로그인What could possibly go wrong when you realize that your mate is the twin brother of your secret crush and also your number one bully? Everything. Grace Carter's life turns upside down when she wakes up in the arms of Declan Rivers the brother of Rhys, her best friend and also the boy she had a crush on all her life. Refusing to be mated to the person that tormented her, she ran away. Five years later, Grace with back with twins that belong to the man that she once ran from…. But this time, everything is different. Her best friend now wanted nothing to do with her, and the one that she thought hated her wants to possess her now, more than ever before. Graces realizes now that she had made a mistake, one that had changed the life that should had been. And when enemies from the past seemed to follow her like a black cloud; Would she be able to mend what was broken, or would one single mistake destroy everything?
더 보기“Gimana, Abra, enak nggak sup iganya?” suara Riani mengisi ruang makan.
Serayu melirik suaminya yang menjawab singkat, “Enak,” sambil tetap makan.
Senyum puas muncul di wajah sang mertua, senyum yang sudah sering Serayu lihat, tapi tak pernah terasa hangat.
Abra merangkul bahu Serayu dengan santai. Sentuhan itu membuatnya kaku, bukan karena tidak nyaman, tapi karena ia tahu mata Riani sudah memperhatikan.
Dan benar saja, tatapan tajam itu langsung menusuk, seolah menilai bahwa Serayu tak pantas berada di sana.
“Ini masakan Aileen,” ucap Riani tiba-tiba.
Nama itu menghantam Serayu lebih kuat daripada nada suara yang mengatakannya.
Abra tersedak spontan, dan saat Serayu hendak memberinya air, Riani menepis tangannya seolah ia hanya gangguan. Sang mertua yang kemudian menyodorkan gelas pada Abra, membuat batas antara mereka semakin jelas, bahwa Serayu tetap orang luar.
“Aileen mampir tadi. Sekarang dia pindah tugas ke sini,” lanjut Riani. “Tambah cantik, pintar, karirnya bagus… Harusnya dulu kamu sabar nunggu dia S2.”
Ucapan itu menusuk, bukan karena Serayu cemburu, tetapi karena ia sudah terlalu sering dibandingkan dengan perempuan yang bahkan belum pernah ia temui.
Abra menahan ibunya dengan satu kata, “Mama.”
Saat itu juga Serayu tahu makan siang itu sudah berakhir untuknya.
“Kenapa, Abra? Nyatanya, sampai detik ini Mama memang tidak pernah merestui pernikahan kalian,” ujar Riani tanpa ragu. Ia menatap Serayu dengan tajam, seperti bagaimana ia selalu menatap menantunya itu.
“Ma, sudahlah.” Abra mulai kesal, tapi masih menahan diri.
Sementara Serayu, ia hanya bisa menundukkan kepalanya. Ia tahu, ia hanyalah koas dari keluarga sederhana yang masuk rumah sakit itu lewat beasiswa.
Hidupnya berubah sejak kecelakaan kecil dengan mobil milik Abra, dokter bedah muda yang arogan dan pewaris rumah sakit. Berniat bertanggung jawab, Serayu menyadari jumlah uang yang dikeluarkan untuk memperbaiki mobil itu cukup besar.
Hingga akhirnya, tawaran pernikahan kontrak muncul dari Abra sebagai jalan keluar. Serayu sudah menolaknya, tapi keadaan keluarganya yang serba kekurangan memaksanya menerima.
Tak ada yang tahu perjanjian itu, termasuk Riani, yang sejak awal menolaknya. Serayu terlalu “biasa” untuk keluarga besar itu.
Apa pun yang Serayu lakukan selalu tampak salah di mata Riani. Bahkan hal sekecil menaruh gelas pun bisa menjadi alasan untuk merendahkannya.
“Abra, sampai kapan kamu mau dibutakan oleh istri kecilmu itu? Dia ini hanya mengincar hartamu, memanfaatkan popularitasmu di dunia kedokteran!” seru Riani tak tahan lagi. Tatapannya kembali terarah pada Serayu. “Kamu ini dari keluarga miskin, modal beasiswa, harusnya kamu sadar diri.”
Serayu kembali menunduk, tak tahu harus merespon dengan kalimat apa. Ia tahu, pernikahan ini hanya di atas kertas, tapi apa yang ibu mertuanya katakan tentang latar belakang keluarganya benar-benar meluikai hatinya.
“Ibu Riani, saya memang dari keluarga miskin, tapi saya nggak pernah punya niatan buruk pada Mas Abra dan keluarga,” lirih Serayu berusaha membela diri.
Awalnya, ketika menerima perlakuan buruk dari sang ibu mertua, Serayu tak ingin ambil pusing. Ia hanya perlu bertahan hingga kontrak pernikahannya dengan Abra berakhir. Namun lama-kelamaan, ibu mertuanya semakin keterlaluan.
“Di dunia ini tidak ada maling yang mengaku, Serayu! Saya nggak tahu, apa yang sudah kamu perbuat sampai bisa mencuci otak anak saya dan berani melawan ibunya sendiri,” cibir Riani tanpa perasaan.
Serayu meremas ujung bajunya di bawah meja. Tatapannya terarah ke arah Riani dengan penuh rasa tidak terima.
Abra yang melihat ekspresi Serayu langsung mengulurkan tangannya untuk menggenggam tangan istrinya di bawah meja. Seolah memberi instruksi untuk tidak lagi membalas ucapan ibunya agar suasana tidak semakin keruh.
“Sejak awal semua sudah berjalan lancar. Abra hanya tinggal menunggu waktu untuk menikah dengan Aileen, tapi tiba-tiba kamu muncul dan mengacaukan semuanya. Seharusnya kamu nggak usah menampakkan diri di hidup anak saya,” lanjut Riani seolah masih belum puas menyudutkan sang menantu.
“Ma, dari awal Abra memang nggak ingin menikah dengan Alieen,” sahut Abra menyanggah.
“Iya karena perempuan ini lebih dulu mencuci otakmu, Abra!” seru Riani makin kesal.
Serayu makin merasa kesal. Ia tahu, tiap kali kejadian seperti ini datang, Abra memang berusaha membelanya. Entah apa motif sebenarnya, setidaknya Serayu sedikit merasa terbantu meskipun rasanya juga percuma karena ibu mertuanya itu sama sekali tak bisa dibantah.
Jika saja Abra bersikap abai, mungkin hidup Serayu akan semakin terasa terperosok. Sudah terjebak dalam pernikahan kontrak, masih juga ditindas di keluarga suaminya tanpa pembelaan sedikitpun.
“Sudahlah, Abra antar Mama pulang,” kata Abra pasrah. Ia berdiri dan bersiap untuk pergi dari ruang makan.
“Kamu benar-benar berubah semenjak menikah dengannya,” tuduh Riani dengan nada dingin.
Abra tidak menanggapi, hanya menghela napas lalu menoleh pada istrinya.
“Masuklah dulu, Saya akan antar Mama pulang,” titahnya berbisik, meminta Serayu masuk ke dalam kamar.
Serayu menurut, tapi belum genap langkahnya tiba-tiba suara Riani membelah keheningan.
“Ceraikan Serayu, Abra!”
DeclanGrace had been in her room for five days now.She had insisted that she got released early on the condition that she prioritized her recovery and avoided stress at all costs.Turns out that Grace took that quite literally because she had made it her life mission to avoid my brother and I like a plague.She was always holed up in her room, and the times when she was not, if she even so much as had an inkling that Rhys or me was coming in one direction, she would run away through the other like her heels were on fire.The only people she agreed to have in her space were her kids.And I understood why she was doing this.Rhys and I hurt her bad.I was the one who pushed for us to start things afresh, but I could not even offer her my trust… she called out to me that day, with tears in her eyes and begged me to please believe her, but even though I knew deep in my heart that there was something up with Andrea and that entire situation, I turned the other way.I looked away from her
Grace“Hi”I opened my eyes to the sound of that gruff voice, even though I did not need to look to even know who it was.The scent was already overwhelming, calling out to my wolf no matter how much I hated it… no matter how much I tried to push it away.I sat up slowly, my body still aching in places I did not want to think about.Rhys walked in carrying a chocolate cake in his hands…And I hate that my eyes were immediately glued to the cake.Sweet treats were my kryptonite.Always had been.How on earth did he even know that?The twins.It had to be them…Only they and Rakkie knew about that little weakness of mine. They always got me a cake whenever I was angry.And now, here he was… standing in front of me with temptation sitting neatly in his hands.“What is that?” I asked.My eyes were still locked on the cake like I was hypnotized.Rhys smiled slightly. “It’s a cake,” he said.I swallowed.“Is… is it for me?”I had to make a conscious effort to stop myself from salivating. It
DeclanI had always prided myself in being the more level headed brother.And no, it was not because I had any interest in proving that I was more mature or any of that nonsense. It was because I was never one to do things in moderation.Whenever I was ticked off, things always got to extreme.And today, one person had done something so vile that she deserved to be on the other end of my wrath.Harper.I should have known that she did not have any doo intentions when she came back…. Foolish of me to think she would change even a little bit from the same girl that tried to cheat on my brother with his own twin.Many things ran through my mind as I walked down these cells to where Harper was kept.It was horrible that I could still smell Grace from when she was here, the smell of her blood was still potent.Thinking of all of the horrible things that must have happened to her in here, of how scared that she must have been…I just seemed to spur me on, make me angrier.All of the guilt,
RhysFaith held onto me, crying so hard her small body shook against mine.“Will my Mummy be ok?” she asked, her voice breaking in that way that made something inside me twist painfully.I rubbed her back slowly, trying to steady both of us.“Of course, Trouble,” I said softly. “The doctors are doing the best that they can.”My voice sounded calm.Because inside, I was anything but.My heart was beating so fast it felt like it was trying to break out of my chest.I couldn’t unsee it.No matter how many times I tried to push it away.It was there.Burned into my mind.Grace.The look on her face.That pain.That fear.It had been real.And it was all because of me.Because I was too much of a coward to trust her.Declan stood a few feet away with Otto, but even from here I could see the way his shoulders were tense, the way his jaw was clenched like he was barely holding himself together.“I knew this would happen,” Otto said softly, his eyes glossy with unshed tears. “Mummy should hav
DeclanI was nervous.That was weird because I was a grown man, Alpha for that matter and yet here I was feeling like a high school student with a crush, and there was only one woman who was capable of making my brother and I to feel like that… Grace.I ran a hand through my hair and exhaled slowly
GraceI could not stop smiling.Trust me, I had been trying. I really had. But every single time I tried to tone it down, to press my lips together and act like a normal human being, it just burst out of me again—wide, bright, and completely uncontrollable. The kind of smile that made my cheeks ach
RhysI was not jealous.No. Not in the slightest… I mean Declan just shared a kiss with Grace, no big deal. They were both two consenting adults with the right to do whatever the fuck they wanted. Even if that was Declan tracing every nook and cranny of Grace’s delicious mouth and—Alright.I’ll ad
DeclanFucking hell.Those were the only two words that had been going through my mind ever since the very moment my lips landed on Grace’s.It shouldn’t have happened. Hell, it was a mistake. A spur-of-the-moment kind of thing that never should have crossed the line between us.I should have been






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