"You are going to love having me as your step-brother." His lips trailed my neck, brushing it with kisses. ****** After seeing her boyfriend sleeping with Jessica, a cheerleader she hates, Carla decides to pay Pedro back. She ends up sleeping with his friend, Diego, a billionaire, but wishes to never cross paths with him again. When her mother shares the good news of her being engaged to her lover, Carla shows her interest in meeting her mother's fiance. She comes face to face with her future stepfather, but gets terrified on seeing that her future step brother is Diego. "Welcome to hell, step sis, " He said. *Will Carla allow this union to take place? *Can she resist Diego's temptation?
View More"Mau kemana?" Pria di sampingnya segera merasa tersinggung saat Liona berdiri dari posisi duduknya.
"Aku ke toilet sebentar."
Dirinya masih jengah dengan kedua temannya yang beberapa jam lalu memaksanya datang ke tempat itu, sebuah klub mewah yang mereka tahu adalah milik Arka Saputra, atasan Liona yang merupakan incaran salah satu temannya, Livy. Bukan rahasia lagi jika temannya itu sangat menggilai pria yang duduk di sampingnya sejak masa kuliah dulu.
"Aishhh baru minum beberapa teguk saja aku sudah pusing." Liona memukul kepalanya perlahan mencoba untuk tetap sadar sepenuhnya.
"Butuh bantuan?" Liona menatap cermin yang memperlihatkan sosok pria di belakangnya, dengan terkejut ia membalikan tubuhnya menghadap pria itu."Ini toilet wanita, kamu salah masuk." Liona memegang pegangan wastafel demi menumpu berat badannya yang mulai limbung.
"Aku hapal semua kejadian di tempat ini Liona, kamu lupa klub ini milikku?"
Jadi dia masuk dengan sengaja? Liona tak mau berpikir keras, ia sudah terlalu lama meninggalkan teman-temannya.
"Aku tahu, kalau begitu permisi." Baru saja melepas pegangan, Liona limbung lagi yang segera mendapat bantuan dari Arka yang tepat berada di depannya.
"Sepertinya kamu butuh bantuan, sini aku bantu." Tangannya masih terikat di pinggang Liona yang membuat pemilik tubuh itu tidak nyaman.
"Aku bisa jalan sendiri" Liona melepas tangan Arka dan berjalan sendiri.
"Na, kenapa lama banget, liat nih si Meta udah mabuk parah. Kayanya kita harus segera bawa dia pulang deh." Livy menunjuk teman di sampingnya yang sedang meracau tidak jelas.
"Kalian sudah mau pulang?" Arka mendengar percakapan mereka.
"Iya, kayaknya kita harus pulang sekarang. Padahal aku masih betah disini." Livy jujur.
"Na, lo bisa pulang naik taxi gak? Soalnya tempat lo paling jauh di antara kita bertiga. Kalau gue gak segera nganterin Meta, bisa- bisa gue marahin bang Andri."
Selalu seperti ini setiap mereka pergi, Liona ingin sekali memprotes tapi kalimat Livy memang benar juga.
"Oke gakpapa, gue bisa pulang sendiri." Liona membantu Livy membopong tubuh Meta yang sudah tak sadarkan diri sampai ke mobil.
"Na, thanks buat malam ini ya. Karena lo gue bisa ketemu Arka." Senyum sumeringah dari lawan bicaranya membuat Liona sedikit menghangat, bantuan kecil yang ia berikan sangat berarti untuk temannya.
Santai aja, itu bukan apa-apa kok.
Sudah hampir setengah jam Liona berdiri tapi tetap tak menemukan taksi yang lewat di dekatnya, ponsel yang sedari tadi dalam genggamannya sudah lama mati karena kehabisan daya.
"Kenapa malam ini begitu sial, aku ingin segera tidur." Liona berjongkok sewaktu-waktu, kakinya sudah sangat pegal.
"Kenapa belum pulang, bukannya teman kamu udah pulang dari tadi?" Kaca mobil terbuka, menampakkan wajah Arka.
"Aku lagi nunggu taksi." Liona berdiri dari posisi jongkoknya.
"Hampir tidak ada taxi yang lewat sini, apalagi malam begini. Ayo aku antar." Arka berbaik hati memberi tumpangan.
"Tapi_"
"Ayo, aku antar sampai rumah. Aku bukan orang asing." Arka meyakinkan.
Liona melirik selai di tangannya, hampir selai satu pagi. Akhirnya Liona pasrah menerima tawaran Arka untuk masuk ke mobilnya."Kamu sering datang ke klub milikku?" Arka melirik sekilas, wanita di sampingnya yang selalu terlihat ragu saat mengobrol.
"Tidak, ini pertama kali." Liona jujur.
"Pantas saja."
"Hah? Kenapa?"
"Kamu amatir saat minum tadi." Liona tertunduk, entah malu atau apa tapi ia membenarkan kalimat pria di sampingnya.
"Arka, belok kanan." Liona sadar saat Arka memilih jalur yang bersebrangan.
“Kamu pindah kosan?” Arka sempat menyernyit.
"Dari mana kamu tahu?" Setahu Liona, belum ada yang tahu kepindahannya yang baru-baru ini selain temennya.
"Hanya menebak." Balas Arka data.
"Jadi kamu benar-benar baru aja pindah? Kenapa sama tempat lama kamu?"
"Aku hanya merasa kurang aman."
Liona mengarahkan perjalanan mereka ke sebuah share house yang lumayan besar, biasanya di satu rumah di antara beberapa orang. Pemilik share house menyewakan rumah karena sudah lama menetap di rumah barunya.
"Kamu tinggal disini? Ini rumah keluargamu?" Arka penasaran saat pertama kali melihat rumah yang Liona huni.
"Ini share house yang di sewakan, ada beberapa orang yang tinggal," jelas Liona singkat.
"Apa semua penghuninya wanita?"
Liona mulai merasa jengah dengan banyak pertanyaan yang Arka lontarkan, Liona pikir Arka seharusnya tidak terlalu banyak tahu tentang kehidupannya yang tidak akan menjadi hal penting untuk dirinya.
"Ada satu pria, dan dua wanita. Arka, terima kasih tumpangannya. Aku pamit" Liona hendak membuka pintu mobil namun Arka mencekal tangannya.
"Bukannya justru tidak aman berada satu rumah dengan pria di dalamnya? Dia bisa saja pria jahat."
"Aku udah ketemu dia, dia pria baik. Arka, ini udah malam. Aku mengantuk, bisakah aku pergi sekarang?" Mata Liona berhadapan dengan pegangan Arka di tangannya yang segera lepas.
Sedikit berawan tapi tak berani hujan. Langit terlihat sedang dalam mode romantis. Liona tanggap anggun di lobi kantor yang baru saja menjadi tempat kerjanya beberapa bulan yang lalu setelah resmi pindah dari kerjaan sebelumnya.
"Liona, kamu panggil pak Arka ke ruangannya." Marko yang merupakan kepala di divisinya memanggil Liona yang baru saja mendudukan diri di kursi.
"Sepagi ini?" Bahkan Liona belum menghidupkan komputernya dan dia sudah harus menemui Arka di pagi buta, jam kerja baru saja di mulai lima menit lalu.
"Aku juga nggak tau, mungkin ada keperluan mendadak. Datang saja, sebelum dia marah," balas Marko bercanda.
Dua ketukan cukup untuk membuatnya masuk ke ruangan Arka, derap langkahnya menarik perhatian pria yang sedang fokus dengan komputernya beberapa detik lalu.
"Ada apa Bapak memanggil saya." Meski panggilan formal itu selalu membuat Arka jengah, tapi Liona melarang untuk memanggilnya dengan formal di jam kerja.
"Ikut denganku untuk bertemu kali ini."
"Tapi Nadine_"
"Aku tidak akan menyuruhmu kalau dia ada, pergi bersiap dalam lima menit. Aku menunggu di lobi." Liona bersungut dalam hati, kenapa harus dia. Perusahaan tidak harus membayarnya lebih karena pekerjaan ekstra yang dia lakukan.
Liona membuka laptop milik Arka untuk mempersiapkan tayangannya sebentar lagi. Namun matanya tertarik pada nama folder yang serupa dengan namanya dan sengaja mengklik folder tersebut.
"Arka, apa semua ini?"
CARLAThe news of my wedding with Diego went wild like forest fire.Many saw the update on the net, going crazy over the news.They couldn't believe it.#NEWLY WEDHEADLINE: UNPLANNED WEDDING.That was the trending topic all over the net and the news.When I checked, I saw a video of mine and Diego's wedding. Someone had uploaded it for everyone to see.The comments were my favorite. What I saw left me smiling with joy."O.M.G! Their parents gave blessed them?""What?! I thought they were brother and sister?""I knew something was fishy between the two of them. Their sibling bond didn't look convincing to me.""Awwn! My billionaire crush is married. But she's so beautiful. I want to cry."I laughed when I read the comments. It really made my day.I thought I would come across negative response, but I didn't see any.Even if I do see one, I know the vampire who's responsible."Are you ready?" I heard Diego's voice from behind.I turned around and found the love of my life, my hubby, st
CARLA"What? How did she know?"I stared at Jessica in horror, as she revealed to everyone my secret relationship with Diego.This left my heart pounding with fear and my whole body heating up with speed.How did she get this information?I was troubled.Worst, I saw how everyone began staring at me like I was someone made out of filth. Even my school mates, and the cheer leading team that came, stared at me in shock.I felt terrible as my feet drew backwards from Pedro's side."This can't be happening," I panicked within, directing my gaze at Jessica. She had a cunning smile on as she went on talking, exposing my affairs with Diego."This slut always sleep with him just to get whatever she wants. So repulsive!" She scoffed out."This would explain how he always stands by her at school, even when she doesn't deserve it! " Jessica added, showing off her jealousy.The witch! She didn't leave the school without leaving me behind. She still hd something up her sleeves to get back at me f
DIEGOIt's just as I suspected. Pedro is the one who's keeping Carla away from me. But I couldn't tell what he was using to turn her mind away from me.In the remaining few days to the wedding, I tried to get hold of Carla, but everything was to no avail.Her lines were suddenly blocked. When I came around to her place to know what happened, she was absent. "She misplaced her lines. Pedro had to get her a new one. Isn't he sweet?" Mrs Parker had shared when I came over the third time to meet her.I was so mad that I had to go over to Pedro's place to find him. But I met his father instead. The old man noticed the rage all over me and requested to know what was happening."You boys no longer talk to each other again. Is there something wrong?" He had asked. All I could do was tell him that all was well."I just wanted to talk to him. That's all," I lied, leaving his home.But that didn't stop me from looking for Pedro and Carla."Where did you take her to?!" I groaned, feeling wor
DIEGOI couldn't accept this. What is happening? While Dad and Mrs Parker were celebrating with Pedro, I pulled Carla away without their knowledge, taking her right outside."Diego, what's your problem?" She uttered, struggling to pull her hand out of my grip. But I didn't allow it. Once I knew we where far from the house and away from anyone's interference, I turned Carla over, sparking out, " What the hell, Carla?! Engaged with Pedro?! Is this some kind of joke?!""No!" She responded, finally dragging her hand from mine. "It's not a joke. I'm engaged to Pedro. We're going to get married after our school and...""STOP IT!" I roared, leaving Carla shivering before me at the tone of my voice. My hands came wiping my face in frustration, wondering where or how to proceed with this."No, this can't be happening. You can't be with Pedro. You belong to me!" I said, grabbing her by the arm. Carla gave a groan, making an attempt to break free. But my anger was way stronger than her str
DIEGODesperate to get to the bottom of this issue, I drove down to Carla's home at once.On arrival, I noticed Mrs Parker leaving the house, before she spotted me driving into her premises.When I got out of the car, feeling my heart pumping... "Diego, it's so nice to see you my son, " Mrs Parker greeted, drawing closer to me.I gave a quick smile with my eyes falling on the house, trying to spot Carla."Did your father send you over to get me?" She asked me, getting all excited.From her words, I could tell she was heading out to meet Dad.Still having the smiles on, I said, " Not really. I just came over to see Carla. Is she in?""Not yet. She's not back from school, but she's on her way, " She said, looking at the house. I didn't know what to do, if I should head over to her school or wait here instead.My mind was just troubled. "Is it important?" Mrs Parker asked, showing concern towards me.Not wanting her to feel there's a problem, I smirked at her and made a request, "Can
DIEGOI finally have Carla to myself.She loves me just as much as I love her.I never thought she'd give in one day and accept my love for her.I just feel so... So..."Diego, can you hear me?" I heard, snapping out of my thoughts. I lifted my gaze to see my father looking at me with confusion all over his face."Are you okay, son?" He asked.I was at his office, sitting right opposite my old man. We were making preparation for the wedding which is closer than ever."Yeah, I'm okay.""Are you sure? I've been calling out to you but you didn't answer back. You're sure you're okay? " He asked, sitting upright. I hummed, nodding along, with my eyes dropping down at the list before me. "I am, Father," I claimed. But trust me, I wasn't.I stared at the guest list for the wedding, thinking about Carla and I. I've finally found love after so long of being by myself, and the only way I can make this relationship between Carla and I work out fine, lies within our parents. But how would th
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