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Penulis: Luneth
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-22 17:27:14

MATEO

I wasn’t supposed to be in Elara’s room.

That thought kept repeating in my head while I stood in the middle of the dim bedroom with my hands in my pockets, staring at the half-open wall beside her bookshelf.

The room smelled faintly like vanilla and cold rain. Soft. Clean. Her perfume lingered lightly in the air, mixed with the scent of old paper from the books stacked near the window. Everything looked exactly like her. Calm. Neat. Controlled.

Too controlled.

I had only come to look for
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  • Under His Roof, Her Game    Don't leave my sight

    ELARAI woke up to silence.For the first time in what felt like forever, there were no screams outside my door. There were no hurried footsteps racing through the mansion. There were no gunshots in the distance or voices shouting orders. The walls around me were still, and the morning sunlight slipped gently through the curtains, covering the room with a warm golden glow. I lay there for several seconds, staring at the ceiling, trying to understand why everything felt so... normal. Victor was dead. The nightmare was finally over. My hand slowly rested on my stomach, and I closed my eyes for a moment. A month ago, I never imagined I would wake up carrying a child. Most of all, I never imagined someone would fight so hard to keep me alive.When I turned my head, I found Mateo sitting in the chair beside the bed.He was already dressed in a black shirt and dark trousers, but his tie hung loosely around his neck. A business file rested on his lap, yet he wasn't reading it. His eyes were

  • Under His Roof, Her Game    Mine

    MATEOI pushed through the chaos of the mansion with my gun raised high. Bullets were flying everywhere and my men were fighting hard around me. My heart was pounding so fast I could feel it in my throat. Elara was somewhere in this building. I could feel it in my bones. I kicked open door after door looking for her. My men shouted updates as they cleared rooms but I only cared about one thing. Finding my wife. The fighting was getting closer to the back wing of the mansion. I ran faster ignoring the danger all around me. Nothing mattered except Elara. I turned a corner and saw Victor holding her. He had a gun pressed to her head. My blood turned cold. I stopped in the doorway with my gun pointed straight at him. Elara looked at me with wide eyes full of fear and hope at the same time. “Mateo,” she whispered. Her voice broke something inside me. I felt rage and love at the same time. Victor smiled at me but his hand was shaking slightly on the gun. “Drop your gun Mateo,” he said. “

  • Under His Roof, Her Game    Found

    MATEOI had been searching for days without any real leads. Every night I barely slept thinking about Elara. My men had turned the city upside down but Victor was smart. He had hidden her well. The fear and rage inside me grew stronger with every passing hour. I was sitting in my office surrounded by maps and reports when one of my men burst through the door. He looked excited and nervous at the same time. “Boss,” he said quickly. “We have a lead. One of Victor’s own associates contacted us. He is willing to betray him for money and protection. He gave us the exact location of the estate where Elara is being held.”I stood up so fast my chair fell over. My heart started pounding hard. Finally. After all this time we had a real chance. I grabbed the man by the shoulders. “Are you sure this is credible?” I asked. “If this is a trap I will kill you myself.”He nodded quickly. “It is real Boss,” he said. “The man is scared of Victor. He wants out. He described the mansion and the secur

  • Under His Roof, Her Game    The first escape attempt

    ELARAI had spent days studying every corner of the mansion. I memorized the guard rotations, the times when the hallways were quietest, and the small weaknesses in the security. Victor thought he had broken me by keeping me locked in this beautiful room but he was wrong. I was waiting for the right moment. And finally it came. One evening when the guards changed shifts I heard them talking outside my door. They were distracted and laughing about something. I moved quickly. I had hidden a small metal pin from one of the dresses under my mattress. I used it to pick the simple lock on my door. My hands shook a little but I stayed calm. The click when it opened was the sweetest sound I had heard in days. I slipped out into the hallway and closed the door quietly behind me. My heart was pounding but I kept moving.The mansion was bigger than I had realized. I moved through the shadows staying close to the walls. I had memorized the layout from the small things I had seen through cracks in

  • Under His Roof, Her Game    The woman Victor didn't expect

    ELARA Victor started visiting my room more often after that first meeting. He would come in the afternoons or evenings and sit in the same chair across from me. He seemed convinced that I would eventually accept my new life with him. He spoke to me like we were already husband and wife planning our future together. At first I stayed quiet and listened carefully. I wanted to learn everything I could about him and his organization. But as the days passed I realized I could use these conversations to my advantage. I started speaking back to him in a calm voice that never showed fear. I smiled at him sometimes in ways that made him uncomfortable. I could see it in his eyes. He had expected a frightened woman who would cry and beg. Instead he found someone who looked at him without blinking.One afternoon he came in carrying a tray of fresh fruit and tea. He set it down on the table and sat across from me like always. “You look lovely today,” he said in his smooth voice. “The blue dress

  • Under His Roof, Her Game    The deal that was stolen

    ELARAAfter a while, I sat back down on the edge of the bed watching Victor carefully as he walked further into the room. He moved like a man who owned everything around him. His expensive suit fit him perfectly and his eyes studied me like I was something he had already decided to keep. The two guards stayed by the door looking nervous. Victor smiled at me but it did not reach his eyes. It was the kind of smile that made my skin feel cold. He pulled up a chair and sat down across from me like we were old friends having a normal conversation. I kept my face calm even though my heart was beating fast. I needed to hear what he had to say before I decided how to respond.Victor leaned back in the chair and crossed his legs. “I am Victor,” he said in a smooth voice. “A respected mafia boss in this part of the country. I was a close friend of your father. We worked together for many years.”I stared at him trying to remember if I had ever seen his face before. I had not. His name meant no

  • Under His Roof, Her Game    After

    MATEOThe office stayed quiet after she left.I sat there for a long time without moving, my elbows resting on my desk while the smell of her perfume still hung in the air. My tie lay on the floor. My breathing had finally slowed down, but my chest still felt tight somehow. Heavy. Like something ha

  • Under His Roof, Her Game    In the quiet of the room

    Mateo’s POVElara stands near the door, perfectly composed. Her eyes follow me without flinching. Not intimidated. Not impressed. Not afraid. Just… calm.And tonight… it unsettles me more than fear ever could.I sit at the room desk, fingers tapping lightly on the polished wood. The sound echoes in

  • Under His Roof, Her Game    Made to watch

    ELARAIt’s been four days since Lucy died, and somehow, the house feels even colder now than it did the night she stopped breathing.The air is heavy, like it carries weight I can’t see. The staff avoid my eyes. The corridors echo with silence. Even the flowers in the vases look like they’re wiltin

  • Under His Roof, Her Game    Silk-lined lies

    ELARAThe scream jolted me awake.I sat up in bed, clutching the sheets to my chest, my heart thudding in my ears. For a second, I thought I’d dreamed it, but then I heard voices—loud, angry, echoing up the grand staircase. Boots pounded against the marble floor, doors slammed, and someone shouted,

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