Towel Drop

I was born with a rare condition. My blood carried healing properties strong enough to neutralize any poison. When Garrett Frank, the young heir from Osbury, was bitten by a venomous snake, he was hanging by a thread. In that desperate moment, I slit my wrist and used my blood to cleanse the venom from his body. Only later did I find out that whoever saved Garrett's life would become the future Mrs. Frank. But after Garrett took over the family business, the first thing he did was drain every drop of blood from my body and have me chopped up and fed to his dogs. "At that time, Loretta had already brought the antidote," he had said coldly. "If you had just waited another five minutes, I could've married her openly and honorably. "But you had to interfere. You stole her place as Mrs. Frank, drove her into despair, and pushed her to take her own life. Since you claim your blood can cure any poison, let's see how much antidote it can make." They bled me dry and threw me into a cage for his dogs. I died there, torn apart and unrecognizable. Afterward, my parents went bankrupt because of the Franks. Both of them took poison and died together. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the very day Garrett had been bitten by the snake. Michelle Frank, Garrett's mother, looked at me with desperate hope. "I heard you have that rare healing blood," she said. "Will you please save my son?" I quickly shook my head. "That's just a rumor, Mrs. Frank. And honestly, using blood as medicine sounds pretty unsanitary. Please don't worry. I heard Ms. Huber is on her way with a special antidote. Your son will be fine!" Still, a small part of me couldn't help looking forward to what would happen. If I didn't step in this time, Garrett wouldn't just fail to inherit the family business—he'd be lucky to live another month!

Soraya Adhitama pernah memiliki segalanya: kekayaan, kecantikan, otak cemerlang, dan cinta yang tulus dari Gilang, kekasih masa SMA-nya. Namun, roda nasib berputar kejam. Kebangkrutan mendadak dan kematian Sang Ayah menyeret Soraya ke dalam jurang kemiskinan. Ketika Ibu Wati divonis gagal ginjal dan membutuhkan biaya cuci darah setiap minggu, Soraya dihadapkan pada satu-satunya aset yang tersisa: tubuhnya sendiri. ​Di balik tembok universitas yang megah, Soraya menjalani kehidupan ganda yang kelam. Di siang hari, ia adalah mahasiswi teladan dengan IPK 4.0 yang dikagumi. Namun di malam hari, ia adalah "boneka" bagi para penguasa kampus. ​Dr. Subagyo, Sang Dekan yang menawarkan uang dengan syarat kepatuhan mutlak di ranjang. Dosen Rian, pengajar muda nan cerdas yang memanipulasi keadaan demi memuaskan egonya. Dan Dosen Brata, sang eksekutor nilai yang menuntut pembayaran lewat rasa sakit. Ketiganya menjerat Soraya dalam lingkaran setan di mana IPK dan uang berobat menjadi mata uang transaksi dosa. ​Segalanya hancur ketika Gilang memergoki Soraya di sebuah hotel. Pintu yang didobrak malam itu tidak hanya menelanjangi tubuh Soraya, tapi juga meruntuhkan harga dirinya di mata pria yang paling ia cintai. ​Di tengah cemoohan batin, ancaman drop out, dan teror dari rival kampus yang mengintai, Soraya harus memilih: Berhenti dan membiarkan ibunya mati, atau terus melangkah di jalan berlumpur ini meski harus kehilangan jiwanya? ​Ini bukan sekadar kisah perselingkuhan. Ini adalah kisah tentang seorang wanita yang rela menjadi iblis demi menjadi malaikat penolong bagi keluarganya. Dan tentang seorang pria yang cintanya berubah menjadi obsesi dingin yang mematikan. ​Sanggupkah Soraya menebus dosanya? Atau selamanya ia akan menjadi tawanan dari gelar sarjananya sendiri? ​ ​"Orang bilang aku wanita bodoh yang mau dimadu. Aku adalah ratu di kerajaan malamnya, pemegang kunci gairahnya yang tidak akan pernah dimiliki istri sahnya. Dulu aku menjual tubuhku demi IPK. Sekarang, aku memberikannya gratis... demi cinta yang tak akan pernah mati."