Thalia Got Divorced

Pada tahun kelima pernikahannya, Stella pergi untuk mengajukan permohonan akta nikah yang baru. Tapi dia malah baru menyadari bahwa akta nikahnya itu palsu dan istri sah suaminya adalah orang lain. Cinta yang dijalin selama lima tahun ternyata palsu. Setelah kembali ke rumah, terdengar suaminya Felix dan pengacara berkata, “Tania sedang kerja keras membangun kariernya di luar negeri, hanya dengan status Nyonya Felix, dia baru bisa punya pijakan di dunia bisnis, aku harus membantunya.” “Sedangkan Stella, dia sangat mencintaiku, demi diriku dia juga putus hubungan dengan keluarganya, jadi dia pasti nggak akan pernah meninggalkanku.” Stella merasa patah hati setelah mendengar ini. Pada saat Felix mendapatkan akta nikah yang asli, Stella sudah pergi jauh dan dia tidak akan pernah bisa menemukan wanita itu lagi.

Saat usia kehamilanku memasuki bulan kesembilan, wanita yang merupakan wanita idaman suamiku datang dengan alasan ingin tinggal di rumah kami. Setiap kali bertemu denganku, dia selalu memegangi dadanya dan menunjukkan wajah seolah-olah tengah disiksa oleh kenangan menyakitkan. Suamiku pun menudingku sebagai biang keladi. Dia mengira aku sengaja memamerkan perut besarku hanya untuk menyakiti hati Stella.

My bestie Kenna and I were the fated mates of the two most powerful Alpha brothers in the Dark Moon pack. I was mated to the Head Alpha, Cade. Kenna was mated to his brother, Rhys. On our mating anniversary, a bloody package reeking of Rogues arrived. It was from Cade’s childhood friend, Lilah. The feral scent shocked my body into premature labor. Kenna rushed me to the pack’s private medical center. But the labor triggered a fatal condition: “Moon Eclipse Sickness.” My life force was draining away. With my last bit of strength, I used our mind-link to beg my Alpha for help. His furious voice was my only answer. “You’re faking this just because I missed our anniversary? Lilah’s rare silver hound is giving birth, and it’s dangerous. Don’t cause trouble for me now!” In the end, it was Kenna who drained her own wolf’s spirit to save me. I barely survived. But the pup I delivered was rushed to emergency care, too weak from my fading life force. Her eyes bloodshot, Kenna contacted her mate, Rhys. She begged him for "Moonflower Dew"—a serum from his own company that could save our baby. "Lilah's hound is weak after giving birth. I’m busy making a special formula for it. You and Evelyn are two of a kind. Always stirring up trouble. First her drama, now yours." My pup died. And my heart shattered with him. “Kenna, I’m rejecting my mate bond with Cade.” “If you reject him, I reject mine. Traitors don’t deserve mates.” But when we told the Alpha brothers we were rejecting them, they felt a panic they had never known.

Karena anak dari wanita yang dia cintai terkurung di dalam mobil hingga dehirasi dan pingsan, dengan penuh amarah, ayah langsung mengikatku dan mengurungku di dalam bagasi mobil. Dengan wajah penuh kebencian, dia menatapku dengan tajam dan berkata, "Aku nggak punya anak sekejam kamu. Renungkan baik-baik kesalahanmu di sini." Aku memohon ampun dan mengakui kesalahan, hanya berharap ayah bisa melepaskanku. Namun, yang kudapatkan hanyalah perintah dinginnya. "Kecuali dia mati, nggak ada seorang pun yang boleh membebaskannya." Mobil itu terparkir di garasi. Tak peduli seberapa keras aku berteriak meminta tolong, tak seorang pun bisa mendengarnya. Tujuh hari kemudian, barulah dia teringat bahwa dirinya masih punya seorang putri. Ayah pun memutuskan untuk membebaskanku. Namun, dia tak tahu bahwa diriku sudah meninggal di dalam bagasi itu dan tak akan pernah bisa sadarkan diri lagi.

My sister Emma and I were mated to the most powerful Alpha twins in the North—Evan and Lucas. After the marking ceremony, they spoiled us rotten. Every she-wolf in the Pack was jealous. But they didn't know that in my previous life, when I was five months pregnant and attacked by rogue wolves on my way to a prenatal checkup, my mate Evan was taking care of another sick she-wolf. I contacted Evan ten times through mind link, but he said impatiently: "Aria, how many more times are you going to play this trick? Sophia just had a premonition this morning that there would be no rogue wolf attack today! Sophia has already coughed up blood from overusing her precognitive abilities! As the Luna, you're not helping, and instead you're here being jealous?" Sophia was a she-wolf that he and Lucas rescued three months ago while patrolling the border. She was delicate and pitiful, claiming she could foresee the future. Soon, she successfully warned of several small-scale attacks. Evan and Lucas treated her like a treasure, doting on her. My sister Emma saw this scene on her way to pick up her three-year-old nephew Noah from school. She rushed forward without hesitation to save me. She and Noah begged Lucas for help, but Lucas was even colder: "You two sisters are really something. It's bad enough you conspired to put on a show to force us to come home, but you even taught a three-year-old child to lie!" Finally, the rogue wolf pack caught up with us. Three-year-old Noah was brutally bitten to death, and my child was ripped from my womb. When I opened my eyes again, Emma and I were back an hour before the rogue wolf attack. This time, Emma and I had only one thought: to sever the mate bond.

Sebelum menikah, mataku yang buta demi menolong Doni tiba-tiba pulih. Aku ingin memberi tahu hal ini padanya dengan senang, tapi malah melihatnya sedang bermesraan dengan adik sepupuku. "Kak Doni, sekarang anak kita sangat sehat, dokter bilang kita sudah bisa melakukan hubungan intim. Bagaimana kalau kita mencobanya di ruang tamu?" "Selain itu, kakak sedang tidur di kamar, kalau kita melakukan hubungan intim di sini, pasti sangat seru, 'kan?" "Diam! Kelak jangan pakai istriku untuk bercanda." Doni memarahinya sambil menciumnya. Melihat gerakan mereka makin mesra, bahkan napas mereka makin desak, dia baru menyadari kenapa setengah tahun lalu, mereka berdua tiba-tiba suka olahraga dalam ruangan. Aku menutup mulutku dengan tangan, lalu kembali ke kamar dan mengunci pintu. Sekarang aku tidak berencana memberi tahu Doni kalau mataku sudah pulih. Aku mengeluarkan ponsel untuk menelepon ibuku. "Ibu, aku nggak mau menikah dengan Doni lagi, aku mau menikah dengan pria vegetatif dari Keluarga Barata itu." "Aku nggak mau Doni si pria berengsek itu lagi."

Setengah bulan sebelum pernikahan, aku dan Radit mengalami pertengkaran hebat. Penyebabnya? Sederhana saja, dia ingin memiliki anak dengan putri profesor pembimbingnya. “Aku dan dia hanya akan melakukan bayi tabung, bukan benar-benar ada hubungan apa pun. Profesorku sedang sakit parah, dan harapan terbesarnya adalah melihat Lisa punya seseorang yang bisa diandalkan di masa depan!” Radit mengatakannya dengan begitu enteng, tapi aku merasakan dingin menjalar ke seluruh tubuhku. “Kita akan menikah dalam setengah bulan lagi, tapi kau malah ingin punya anak dengan wanita lain. Menurutmu itu nggak keterlaluan?” Melihat punggungnya yang menghilang di balik pintu yang dibantingnya keras-keras, aku membuka ponsel dan menulis sebuah status. [ Setengah bulan lagi menikah, tapi ingin ganti pengantin pria. Ada yang berminat? ]

My best friend Joanne and I were mated to Beta Shawn and his older brother, Alpha Edwin, on the same day. But three years after our bonds were formed, their childhood sweetheart, Carmen, returned. Both brothers were drawn to her like moths to a flame, and Joanne and I—once their mates—became little more than shadows in their lives. Joanne, unable to endure the cold neglect her mate had shown her, begged me to escape with her—and I agreed. But the night before we were supposed to leave, she leapt from Moonlit Crag and ended her own life. When I called Shawn, her mate, he didn’t believe me. Instead, he scoffed: “Jose, don’t you think this childish little trick is beneath you? Trying to get my attention like this?” When I reached out to Edwin, he only smirked, voice colder than the winds atop that cliff. “Jose, do you really expect me to believe you? You’re just jealous of Carmen. Don’t involve me in her drama anymore. She’s not worth the trouble—and neither are you.” Their indifference shattered what little hope remained. So I severed the bond with Edwin… and left without a word. But when Shawn finally learned the truth, he collapsed at Joanne’s grave, sobbing and begging for forgiveness. And Edwin? He howled into the night, desperation twisting his voice as he roared: “Come back, Jose! I won’t lose my mate—not you too!” But by then, I was already gone. And I had no intention of returning.

My sister Isolde and I used to be human. The twin vampire princes, Caelum and Dorian, turned us and married us. The entire vampire world celebrated. Two human sisters, personally turned by the Crown Princes? It was the highest honor a mortal could receive. We believed we were loved. We were fools. Five months into my pregnancy, I was attacked by a group of exiled vampires in the forest beyond our territory. I called Caelum nine times. He didn’t pick up. The exiles circled me, cutting into my arms and legs with blades that burned. Pain tore through my body. I called a tenth time. This time, Caelum’s cold voice came through: “Haven’t you had enough? Vivienne is being tracked by hunters. Stop bothering me.” Vivienne was the human girl that both princes truly loved. The one who had refused to be turned. With nothing to stop them now, the exiles closed in. Their leader drove a blade into my stomach. I watched the light leave my body from the inside out, and felt my unborn child die. When I was close to death, my sister Isolde found me and fought the exiles off. But there were too many. Isolde was badly wounded. She called her husband Dorian for help. All she got was: “Looking for Vivienne. Don’t bother me.” Isolde carried me and ran. A storm hit and we were caught in the open at dawn—deadly for wounded vampires. The border patrol found us just in time. We barely survived. When I woke up in the infirmary, my first thought was simple: Sever the bond.

Tamara Winslow stands amid the crowd while clutching two different documents in her hand. One of them shows a diagnosis report on her alexithymia, while the other showcases a divorce agreement. Three hours ago, she had specifically visited the Clerk's Office because the hospital's system had shown her marital status as "divorced". The city clerk looks up at her. "Ma'am, it's true that you and Mr. Braxton Merrick got divorced three years ago." Tamara's expression freezes on her face. "How could that be? We got married three years ago!" The city clerk checks the details once again. This time, he adapts a rather awkward tone. "The results are correct. It's true that you got divorced three years ago. In fact, it took place… on the seventh second right after you got married…"