalam. Makanya sering perih, panas, dan sensitif. Kalau dibiarkan, nanti bisa makin parah.” Saat itu Nayla hanya bisa mengangguk pasrah, menahan rasa malu yang membakar dadanya. “Kamu terlalu sering berhubungan intim dengan suamimu?” Suara datar Dokter Naufal membuyarkan lamunannya. Nayla tersentak, dan refleks menggeleng pelan. “Tidak." Pertanyaan itu seperti menampar sesuatu yang sudah lama ia pendam. Enam bulan pernikahan, tapi sentuhan dari suaminya tak pernah ia dapatkan. Bahkan tatapan darinya pun sering dihindari. Ia teringat bagaimana suaminya selalu menjaga jarak. Seolah tubuhnya adalah sesuatu yang kotor dan harus dijauhi. Penyakit ini jelas bukan karena terlalu sering disentuh. Karena justru ia tak pernah disentuh sama sekali. Namun, penyakit inilah yang perlahan merusak kepercayaan dirinya dan menghancurkan rumah tangganya. “Baiklah,” ucap Dokter Naufal singkat, seolah mencatat sesuatu dalam pikirannya. Ia lalu menjelaskan dengan nada tenang dan profesional, tanpa emosi berlebih di wajahnya. “Keputihan abnormal seperti yang kamu alami tidak selalu sederhana. Kadang hanya infeksi ringan. Tapi ada juga kasus di mana itu merupakan tanda peradangan yang sudah berlangsung lama.” Tubuh Nayla semakin menegang. Jarinya mencengkeram tepian ranjang dengan kuat. “Kalau dibiarkan tanpa pemeriksaan lanjutan, maka infeksi bisa menyebar ke bagian dalam. Itu bisa mempengaruhi rahim dan saluran reproduksi.” Ia berhenti sejenak, memastikan kalau Nayla masih mendengarkan. “Dalam kondisi tertentu, risiko jangka panjangnya adalah gangguan kesuburan. Kamu bisa kehilangan kesempatan untuk menjadi seorang ibu.” "Apa?” Kata-kata itu menghantam Nayla, membuat dadanya terasa sesak. “Dan meskipun jarang, tapi kami juga perlu menyingkirkan kemungkinan infeksi bakteri tertentu yang gejalanya mirip. Termasuk beberapa penyakit yang sering tidak disadari oleh penderitanya.” “Karena itu, saya tidak bisa menyimpulkan hanya dari keluhan luar. Pemeriksaan ini penting supaya mendapat penanganan yang tepat.” Dokter Naufal menatap Nayla, tetap dengan jarak yang sama seperti tadi. "Lalu … apa yang harus saya lakukan, Dok? Saya masih ingin bisa jadi seorang ibu.” Nayla menggeleng nyaris frustasi, matanya mendadak mulai basah. “Keputusan ada di kamu,” kata Dokter Naufal dengan nada dinginnya. “Tapi kalau kamu mau lanjut, maka …." Ia memberi instruksi singkat. “Kamu harus buka kakimu.”AURELIOThe door had barely closed before Troy turned around.I had seen that look on his face before, across boardroom tables and late night conversations and every crisis we had navigated together over fifteen years, but I had never seen all three of those expressions arrive at the same time. Disbelief, surprise and shock, sitting on his face simultaneously like he couldn't decide which one to lead with."Who is that girl outside again," he said."Her name is Camille," I said."Stop messing with me, Aurelio." He pointed at the door. "You know what I'm asking.""I'm not messing with you. Her name is Camille, that's what you asked.""Who is she to you."I looked at him steadily. "She's my woman."The room went quiet.Troy looked at me.I looked back.The silence stretched long enough that I pulled back the chair across from his desk and sat down, and still he said nothing, just stood there looking at me with that triple expression slowly solidifying into something I couldn't fully r
CAMILLECharles de Gaulle was everything I remembered and nothing like I expected.I had been to Paris once as a child, young enough that most of it lived in my memory as impressions more than details, the smell of something sweet near a market, the colour of a bridge, my mother's hand in mine on a crowded street. I had wanted to come back for years and had never found the reason or the right moment.The right moment had apparently been a Tuesday morning over breakfast in Aurelio's dining room.I pressed my face closer to the window as we descended and watched the city arrange itself below us, grey and gold in the afternoon light, the Seine cutting through it like something deliberate, and I felt that familiar feeling of excitement of waiting for something for a long time and finally having it.Aurelio was watching me from across the cabin."Put this on before we land," he said, and held out a face mask.I took it. "Why?""Reporters," he said simply. "Charles de Gaulle attracts them
AURELIOI woke up before she did.I was a light sleeper by habit, had been since my early thirties when the weight of running a company had trained me to wake at the smallest sound, but somewhere between the soup and her hand in my hair I had gone under completely and slept the kind of sleep that doesn't care what time it is.I lay still for a moment, orienting myself.The room was grey with early morning light, quiet except for the sound of her breathing, and Camille was pressed against my side with her face turned into my shoulder and one hand flat against my chest, completely and entirely asleep.I looked at her.I thought about yesterday, about how it had started, the dinner and the argument in this room and her face when she had said *I'm your mistress* with that particular steadiness that was worse than if she had shouted it. I thought about the road at two in the morning, her headlights behind my car, the fact that she had come without making me ask twice.Yesterday had starte
AURELIO"I'm sorry, Aurelio."She said it quietly, and then she moved to leave.I caught her wrist before I had fully decided to.She stopped.I stood up from the edge of the bed slowly, and she turned to look at me with those eyes that were trying very hard to be neutral and not quite managing it. I could see it, the quiet sadness sitting in them, the thing she had been carrying all evening and had not once complained about.I brought my hand to her face.She went still.I traced her jaw with my thumb, slowly, just that, just my hand on her face in the quiet of the room, and I watched something in her expression shift the way it always did when I touched her gently, like she hadn't expected it and didn't know what to do with it.I kissed her.Soft and with no urgency behind it, no pull toward anything else, just my mouth on hers, asking nothing, just there.I pulled back."Stay," I said.She looked at me."Aurelio…."I kissed her again before she could finish it, slower this time, m
CAMILLE I stared at my phone, my heart hammering against my ribs as I watched the message show as *read*.He'd seen it.The photo of me in nothing but black lace, standing in my bathroom like some kind of temptress, like I had no idea what I was doing. My hands were shaking as I set the phone dow
AURELIOThe taste of Camille's lips lingered on mine like a brand.I'd kissed her in front of everyone, the cameras, the reporters, Beatrice, her father, and I didn't regret a single second of it. I had done it perfectly so nobody saw it, but nothing would compare to the way Camille had frozen aga
CAMILLE "May I sit?"Aurelio's voice was calm, too calm, it was the kind of calm that came before a storm, before everything shattered into pieces you could never put back together.I couldn't breathe, couldn't think, it was like my entire body had gone rigid, every muscle locked in place as I sta
CAMILLEThe silence that followed my confession was deafening, why were they always so silent was it really that crazy or stupid."That's not love, girl. That's just…." "Don't tell me what it is!" My voice breaks completely now, the dam I've been holding back finally crumbling. "Don't stand there


















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