Sugar: A Novel

When the mafia heir, Marco Gallante, barged into the family vault with his mistress, I was standing before the Virgin Mary statue, cross-checking bloodstained ledgers. Fiore Albero cowered behind him, pointing at the ledgers in my hands and shrieking, "Marco, I'm scared..." I did not even bother looking up, just flicked the ash off my cigar. However, Marco kicked the desk over with one swift boot. "Chiara Moltisanti, Fiore can't stand the sight of all this blood and violence. Sign the divorce papers, now!" I stared at the mess scattered across the floor, thinking back to the pregnancy report the family doctor had handed me just ten minutes ago. The Gallante bloodline was dying out in this generation. Ever since the eldest son, Luca Gallante, died in that accident, Marco became the sole heir. The Don, Carmine Gallante, dreamed of nothing more than a legitimate boy of pure blood to carry on the family name and glory. So, I smiled, bright and sharp, with unmistakable mockery. "Perfect. Since you want true love, then the Don's throne will never be yours." Besides, I never wanted Marco, that useless fool. What I wanted was the Gallante empire, a mafia dynasty spanning three continents with 100 years of roots, and the control that left him with nowhere to run and no legs to stand on. This time, I would cut him out completely, keep the bloodline, and sit at the head of the family.

Alana, gadis SMA yang malang. Terlahir tidak melihat sosok Ayah, sedangkan harus menanggung malu dengan perkejaan ibunya yang sebagai mucikari. Hal ini, Alana tutup serapat mungkin, agar teman-teman sekolahnya tak mengetahui latar belakang keluarganya.

Just because my sister, Yvonne Lindell, claims I swapped Grandma's medicine with sugar pellets and caused her death, Mom locks me inside the cremator. I kneel and beg, but Mom spits at me in disgust. "You wretched girl, stay still! You killed your grandma by secretly switching her medicine. Now go repent to her properly!" Dad hesitates, unable to bear it. "Maybe we should let her out. What if—" "What are you afraid of? Don't forget that she killed your mother! If we don't teach her a lesson this time, who knows who she'll kill next!" The voices outside the door gradually fade, and my heart sinks to the bottom. The flames slowly begin to lick at my body. In despair, I clutch Grandma's cold hand beside me. "Grandma, I'm sorry. I should've taken better care of your medicine. But I swear, I didn't replace it with sugar pellets. Maybe only in death, can I truly atone for this sin…"

"Bayar dengan uang, atau dengan tubuhmu?!" *** Sebuah kesialan membuat Geisha harus menghabiskan satu malam dengan Ganesha. Dalam usahanya mencari keadilan, Ganesha justru menawarkan sebuah kesepakatan. Geisha dituntut menjadi pelayan pribadi Ganesha, sang Presdir muda. Hingga benih-benih cinta pun tak terelakkan. Namun, Ganesha enggan mengatakannya secara gamblang. Bagi Ganesha, cinta hanyalah sebuah kutukan. Ibunya meninggalkan dirinya serta ayahnya di masa lalu, sementara kekasihnya berselingkuh dengan sahabatnya. Berbagai upaya dilakukan oleh Geisha agar mendapatkan cinta Ganesha. Akankah kedua insan itu bersatu pada akhirnya? Atau justru menemukan kebahagiaan masing-masing? *** "Aku tidak tahu mengapa aku harus memperlakukanmu seperti ini. Aku tidak ingin kau pergi. Jangan tinggalkan aku. Kita sama-sama sebatang kara. Kita memiliki satu sama lain. Jangan berpikir untuk pergi, meski aku tidak membalas perasaanmu."

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