
Pasangannya yang Kembali (Siri Bayangan Berkumpul, Buku I)
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Introduction
Dia tidak.
Dia tidak mahu pasangan. Dia tidak perlukan pasangan...
...tetapi tiba-tiba bau melati dan vanila menyentuh hidungnya dari suatu tempat yang dekat. Itu hanya bermakna satu perkara. Pasangannya sudah dekat...
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Rayne bertemu pasangannya di Moonlight Ball ketika dia berusia lapan belas tahun, pasangan yang dia tidak pernah mahu temui, yang dia tidak pernah mahu dalam hidupnya. Dia muncul entah dari mana. Tindakannya pada malam itu tanpa disedari membebaskannya. Dia mengambil kebebasan yang diberikannya, melarikan diri, dan tidak pernah sekali pun menoleh ke belakang.
Sekarang lima tahun kemudian dia muncul kembali dalam hidupnya selepas menolaknya lima tahun lalu, menuntut agar dia mengambil tempat yang sepatutnya di sisinya. Dia meninggalkannya selepas memanggilnya lemah. Tidak mungkin dia akan membiarkannya kembali ke dalam hidupnya seolah-olah dia berhak berada di sana. Rayne tidak pernah mahu pasangan, adakah kehadirannya sekarang akan mengubah itu? Tubuh dan jiwanya merayu agar dia mengakuinya, namun hatinya milik orang lain.
Bolehkah pasangannya meyakinkannya untuk memberinya peluang? Adakah kekasihnya akan meyakinkannya untuk tetap bersamanya? Dewi Bulan memasangkannya dengan seseorang yang bukan pilihannya, yang Rayne inginkan hanyalah peluang untuk memilih sendiri. Siapa yang akan menang? Rayne atau takdir yang ditetapkan bulan untuknya?
*Untuk pembaca matang 18+*
*Amaran untuk trauma masa lalu yang menyakitkan*
Her Returned Mate adalah Buku 1 dalam Siri Gathering Shadows. Buku 2 His Redemption juga tersedia untuk dibaca sekarang di Anystories.
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Chapter 1
Rayne berdiri memandang pantulannya di cermin. Gaun labuh hijau pucat yang dipakainya melekat pada lekuk tubuhnya dan tidak menyembunyikan banyak. Rambut keriting hitam pekatnya disanggul dan dipinkan ke kepalanya, meninggalkan lehernya terdedah. Malam ini adalah malam di mana kebanyakan serigala yang belum berpasangan dari semua kawanan di Amerika Utara diharapkan akan menemui pasangan mereka. Dia yakin semuanya pasti sangat teruja.
Dia tidak.
Dia tidak mahu pasangan. Dia tidak perlukan pasangan.
Dia merancang untuk meninggalkan kawanan. Menjadi serigala liar. Tiada siapa di sini yang akan merinduinya. Tiada siapa dalam kawanan Bulan Jade yang peduli dengan satu serigala yatim piatu kecil. Alpha hanya membenarkannya tinggal kerana dia adalah anak kepada Beta lamanya. Ibu bapanya dibunuh dalam perang kawanan terakhir sepuluh tahun yang lalu. Dia berusia lapan tahun pada malam ibu bapanya mati. Malam hidupnya berubah dan semua yang menyayanginya diambil daripadanya.
Mencari pasangan sepatutnya membawa separuh jiwanya yang lain ke dalam hidupnya. Dia sangat meragui bahawa ia akan menjadi baik. Sangat sedikit dalam sepuluh tahun terakhir yang baik. Dia dilahirkan sebagai Beta tetapi dilayan seperti omega. Kecuali malam ini. Malam ini, mereka menghiasinya untuk pasangannya, jika dia memang ada di luar sana, dengan harapan dia akan diambil dari tangan mereka.
âRayne! Di mana kau?!â Suara menjerit dari pintu bilik kecil yang dipanggilnya bilik tidur.
Dia melihat ke arah pintu dan melihat anak perempuan Alpha, Bridgette, berdiri di pintu dengan gaun labuh merah darah yang ketat. Mukanya penuh dengan solekan, bibirnya merah menyala, dan matanya dilapisi eyeliner hitam untuk menonjolkan mata birunya. Dia kelihatan seperti pelacur yang dilukis. Sesuai kerana ia sepadan dengan tingkah lakunya. Rayne akan sangat gembira jika dapat menjauhkan diri daripada Bridgette.
âSudah tiba masanya untuk pergi dan kau tahu bagaimana ayah benci menunggu, jadi mari kita bergerak.â Suaranya penuh dengan kebiadaban.
âJomlah. Lagi cepat kita sampai, lagi cepat aku boleh balik sini dan teruskan hidup aku,â Dia mengangkat skirt gaunnya dan berjalan ke pintu.
âMaksud kau lagi cepat kau boleh balik sini dan kemas kekacauan ini dan yang di bilik aku?â Dia mengangkat salah satu keningnya yang terukir rapi dan tersenyum sinis pada Rayne.
Perempuan celaka ini adalah salah satu musuh terburuk Rayne sejak mereka kecil. Abangnya baik dengan Rayne, dan dia benci. Dia benci bahawa sesiapa pun menunjukkan kasih sayang kepada Rayne yang dia percaya sepatutnya sentiasa diberikan kepadanya. Ratu drama bukan gelaran untuknya, dia lebih mementingkan diri dan narsisistik daripada sesiapa pun yang pernah Rayne temui. Memandangkan dia tidak pernah keluar dari wilayah Bulan Jade, itu tidaklah mengatakannya banyak.
Rayne memandang tepat ke matanya dan mengangkat bahu. Dia tidak berniat untuk kembali ke sini malam ini. Dia telah menyembunyikan beg penuh barang-barangnya di atas pokok di luar sempadan kawanan. Dia akan meninggalkan pesta selepas dua jam yang diperlukan, mengambil begnya, dan meninggalkan kehidupan ini. Tiada siapa yang akan tahu bahawa dia telah pergi sehingga lewat petang esok. Pada masa itu, dia akan berada jauh jika segalanya berjalan seperti yang diharapkannya.
Dia menggoyangkan dirinya keluar dari lamunannya dan mengikuti Bridgette menyusuri lorong yang menuju ke pintu loteng. Mereka turun tangga ke tingkat pertama rumah besar Alpha untuk menemukan Alpha Wilson berdiri di ruang masuk sambil memandang mereka dengan marah ketika mereka turun tangga. Dia memancarkan kuasa dan kemarahan kerana ditinggalkan menunggu. Mata gelapnya berkilauan dengan kemarahannya. Rambut perang kotor yang disikat ke belakang kelihatan seperti perlu dicuci. Dia memakai tuxedo kelabu arang yang kelihatan kemas. Tubuhnya yang tinggi sedikit membongkok kerana kecederaan latihan yang belum sembuh. Dia enggan membiarkan doktor pek menyembuhkannya dan mendakwa dia akan baik-baik saja. Sudah tiga minggu dan semakin lama masa berlalu, semakin marah dia kerana tidak sembuh secepat yang biasa.
"Sudah tiba masanya kamu berdua turun sini. Aku sudah menunggu lebih dari dua puluh minit."
Dia tahu jika mereka tidak cepat, dia akan mendapat lebam dari Wilson untuk sepanjang malam. Bukan dia tidak biasa menjadi tempat melepaskan kemarahan Wilson, tetapi malam ini dia tidak akan menjadi mangsanya lagi. Rayne sudah bosan menjadi anjing pukulan pek ini. Bridgette menarik lengannya dan membawanya turun tangga yang tinggal dan menuju ke Wilson. Malah Bridgette juga takut padanya ketika dia marah. Akhir-akhir ini, dia sentiasa marah. Rayne tahu pek ini akan lebih baik apabila anak lelaki Wilson, Alec, mengambil alih, tetapi dia tidak akan menunggu di sini untuk melihat itu berlaku.
Rayne mengangkat bahunya dan bersedia untuk pergi ke dewan tari-menari di mana ratusan serigala dari seluruh Amerika Utara berkumpul, minum, menari, dan menunggu pasangan mereka menemui mereka. Sekali setahun, majlis ini diadakan di wilayah pek yang berbeza. Setiap tahun, setiap serigala yang belum berpasangan akan menyertai majlis, berharap mereka akan menemui separuh jiwa mereka dalam bentuk pasangan mereka.
"Jom, perempuan, tengah malam hanya sejam lagi dan saya pasti akan ada serigala bertuah di dalam bilik itu untuk kamu berdua," Wilson berjalan ke dewan tari-menari di hadapan mereka, berhenti seketika untuk memastikan mereka mengikutinya dan apabila dia melihat mereka mengikutinya, dia menuju ke bar.
Bridgette melihatnya dengan senyum sinis dan kemudian bergerak ke lantai tari dengan tujuan tunggal. Untuk menjadikan dirinya pusat perhatian supaya setiap lelaki di dalam bilik akan memperhatikannya. Itu sesuai dengan Rayne, kerana tujuannya adalah untuk bersembunyi dalam bayang-bayang sehingga dia yakin Wilson mabuk dan dia boleh menyelinap keluar dari rumah besar itu dan meneruskan rancangannya.
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