Athena is blind, and adopted by a merciful Alpha who takes her in. But being blind didn't do justice to her as she faced hatred and torment from those around her, especially the Alpha's daughter, Lorrie. Out of spite, Lorrie sets Athena up at her engagement party to have her deflowered by her best friend who has eyes for Athena. Unfortunately, Athena is drugged but the person who lays with her isn't the best friend of Lorrie, but Lorrie's own boyfriend, Ragas. Hell breaks loose as Athena gets accused of seducing her boyfriend and is severely punished. Just when Athena feels like her time has expired, in the crowd, someone takes her hand and pulls her up. To her surprise, it was Alpha Jeremy, the man everyone fears, but the strange thing is, he turns out to be her mate. At that moment, Athena, just like any other person at that moment, feels like the goddess is finally coming to her rescue. After being taken by Jeremy from the hand of her abusers, Athena expected to live in a bed of roses, but that dream was prematurely cut short when she turned out pregnant for Ragas. She yet again faces cruel mistreatment and is banished by Jeremy. In anger, Athena vows to take revenge on all those who hurt her and, as the goddess will have it, she meets a third Alpha named Tristan who sympathizes with her. What's in store for Athena and this third Alpha? Will he be the one to truly liberate her, or will he be just like the others who'll only treat her like trash and abandon her again?
View More“Sial! Kenapa jalanan bisa semacet ini?” Seorang lelaki berambut ikal mengomel sendirian di balik kemudi. Mobil hitam yang dikendarainya melaju dengan cepat menuju kemacetan.
Beberapa meter di depan sana, mobil dan motor sudah berjajar antre. Tampaknya juga sudah mengular entah dari jarak berapa. Yang pasti, sampai belokan di depan sana pun masih macet. Benar-benar tidak bergerak. Entah apa penyebab semua kemacetan ini.
“Oh, God! Please! Aku tidak punya banyak waktu!” serunya dengan frustrasi.
Hanya dalam beberapa detik, mobil yang dikendarainya juga akan terjebak macet. Matanya melirik ke kaca spion, di belakangnya juga banyak kendaraan. Kalau sampai ia berhenti, sudah bisa dipastikan mobil ini tidak akan bisa berkutik lagi. Itu artinya, ia sedang menggadaikan nyawa seseorang pada malaikat maut.
Seorang pengendara lain dalam mobil tampak suntuk. Sepertinya sudah berjam-jam ia terjebak di sini. “Apa aku harus menunggu sampai tahun depan?” ujarnya kesal pada keadaan. Matanya menatap nanar menembus jendela mobil. Mengamati hari yang teriknya luar biasa. Tetap terasa gerah meski pendingin mobil sudah maksimal.
Akan tetapi, suasana siang itu kemudian rusak begitu saja. Tiba-tiba terdengar suara dentuman keras. Seperti ada benda keras yang menabrak benda keras lainnya. Hal itu tentu saja membuat mereka penasaran dan langsung mencari tahu sumber suara. Sekaligus dalang yang sudah membuat jantung hampir melompat dari tempatnya.
Dari arah belakang, mereka bisa melihat sebuah mobil yang menerjang separator jalan dan melaju melawan arah. Beberapa kali mobil tersebut hampir menabrak kendaraan lain yang melaju ke arah sebaliknya.
“Oh, aku tidak punya pilihan, Guys,” ujar lelaki berambut ikal. Ia tahu orang-orang itu tidak akan mendengarnya. Namun, ia masih mengatakannya.
Lelaki berambut ikal itu tidak punya pilihan lain. Kalau sampai ia terjebak macet, akibat yang ditimbulkan akan sangat fatal. Akhirnya, dalam waktu sepersekian detik, ia memutuskan untuk menerjang separator. Pilihan ini bukannya tanpa risiko. Ia tahu risiko terburuknya adalah nyawanya sendiri atau mungkin malah nyawa orang lain yang tidak bersalah.
Satu lagi, tindakan ini benar-benar melanggar hukum. Bisa saja ia dikejar oleh petugas keamanan yang nantinya akan semakin menyusahkannya. Namun, ia sudah bertekad untuk menghadapi apa pun yang ada. Bahkan menabrak mobil polisi yang berusaha mengejarnya kalau memang diperlukan.
“Wait for me, Boy!” serunya sendirian dan semakin dalam menginjak pedal gas.
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Berkilo-kilo meter dari sana.
“Kenapa?” tanya seorang wanita. Ia berjongkok di depan pria yang, kalau menilik dari lukanya, sedang sekarat. “Duniamu terhempas ke tanah?” lanjutnya sambil menyeringai.
Meski pria di depannya sudah berlumuran darah dan tampak tidak berdaya, wanita itu sama sekali tidak merasa iba. Bahkan terlihat sangat bahagia. Seolah baru saja memenangkan undian berhadiah yang sudah ditunggu-tunggu selama puluhan tahun.
“Sekarang kau percaya kalau lautan memang penuh misteri? Kita tidak pernah tahu apa yang ada di dalam sana. Mungkin kehidupan bawah laut yang indah, mungkin juga monster yang menyeramkan. Tidak ada yang tahu. Tidak juga kau, badai yang katanya hebat.”
Wanita itu terus mengoceh. Tidak peduli pria di depannya mendengarkan atau tidak. Ia hanya ingin menikmati detik demi detik. Lebih tepatnya menikmati rasa sakit yang sudah ditimbulkan olehnya. Karena ia tahu, luka fisik yang diderita pria ini tidak sebanding dengan luka hati. Ia merasa bangga karena sudah berhasil menciptakan luka sehebat ini.
Bahkan pria ini akan mengingat rasa sakitnya sampai ke neraka. Kabar baiknya, ia merasa gerbang neraka sudah terbuka lebar dan siap menerima tubuh tak berdaya yang tergeletak di atas aspal itu.
“Akulah pemain ulung. Akulah pemenang yang sesungguhnya,” bisiknya.
ATHENA'S POV.I picked him up, and turned him around, giggling with him.“What did you just call me? What did you?” I asked in a funny voice, rubbing noses with him.He giggled.“MaMa.” He called again, and I squealed.When I opened my door widely for the first time in months, the maids seemed shocked. I had only always opened it halfway to take food, so they wouldn't be worried I wasn't eating.“Miss!” They said, with tears in their eyes, as they smiled, and I opened one arm. They came to me, and I hugged them as well as I could.Aiden and I went to Alpha Ragas' grave, waiting for Tristan, who would return that night.“Hi.” I said sweetly to Alpha Ragas, and dusted the pictures of him, and us, before placing them gently on the grave. “Say hi Aiden. Say hi.”“Ay.” He said, and I laughed. “It's been like… over two months since you left, and we all miss you, although, I'm still going to tell Aiden you're a coward because you didn't stay.” I said, smiling. “By the way, you haven't come
ATHENA'S POV.I shuddered, and heaved heavily, feeling like all breath had been stolen from me. He was gone! He would never speak, never smile, never see me. “Alpha Ragas?” I suddenly wished to hear his voice, craved to hear him call my name. Knowing I could never satisfy that craving, made me want to go mad. “Alpha Ragas?” I called, but he didn't reply. I screamed, and screamed again, holding him to my chest. It felt like I would die. My mate had died, and I and my wolf were feeling immense pain.Our goodbye was so painful, and I wished he never came to save me. “Alpha Ragas.” I cried. Crying seemed like it wouldn't be enough. I wanted to cry my soul out. I wanted to scream until there was nothing left to scream.“Help me! I'm dying!” I screamed, hugging his body to me, trying to keep him warm. It didn't help that the atmosphere was cold. It was cooling his warm body faster than food. Alpha Ragas eyes stared lifelessly at the sky, and it tore my heart apart. The palace behind me
ATHENA'S POV.We stopped running at the same time. His face contorted in pain, and while I remained standing, he fell. My mouth was open, and my breathing began to come out faster. I screamed. I screamed again. My screams seemed to be in distant echoes. I screamed again and again, and fell to my knees. I raised his head on my laps, and tried to stop the blood gushing out of his heart. Why his chest? Why!? Couldn't they have shot his leg? The blood poured out through the space in my fingers, and soaked his clothes terribly. It seemed like everything around me had stopped. I couldn't hear the men any more even though I knew they were coming from us. It felt like my heart was bleeding. Blood gushed out in the form of pain. My chest hurt so much! Words were unable to explain my pain. “Alpha Ragas!” I screamed. Not like that. He wasn't to die like that. I was yet to thank him, and make him feel happy for saving me. Even if I couldn't be with him, I wanted to make it up to him.He cou
ATHENA'S POV.Alpha Ragas immediately got to his feet, and raced towards the closet as silently as he could. I hid my almost loosened wrists properly behind me, and tried to look hopeless, and scared. The door opened almost immediately, and a maid came in. Without intending to, my head darted towards the closet where Alpha Ragas was. She looked at the closet closely, and I coughed.“I need some water, please. I've been really thirsty. There's no water anywhere.” I said, trying to look really thirsty. “Do I look as if I came here to attend to you? I came here because there is something I have to tell you. Something you might not find exactly pleasing.” She said, haughtily, and I swallowed. “Something I might not find exactly pleasing?” I repeated, and she smiled. “I know the man who came into the castle, following you, or should I say the man who sneaked in after you. He's Alpha Ragas.” She said, taking out a thin knife from her pocket. My eyes trailed the wicked curve of its blade
ATHENA'S POV. No one would ever understand the feeling of gratitude I felt at that moment. Despite being very horrible to me, he jumped headfirst into trouble to save me. That touched me greatly. I was only scared for him. The men around were a lot and they seemed trained to be brutal, merciless, and unforgiving. If they happened to see him, they would take him down, and we'd both get our hearts eaten together because I could tell he was alone and didn't bring anyone along.Alpha Daven walked away, then turned back to me. “Do you want to say something or…?” He asked, and I blinked, trying to push my guilt, and relief out of my face.“You're forgetting that all creatures will eventually die. Everything you're doing right now is in vain.” I spat at him, and he laughed, clapping his hands in amusement.“Isn't it funny how you should be the one telling those words to yourself? All creatures will die someday. You're going to die in two days, there's nothing different in that. Also, whate
ATHENA'S POV.When I opened my eyes, I was on a cold floor, and all around me was tons of space. My hands were tied behind my back, and there was a gag in my mouth. It hurt the corners of my lips, and my sounds were all muffled, as I tried to call for anyone who was behind me. No one answered, so I tried to recall what had happened. There had been the guy with the phone. Yes, he was the one who had abducted me. But wait? Why would anyone want to capture the Luna of the pack? Did they want to make Tristan mad? Why would they do something as stupid as that?I suddenly felt large and strong hands grip my shoulder, and I made a loud muffled sound, as I was made to sit. It turned out I wasn't alone afterall. I was in a large warehouse, and there were men in dark suits lined in two different columns with a lot of space between them. They looked like body guards, but on second thought, they looked like assassins with black glasses on their faces.It meant there was someone else—the boss. T
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