Lebih Panas dari Neraka

Lebih Panas dari Neraka

EGlobal Publishing

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Introduction

Masuki dunia yang lebih panas dari neraka, penuh dengan seks, narkoba, dan bahaya. Bos kejahatan terkenal, Chase Xavier Moon, jarang menyisakan tawanan dan menjalani kehidupan mewah penuh dosa yang hanya dibatasi oleh imajinasinya.

Ketika mantan polisi Madison Kinlock memasuki dunia Moon, segalanya tidak akan pernah sama lagi. Mereka sering berselisih, tapi semua orang tahu bahwa ketegangan semakin memuncak dan kehancuran besar akan segera terjadi.

Hotter Than Hell diciptakan oleh Holly S. Roberts, seorang penulis yang telah menandatangani kontrak dengan EGlobal Creative Publishing.
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Chapter 1

Mereka bilang hidupmu akan terlintas di depan matamu saat kematian sudah dekat. Itu tidak sepenuhnya benar. Yang ada hanyalah aliran cepat mimpi, kegagalan, dan pertanyaan "bagaimana jika". Setidaknya, begitulah yang terjadi padaku.

Orang-orang memanggilku Mak, tapi nama asliku adalah Madison Abigail Kinlock. Aku berdiri di sebuah garasi bawah tanah di pusat kota Jakarta dengan semprotan merica mengarah ke seorang bajingan yang ketahuan selingkuh.

Suhu di atas seratus derajat, dan keringat menetes dari dahiku ke mata, membuatnya perih. Si bajingan, Harry Dandridge, tampaknya berpikir bahwa tongkat pemukulnya bisa mengalahkan semprotan mericaku. Mungkin dia benar.

Dandridge menginginkan kameraku, beserta sebagian tengkorakku, dan siapa yang bisa menyalahkannya? Aku mengikuti Harry ke garasi dan mengambil foto saat seorang pekerja seks memberinya blow job di kursi belakang Lincoln putihnya. Aku bisa melarikan diri tanpa insiden jika aku tidak memutuskan untuk mengambil foto close-up alat kelaminnya - semua demi mengekspos bajingan yang selingkuh, tentu saja. Harry sedang sibuk ketika sebuah mobil melaju dengan cepat dan mengerem, membuat Harry membuka matanya. Aku mengambil foto tepat pada saat itu, dan percayalah, itu adalah foto yang bernilai tinggi. Harry melepaskan pekerja seks dari alat kelaminnya, melemparkannya ke semen, dan keluar dari mobil dengan tongkat aluminium mengkilap di tangan. Untuk seorang pria dengan perut buncit dan alat kelamin yang tergantung dari celana yang tidak dikancing, dia bergerak cepat.

Pekerja seks itu bangkit dan lari dengan sepatu hak platform enam inci lebih cepat daripada aku bisa berlari dengan sepatu setengah tingginya. Aku melepaskan kamera, membiarkannya menggantung di tali leher, dan menarik semprotan merica. Aku punya pistol di pinggang, tersembunyi di bawah bajuku, dan aku tidak terlalu senang dengan keputusan untuk menarik semprotan merica saat pistol seharusnya ada di tanganku. Ini menunjukkan betapa naluri kepolisianku telah menurun sejak menyerahkan lencana dan menjadi detektif swasta. Sekarang, aku berhadapan dengan pria marah yang terputus dari klimaksnya dan juga akan membayar banyak uang kepada calon mantan istrinya.

"Turunkan tongkatnya, Pak Dandridge," aku memerintahkan.

Senyum sinisnya memberi tahu bahwa dia tidak berniat mengikuti perintahku.

"Kau pikir aku takut dengan semprotan merica kecil itu, dasar perempuan bodoh? Serahkan kameranya." Suara tingginya menyentuh sarafku, dan aku berharap wajah merah cerahnya berarti dia akan terkena stroke sebelum kami mencapai kesepakatan yang tidak saling menguntungkan. Aku mengabaikan perih keringat di mataku dan memegang kaleng semprotan dengan mantap. Ini ada di tangan kananku, yang merupakan tangan kuatku, tapi bahu burukku menopang tangan itu, dan aku butuh Harry untuk terkena stroke dengan cepat.

Sebenarnya lega saat, dalam penglihatanku yang periferal, aku melihat dua Cadillac hitam melaju melalui garasi. Mereka berhenti mendadak sekitar dua puluh kaki dari aku dan Harry. Bahkan dengan jendela gelap mereka, hanya orang idiot yang mengendarai mobil hitam di Jakarta pada musim panas.

Cuma bilang aja.

Empat pria besar, dengan setelan hitam mahal, mengenakan kacamata hitam keluar dari mobil. Mungkin ada yang sedang syuting film mafia Italia dan kami berada di tengah-tengah adegan baku tembak. Orang-orang Cadillac itu membawa senjata, dan duniaku tiba-tiba berubah dari sial menjadi benar-benar kacau. Sebelum menjadi detektif swasta, aku bekerja tiga tahun sebagai polisi patroli jalan dan tahu bahwa bahkan dengan setelan desainer yang pas, pria-pria ini adalah preman.

Di sinilah kilasan mimpi, kegagalan, dan pertanyaan "bagaimana jika" muncul.

Aku setara dengan bom seks berambut cokelat. Aku punya payudara besar, pinggang ramping, dan wajah bulat dengan mata hijau besar yang dikelilingi oleh bulu mata panjang dan tebal.

Sebagai remaja muda, atributku tidak menghentikanku menjadi tomboy. Selama musim panas tahun kelima belas, payudaraku yang mulai tumbuh meledak dan payudara baruku jelas mengganggu. Anak laki-laki sendiri yang paling merusak segalanya. Yang sama yang bermain sepak bola denganku selama pertandingan pickup akhir pekan berubah dalam semalam. Mereka membuat cerita seksual tentang aku dan menyebarkannya di sekolah menengah sebagai kebenaran.

Anak-anak perempuan dan laki-laki sama-sama percaya rumor itu. Aku tidak pernah benar-benar mengerti mengapa seorang penyendiri dan kutu buku, yang tidak mengganggu urusan orang lain, dibuat seolah-olah menjadi pelacur. Bukan berarti aku memikirkannya banyak. Aku juga diberkati dengan kulit luar yang keras yang sangat sedikit bisa menembus. Jika kau menambahkan sikap tidak peduli pada penampilanku, kebanyakan orang menganggapku sebagai perempuan sombong. Sekali lagi, aku tidak peduli. Aku punya mimpi besar di depan mata dan tidak ada yang akan menghalangiku.

Penampilanku, entah kenapa, memainkan peran dalam rencana besar hidupku. Lebih dari segalanya, aku ingin dianggap serius. Ini berarti para pria akan menatap mataku, bukan dadaku, saat berbicara denganku.

Mungkin ini tidak masuk akal untuk kebanyakan orang dalam karier penegakan hukum, tapi bagiku iya. Aku mencintai polisi sejak aku masih kecil. Aku tidak takut pada mereka. Mereka berdiri untuk integritas dan keadilan, dan mereka membuat dunia menjadi tempat yang lebih aman untuk ditinggali. Aku melihat para petugas sebagai pahlawan. Aku menghitung tahun, lalu bulan, lalu hari sampai aku bisa mewujudkan mimpiku. Aku bahkan mengambil beberapa kelas peradilan pidana setelah lulus SMA untuk mengisi waktu. Usia dua puluh satu bukanlah tahun untuk merayakan minum legal. Itu adalah tahun di mana aku akhirnya mewujudkan mimpiku.

Karena ulang tahunku di awal musim panas, aku masuk akademi polisi pada waktu yang paling buruk. Panasnya Phoenix, Arizona, di bulan Juli seperti neraka. Untuk mewujudkan mimpiku, aku berkeringat selama empat setengah bulan yang membara di neraka. Tapi itu terbayar. Aku lulus di puncak kelas dan bahkan unggul dalam persyaratan fisik. Tidak ada standar ganda dalam penegakan hukum. Pria dan wanita menjalani tes yang sama—fisik dan akademik.

Setelah menyelesaikan akademi, aku menjalani mimpiku selama tiga tahun yang luar biasa. Tiga tahun berpatroli di jalanan Phoenix dengan rompi Kevlar yang berat, seragam biru tua, dan lencana emas yang bersinar di dadaku.

Sejujurnya, pekerjaan ini ada naik turunnya. Pelecehan seksual, kebanyakan dari polisi yang sudah menikah, adalah salah satu turunnya. Di sisi positif, hal terakhir yang dilihat oleh penjahat ketika senjata, Taser, atau semprotan merica diarahkan padanya adalah dadaku.

Di atas segalanya, aku mencintai kebersamaan, rasa keluarga, dan semangat persaudaraan yang diberikan oleh seragam biru. Aku, si tomboy, si kutu buku yang penyendiri, merasa cocok.

Mimpiku benar-benar berhenti secara tiba-tiba di pegunungan Arizona di lereng ski.

Itu adalah salah satu akhir pekan langka yang bebas dan aku menuju ke utara untuk sehari snowboarding musim dingin. Kebanyakan orang berpikir Arizona adalah gurun. Itu jauh dari kebenaran. Arizona memiliki area ski yang hebat di antara hutan pinus pegunungan tinggi. Aku mencintai salju yang liar dan mengambil risiko konyol karena aku berusia dua puluh empat tahun dan merasa tak terkalahkan. Aku juga seorang pecandu adrenalin yang menikmati melarikan diri dari rutinitas jalanan untuk sementara waktu dan menguji batasanku. Jalur yang merusak karierku sebenarnya tidak begitu sulit untuk dilalui. Sampai hari ini, aku tidak yakin apa yang sebenarnya terjadi. Hasil akhirnya adalah konfrontasi dengan pohon yang tidak aku menangkan. Aku seharusnya merasa beruntung masih hidup.

Kerusakan terburuk adalah cedera bahu yang memerlukan beberapa kali operasi. Rasa sakit, operasi, lebih banyak rasa sakit, rehabilitasi, operasi. Aku menderita melalui siklus tak berujung ini selama setahun. Aku bekerja keras dan melakukan semua yang dikatakan dokter agar aku bisa kembali ke jalanan. Meskipun begitu, setelah satu tahun dua bulan, memegang senjataku membuat tanganku gemetar. Aku menolak menyerah dan menipu ahli bedah ortopediku untuk melepaskanku dengan surat layak tugas. Aku minum empat ibuprofen, memompa diriku dengan dua minuman Monster, dan pergi ke lapangan tembak untuk memenuhi syarat.

Itu secara resmi hari terburuk kedua dalam hidupku.

Menyerahkan lencana dan senjataku adalah yang pertama.

Cedera di luar tugas memberiku tepat $165 sebulan dari sistem pensiun polisi. Bahkan dengan thermostat di delapan puluh empat, uang itu tidak cukup untuk menutupi biaya tagihan listrik bulanan di suhu seratus lebih selama musim panas Phoenix. Aku masih harus membayar sewa, utilitas, dan membeli makanan.

Aku punya sedikit pilihan kecuali aku ingin kembali ke sekolah dan bekerja dengan upah minimum sambil mendapatkan gelar. Hanya ada satu solusi nyata. Sayangnya, itu mengharuskanku turun serendah mungkin pada totem biru sebagai mantan polisi. Aku menggigit peluru dan melamar lisensi PI.

Aku sudah menjadi penyelidik swasta selama dua tahun sekarang dan mengkhususkan diri dalam segala sesuatu di sisi kanan hukum. Kadang-kadang uangnya kurang dari upah minimum yang pernah aku tolak.

Sekarang, di sinilah aku, secara mental mengatalogkan mimpi, kegagalan, dan sialan apa jika sambil menatap empat senjata.

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