Mag-log inRylie Novikov is doing everything to save her dying mother, including getting married on paper to a ruthless known as the demon king of tyranny because of his mischievous acts and for the sudden death of his previous wives. She is taken to her husband after the death of her mother and she finds out that the title 'The demon king of tyranny' was no ordinary title. Her husband was a killer, a ruthless one. Would she be able to stay with him and uncover the secret behind his facade? Or will his darkness cause her to run away from the vile alpha king?
view more“Maaf terlambat, Pak,” ujar Nadia. “Ada kecelakaan yang membuat macet sehingga taksi kami tidak bisa lewat.” Itu penjelasan untuk semua, tetapi Nadia memilih melihat ke Pak Yuda, bosnya.
“Tidak apa-apa.” Ayah laki-laki itu menjawab. Dia berdiri dan menyongsong Nadia. “Kenalkan, ini klien kita, Nad.” Pak Yuda ikut berdiri. Dia mengerutkan kening melihat gestur klien mereka. “Pak Narendra dan Pak Bryan.” Nadia tersenyum menatap wajah laki-laki paruh baya yang sudah berdiri di hadapannya itu. Buru-buru mengulurkan tangan sebagai bentuk hormatnya. “Nadia, Pak.” Nadia menyebut nama. Nadia kembali menyebut namanya saat laki-laki yang lebih muda, anaknya, ganti mengulurkan tangan. Tatapan terpaku seolah tak percaya dengan penglihatan membuat pria tersebut enggan melepaskan tangan Nadia. "Bryan ..." instrupsi Pak Narendra pada putra keduanya. “Kita mulai presentasinya sekarang, Pak?” Nadanya lebih mirip perintah daripada pertanyaan. Tanpa menunggu persetujuan Pak Yuda, Nadia membantu Mega menyiapkan bahan presentasi. Meletakkan maket yang dibuatnya di atas meja, sambil menunggu Mega menyetel in focus dan laptop. Presentasi itu dihadiri lima orang dari pihak klien. Selain Pak Narendra dan Bryan, ada tiga orang pria lain yang kemudian gencar mengajukan pertanyaan, berbanding terbalik dengan dua orang pemilik hotel yang hanya diam menyimak. Walaupun Nadia merasakan pandangan putra kedua Pak Narendra tak lepas dari wajahnya. Dia tak ingin memandang balik, pada laki-laki itu. Presentasi itu berlangsung sekitar dua jam. Dua jam paling lama dalam hidupnya. Nadia mengembuskan napas lega begitu basa-basi usai presentasi berakhir. Bergegas membantu Mega setelah bersalaman kembali dengan para klien itu. Membiarkan telapak tangannya kembali bersentuhan dengan laki-laki itu meskipun tidak ingin. Sudut mata Nadia melihat laki-laki itu belum beranjak dari kursinya. Ayahnya sudah berdiri, sedang terlibat percakapan dengan Pak Yuda. Itu kesempatannya. Nadia menghampiri mereka sambil menyeret Mega yang kebingungan. “Kami duluan, Pak.” Nadia memaksakan senyum pada Pak Yuda. Lalu menoleh kepada Pak Narendra, ayah laki-laki itu. “Permisi, Pak.” “Nadia, Devan titip salam untukmu." Ucapan Pak Narendra membuat Nadia menyunggingkan senyum. Sungguh, andai dia tahu lebih awal siapa sejatinya sahabat kakaknya itu. Tentu ia tak akan meminta bantuan untuk merekomendasikan biro tempatnya bekerja bersaing dengan biro arsitek lainnya memenangkan tender pembangunan hotel milik keluarga Narendra. Ada penyesalan di sana. Devan mungkin tidak pantas mendapatkan sikap kasarnya karena bukan dia yang mengiris hati Nadia dengan sembilu sampai menjadi potongan-potongan kecil. Namun itu tidak penting lagi. Nadia tidak ingin bersinggungan dengan siapa pun yang punya pertalian dengan laki-laki itu, sebaik apa pun sahabat dari kakaknya tersebut. “Terima kasih, Pak. Nanti saya akan mengucapkan rasa terima kasih, karena rancangan dari biro kami dipilih oleh perusahaan Pak Redra." "Sebenarnya proyek pembangunan hotel ini, dibawah naungan Petra, perusahaan milik Bryan, adik Devan. Nantinya kamu akan bekerjasama dengannya," jawaban dari Pak Narendra membuat Nadia memaksakan senyumnya pada pria yang tak ingin dijumpai di sisa umurnya itu. Devan sudah memberitahu tentang hal ini, seminggu yang lalu. Dari sanalah Nadia mencari tahu seberapa besar perusahaan milik keluarga Narendra. Petra Jaya merupakan cabang dari perusahaan induk Adijaya pemilik beberapa hotel berbintang di Jakarta. Saat membaca profil keluarga Narendra, ingin rasanya dia menghilang supaya tidak bertatap muka dengan adik Devan, Bryan Putra Narendra. Nadia menarik Mega meninggalkan tempat itu. Nadia mulai kekurangan oksigen dan merasa sulit bernapas. “Mbak Nadia—” Mega yang kesulitan menyesuaikan dengan langkah Nadia yang panjang, berkata dengan ragu, “Itu dipanggil...” Gadis ini tidak bodoh. Dia pasti sudah mencium ada yang tidak beres antara Nadia dan klien mereka, dari sikapnya yang kaku. Nadia bukannya tidak mendengar suara laki-laki itu yang memanggil namanya, tetapi dia menulikan telinga. “Jangan hiraukan dan jangan berbalik!" Ancam Nadia mempercepat langkahnya. Begitu tiba di depan lift. Ia pun menggerutu kembali. "Ampun! kenapa lift ini, lama sekali bukanya." Untunglah Nadia berhasil menghindari laki-laki itu. Dengan napas terengah-engah akhirnya mereka masuk ke dalam lift. Saat celah yang tersisa dari pintu lift yang bergerak menutup tidak memungkinkan Bryan memaksa masuk. Di celah kecil itu, pandangan mereka saling mengunci. Nadia harap pesan kebencian yang matanya kirimkan dapat diterima dengan baik. Hanya saja, dia kenal dengan baik. Bagaimana watak dari pria yang mengejarnya tadi. Menyerah tidak ada dalam kamus hidupnya. Nadia terus menarik napas panjang, tetapi tidak terasa melegakan. Tangannya spontan menyentuh dada, mencoba menutup perih yang mendadak terasa menyakitkan. Tuhan, tolong aku. Setelah delapan tahun berlalu, kenapa Engkau pertemukan aku dengannya lagi. . Next..."Ouch!" Rylie exclaimed as Asher slowly applied a healing balm to her wound. After he had picked her up from the field, he took her to the room, made her sit on the couch, and began applying treatment to her injury. "I'd advise you to brace yourself. The healing process can be quite... painful." He cautioned. "The process has already started then." She looked at her leg. "Hmmm... Not quite." He dropped the balm on the table and sat beside her. "You're quite lucky it wasn't poisoned. They did carry out their assignment very well." "I didn't know what I was getting into. Why didn't you tell me?" When he looked at her from the corner of his eyes, he found her sobbing. 'Is the medication already taking effect or...' His thoughts trailed off. One thing Asher wasn't was romantic. After the death of his wives, his emotions completely went dead. "Werewolves? Rogues? Amanatha? Moon goddess? How in the world did I get here?" She wiped her eyes and sniffled. "You should have done your
"So much for a welcome." Nathan scoffed as he looked at his assignment and the package that was sent to him a few minutes after he stepped his feet into the pack house. "Really Asher? Is this how you choose to welcome me?" "Well, Killian is busy with other matters. In other words, you're the only available person for the job. Bring her back, dead or alive." He whispered the last path. "And when will you ever take off that stupid mask?" "Are you going to speak to your master that way?" Killian interrupted him with a scowl on his face. He was stepping in to report an issue. "You should show some respect, regardless of your personal relationship." "He isn't complaining, so why should you?" Nathan rolled his eyes and huffed. "What? You want to give me another life lesson?" He mocked Killian who just narrowed his eyes at him. "If that's my destiny in this world, I would gladly accept. Clearly, you need some years of training. Boorish, crude, unsophisticated people like you do not d
Asher couldn't find Elina anywhere and so, he ordered one of his guards to send her to him whenever she got back from where she went to. "Master, the mistress is missing." One of the guards informed him. "She's not in her room and not around the pack house.""I have a more pressing matter at hand. Now, get Elina for me." He growled, ignoring the report that was just given.Killian stood beside Asher, hoping that Rylie would be found as soon as possible. "Have guards dispatched in groups. Make sure to search the entire place house and community, leave no stone unturned." Killian ordered. The guard bowed and left the room. "Master, we need to find her before anything bad happens to her. She's not strong enough to protect herself." Killian spoke frantically, already imagining all the bad things that could happen to her. "She could have thought about that before running away to wherever place she went. Has she no idea how dangerous this place is? The world of the werewolves is not so
"Rylie!" Killian stormed into her room to check up on her. She was fast asleep when he found her. His heavy heart became light when he saw she was safe. He heaved a breath of relief as he walked closer to her. He was worried sick when he heard something had happened to her. "Thank goodness you're alright." "You told her, didn't you? Now you have to punish her." He heard his master's icy voice behind him. "She needs to learn this particular lesson the hard way. This way is too easy." He ambled away, leaving Killian troubled."Why didn't you ever listen, Rylie?" He stared into her peaceful face. He went outside the room and shut the door behind him. On his way out, he saw Elina. He frowned upon seeing her. "Is it that you don't heed orders or what? Why can't you respect yourself and the dignity you don't have? Rylie made it clear that she doesn't want to see you here in her home." He fumed. "I'm just here to see how she's doing." She hissed and left the building. Killian instructe
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