Ch 2: The Hunter Moves

After the marriage oath, she is at a loss for words. The crowds are gathering around her, curious about the President's new wife. Some of them even touched without her consent, she couldn't help but yelp at the foreign touch. She glared at the person who just touched her back. It was a man she never knew before.

He has handsome facial features, his grey colored suit brushed against her bare shoulder playfully.

His eyes are lustful and shining with curiosity, his yellow pupils aimed toward her body figure. He smiled as he grabbed Rina's wrist.

"You're hot" he smiled.

Rina pushed him harshly, scared of his lustful gaze toward her. Not long after what she did, a group of women gathered around her judging her.

"Oh, so you're President Eka's new wife? You're a sore eye!!".

"What did you just do to President Rizky!? You're such an idiot!".

The man she just pushed is a President? She thought horrifyingly.

She bowed apologetically toward the grey suit man in front of her.

"No worry, it's on me anyway" Rizky shrugged off.

Rina gulped as she felt the judging stare of the people around her. She decided to be brave and introduce herself bravely.

"My name is Rina Suliwati, thank you for having me", she smiled to the crowds.

However, rather than receiving warm replies she only gets more mocking stares. The women are looking at her as if she's a peasant, they laugh merrily seeing Rina's confused expression.

"Oh wow look at the peasant barking".

"She sure knows how to talk!".

Rina clenched her wedding dress in embarrassment, she wanted to run away from the party hall so badly. She would never have thought that her husband's colleague belittled her this bad. Rizky taps her shoulder as if trying to comfort Rina's sadness. His hands traveled from her shoulder and slowly downwards, making Rina uncomfortable.

"Let's get out of here" he whispered tantalizingly.

But then a tall figure came overshadowing her weak figure, he offered his strong hand toward Rina. It was Eka, and his presence is more intimidating than President Rizky who playfully leads her on. His serious face and proud aura showed quite strongly, even made the crowds disperse slowly as they fawned over his manliness.

"Oh, hey" Rizky waved his hand toward Eka.

"Hey there, can you let go of my wife? She's mine now" Eka's voice is cold and intimidating.

Rizky clicked his tongue as he let go of her, involuntarily. He whispered something to Eka, but she couldn't hear the conversation. All she could hear was the word, "own" and that single word brought a haughty smile to Eka's face. Eka clenched his wife's wrist roughly, to the point it hurts Rina.

"You have to be disciplined thoroughly tonight", Eka whispered huskily to his frightened wife. Rina swallowed her saliva nervously, his actions and domineering personality scared her. Rather than feeling safe, Rina feels she fell in a monster den with her husband as the king.

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After the party, both Rina and Eka were picked up by the driver. It's a white limousine with floral decoration. Eka opened the limousine door for his new wife gently. Rina cautiously made her way inside the spacious car, Eka soon followed her, and then the driver asked Eka where to go.

"Ah we can just go straight to the condominium", he spoke in a low voice as he untied his tie.

The driver nodded to his order, the car was quiet and both the bride and groom didn't speak a word. It was as if her mouth was tightly sewn together, she didn't feel like talking to her new husband. However, irritated that she didn't look his way, Eka pulled his new wife to his embrace roughly.

"If you keep up your silent treatment, I'll get mad" Eka snorted at his wife.

"I'm thankful for the marriage, but I have the right to remain silent", Rina replies disdainfully toward Eka.

Eka grinned impatiently as he crashed his lips to her wife's exposed neck. Rina yelped as she was unprepared for his hungry lips exploring her neck. She pushed him away, distraught and frightened she curled herself to avoid his touch.

Incidentally, the limousine already arrived at Eka condominium. She immediately got off and ran away with tears in her eyes. However, she was soon caught by Eka.

"Stop making a scene" Eka whispered to her ear huskily.

Rina silenced her mouth when he grabbed her shoulder and then dragged her inside his exclusive condominium. His driver bowed down and said his goodbye as he watched the fortuneless mistress dragged away by the mean president pitifully.

Eka walked ahead of her as he opened the door to his condo, which is tightly secured with a password that Rina didn't even know. When she arrived inside, she saw an old woman in the living room.

"Welcome home master" she bowed down respectfully.

"Yes I am home, Nabila" Eka said tiredly.

He pushed Rina to that old woman in maid dress, he scratched his hair as if annoyed with something.

"Nabila, take that stupid woman to the bathroom" Eka ordered her maid.

"Yes master", Nabila bowed again.

Nabila patiently guided the distraught woman to the bathroom, she then told her to take a bath to refresh herself. Rina nodded obediently to Nabila's suggestion, she entered the large bathroom all by herself. There is a jacuzzi bathtub next to the bathroom door, square-shaped, there is also a large shower room next to the jacuzzi. What's impressive about the bathroom are the small dragon statues on every edge of the jacuzzi.

She undressed tiredly, she let her wedding dress fall from her shoulder and hit the marble surface. The peach marble shines, reflecting her whole bare body. She looked down as she walked to the shower room staggering and unbalanced.

She decided to take a hot shower to clear her mind, she sobbed quietly under the hot shower. She feels weak and unable to protect herself from the forceful president. The hot water hit her sorrowful face, rinsing every beautiful makeup she had.

She rubbed her face, still unsure what to do in this kind of situation. That's when her daydream was snapped by a sudden knock on the bathroom door.

"If you have already finished your bath, please let me know,'' Nabila said from the other side of the door.

"Okay" Rina replies exhausted.

After pondering what to do, she decided it's time for her to finish her pondering and shower. She wiped her wet body with a towel. She knocks back to let Nabila know that she's finished with her shower.

"Can I come in?" Nabila asked.

Rina opened the door, exhausted to answer, she just stared Nabila blankly. Her nude body was exposed to Nabila to see, but she's exhausted to even care about what Nabila thinks about her. Nabila gave Rina a white nightgown for her to wear.

Rina rubbed her temple anxiously as she saw the exposed nightgown in her hands. She gives Nabila an uncomfortable look which Nabila quickly notices.

"It's the master order" Nabila bowed down.

Rina involuntarily wore the nightgown and headed to the bed-chamber Nabila assigned her to. She entered the bed-chamber only to find a king-sized bed and Eka absentmindedly looking outside the window. His piercing gaze was looking at the full moon in front of the window. His strong figure and muscular build can be visibly seen due to the moon reflection. Still in his tuxedo, Eka notices Rina's reflection on the window and he turns around slowly.

"So you're already finished", Eka smiled satisfied with her sexy look.

Rina covered her exposed neck with both of her hands. She was soon thrown to the bed by Eka, both of his hands gripped her wrist. Eka tip-toed her fingers to Rina's left ear, he licked her ear seductively to build the sensual tension between them.

"Stop it!" Rina yelped.

"Why should I?" Eka growled annoyed.

"We don't love each other, do we?" Rina replies annoyed at Eka's forceful nature.

"Love? Don't talk about love if you're married to me because of my money" Eka cupped his sexy lips to Rina's exposed chest.

She moaned at his sensual touch on her exposed chest, she slipped away from his grip and pushed him away from her. She ran to the nearest empty room and drowned her sorrow in the empty room. She looked up and realized that it's a guest bedroom.

She realized how weak and powerless she is against the President of the Kikanasih Group. Her chest feels tight and anxiety slowly crept inside her like a poison.

She locked the guest bedroom and drowned her face on the silky surface of the bed next to her. She curled her body and remembered the little boy she used to hang out when she was a little. The little boy who once helped her stand up and an older brother figure for her. He is the first crush she once shared a kiss with.