Introduction
Icaro Lucchesi, yang tidak pernah menghindar dari hal-hal jahat, merasa sangat senang membuat pengantin barunya tersipu. Setiap pikiran kotor yang bisa dibayangkan pria itu, dia sudah melakukannya setidaknya sekali dalam hidupnya, tetapi sekarang dia ingin melakukannya semua dengan Zorah.
Di sisi lain, Zorah memiliki kejutan untuk suami barunya. Dia tidak menyelamatkan dirinya sepanjang hidupnya hanya untuk menyerahkannya kepada pria yang tidak dia kenal, apalagi cintai. Jika dia menginginkannya, dia harus berusaha keras. Zorah mungkin telah menghabiskan sebagian besar hidupnya berlutut berdoa, tetapi sekarang dia ingin Icaro yang berlutut, memohon.
Zorah mendapati dirinya terlibat dalam dunia baru yang penuh dengan kejahatan, kekerasan, dan seks, kadang-kadang semuanya sekaligus. Icaro belum pernah menjadi pria baik sejak lahir, tetapi untuk Zorah, untuk pengantin barunya yang pemalu, dia sangat ingin mencoba.
Bisakah Zorah belajar mencintai seluruh diri Icaro Lucchesi atau akankah kegelapannya mendorongnya untuk lari seperti dikejar setan?
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Chapter 1
Zorah Maria Esposito mengangkat dagunya, memohon kuasa Tuhan mengalir melalui dirinya saat dia menyanyikan solo dalam misa sementara komuni sedang dilayani. Namun, pikirannya terlalu terpecah, dan meskipun dia bisa menyanyikan lagu ini dalam tidurnya tanpa meleset satu nada pun, dia merasa hatinya salah karena tidak sepenuhnya fokus pada lirik indah yang merupakan ode untuk Yesus.
Pamannya, saudara laki-laki ibunya, Pastor Ippocrate Giannone, memimpin misa dan saat ini dialah alasan mengapa Zorah gugup. Dia mendekatinya tadi, dengan kepala terangkat penuh kebanggaan, jubahnya berdesir dengan gerakan tegasnya dan mengumumkan bahwa dia ingin bertemu Zorah segera setelah misa selesai.
Dua puluh lima anggota paduan suara lainnya terbelalak saat mata penuh penilaian Pastor Giannone menatapnya tajam. Yang bisa dia katakan hanyalah "ya Pastor Giannone" dengan lemah lembut sebelum dia berputar keluar ruangan dengan bersemangat.
Sekarang, dari belakang gereja, di loteng tinggi yang menghadap gereja, dia melihat mata pamannya terus melirik ke seorang pria yang duduk di barisan depan. Dia tidak bisa melihat wajah pria itu tetapi tahu dia bukan dari paroki mereka, yakin dia akan mengenali pria itu dari posturnya saja.
Saat dia melangkah kembali ke tempatnya di paduan suara, sahabatnya, Sidonia, menyikutnya, berbisik. "Menurutmu, dia mau apa?"
"Aku tidak tahu sejak kamu bertanya enam kali yang lalu." Dia menghela napas dengan gemetar.
"Apakah menurutmu dia tahu kita tinggal sampai larut Kamis malam? Maksudku, kita hanya berdoa. Kita sudah mengunci kan? Kita tidak lupa mengunci kapel saat kita pergi?"
"Kita sudah mengunci, Sidonia. Dia tidak akan marah kita tinggal lebih lama untuk berdoa."
"Apakah kamu mengaku dosa?"
"Tidak."
Direktur paduan suara berbalik dan menatap mereka dengan tatapan peringatan saat pelayanan komuni hampir selesai dan mereka membeku.
Saat Zorah menggantung jubahnya dan meyakinkan Sidonia bahwa dia akan bertemu kembali di apartemen mereka, dia merasa lebih gugup daripada sebelumnya. Mengulur waktu, menawarkan untuk merapikan ruangan, dia menunggu sampai anggota paduan suara terakhir pergi.
Pamannya tidak pernah ramah, meskipun dia seorang pastor. Di mana beberapa orang hangat, baik hati dan penuh kasih, memaafkan pelanggaran atas nama Yesus, pamannya cenderung menjatuhkan hukuman neraka, api, dan belerang tanpa pikir panjang. Kulitnya lebih dari sekali merasakan cambuknya yang digunakan untuk menghukumnya atas dosa-dosa yang tidak diragukan lagi dia lakukan dalam pikirannya.
Sejak kematian orang tuanya, Ippocrate menyatakan dirinya sebagai kepala keluarga, yang terdiri dari dirinya sendiri, Zipporah satu-satunya saudara perempuannya, dan putrinya Zorah. Zipporah menghabiskan lebih banyak waktu berlutut berdoa daripada Zorah, dan itu sudah mengatakan sesuatu. Ibunya telah bertobat sejak dia hamil pada usia enam belas tahun karena kata-kata manis seorang anak nakal. Orang tuanya menolak mempertimbangkan adopsi untuk satu-satunya anak mereka dan bersikeras bahwa semua anak adalah berkah dan memaksa Zipporah untuk membesarkan bayinya. Kemudian mereka meninggal saat Zorah baru berusia dua tahun dan meninggalkan ibu dan anak di bawah pengawasan dan mata penuh cemoohan Pastor Ippocrate.
Dia terkejut oleh gerakan di dekat pintu karena dia seharusnya sendirian dan melihat ke atas dengan alarm. Pria dengan bahu lebar yang duduk di barisan depan ibadah berada di ruang paduan suara.
“Halo,” dia mengangguk gugup. Dia jarang berada di dekat seorang pria sendirian. Dia bekerja di kantor dokter gigi sehingga kadang-kadang ada pasien yang menunggu di ruangan, tapi ini terasa berbeda. Dia adalah salah satu pria paling tampan yang pernah dia lihat. Mata birunya yang gelap, seperti warna blueberry matang yang akan meletup di lidah, menatap tajam ke matanya yang cokelat pucat. Rambutnya tebal, hitam, dan mengkilap, disisir ke belakang menjauh dari pelipisnya. Bahunya lebar, mungkin dia bisa menempatkan tiga tubuhnya berdampingan dan masih ada ruang tersisa, dan tingginya lebih dari enam kaki. Matanya menjelajahi tubuhnya yang ramping dan bugar. Tatapannya kembali ke wajahnya, mencatat hidung yang lurus dan bibir yang tebal, dan dia terpaku saat pria itu menjilat bibir bawahnya yang melengkung menjadi senyuman kecil.
“Permisi,” aksen Italia yang kental bergulir dari lidahnya yang menawarkan suara serak. Matanya mengejek saat dia menangkap basah dia sedang melihat tubuhnya.
Wajahnya memerah, “ada yang bisa saya bantu?”
“Apa yang sedang kamu lakukan?” dia bertanya sambil mengangguk ke arah buku di tangannya.
Dia menelan ludah dengan gugup, “saya sedang menempatkan buku nyanyian terakhir ke tempat yang benar. Direktur Mallorca meminta saya melakukannya sebelum pulang.”
“Dan di mana rumahmu?”
Nada penasaran dalam suaranya membuatnya terdiam dan dia berbisik, “tidak jauh dari sini.” Dia menarik napas dan buru-buru berkata, “ada yang bisa saya bantu, Pak? Saya harus menemui paman saya karena dia sedang menunggu saya.”
“Pak?” dia tertawa kecil, “oh manisnya Zorah, apakah ini cara kamu menyapa saya?”
“Apakah kita saling kenal?” dia mengerutkan kening padanya. Dia tidak bisa mengenalinya. Jika ada, matanya pasti akan diingat, dia yakin akan hal itu.
“Belum, amoré.”
Dia melangkah lebih jauh ke dalam ruangan, dan dia tahu matanya terbuka lebar seperti kartun saat pria itu bergerak mendekatinya dan dari cara dia bergerak dia hampir berpikir pria itu melayang, matanya fokus padanya seperti elang mengincar mangsanya. Dia terpojok di rak buku, jari-jarinya mencengkeram erat buku nyanyian di tangannya dan napasnya terhenti. Matanya tertutup dan dia memiringkan kepalanya menjauh saat pria itu membungkuk di atasnya, hidungnya mengendus sisi lehernya seolah-olah dia sedang mengendusnya, napasnya panas di telinganya saat dia berbisik.
“Begitu polos. Hampir layak untuk mengucap syukur.” Dia berdiri tegak dan memegang dagunya, “saya akan melihatmu segera.” Bibirnya membakar dahinya dengan ciuman.
Tanpa banyak bicara dia berdiri tegak dan berjalan kembali ke pintu. Dia gemetar ketakutan dan kesadaran akan seorang pria yang belum pernah dia alami sebelumnya. Cara pria itu menghembuskan napas dengan intim di lehernya membuat bulu kuduknya berdiri dan dia masih bisa merasakan bibirnya di dahinya.
“Zorah,” dia berbalik di pintu, memberinya tatapan keras, yang satu ini menakutkan, mengancam dan dia berjuang untuk mengambil napas saat melihat wajahnya yang dingin, “kamu sebaiknya tetap tak tersentuh sampai saat itu atau akan ada neraka yang harus dibayar.”
Dengan itu dia menghilang ke dalam gereja, dan dia mencengkeram rak buku di belakangnya bertanya-tanya apa yang sedang terjadi dan mengapa jantungnya berdetak begitu kencang. Ketakutan tentu saja salah satu alasannya tapi ada emosi lain, satu yang belum pernah dia izinkan dirinya untuk merasakan sebelumnya, menggoda pikirannya. Dia hampir jatuh berlutut dalam penyesalan.
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