Introduction
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"Berapa umurmu?"
"D-Dua puluh," aku menggigit bibir bawahku, tergagap dalam kebohongan. "Aku sudah dewasa."
Aku gemetar tapi memalingkan kepala, membiarkan dia menggesekkan hidungnya di leherku dan menghirup aroma tubuhku. Aku tidak tahu apa yang dia cium dariku. Apakah dia bisa mencium kebohonganku?
Aku tetap diam. Dia bergerak sedikit, seolah-olah mundur, dan aku langsung melingkarkan tanganku di lehernya, menahannya.
"Tolong, Raja Alfa," kataku. Suaraku bergetar meskipun aku mencoba terdengar menggoda. "Aku... yakin bisa memuaskanmu."
"Tahu nggak apa yang terjadi kalau kamu bohong sama Raja Alfa, gadis kecil?"
Dia tahu. Aku seharusnya tahu bahwa dia akan tahu aku bukan dua puluh tahun.
"Kamu kelihatan begitu sengaja, tapi aku nggak tertarik dengan tawaranmu. Gimana kalau kita main game?"
"G-Gimana?"
Dia menyipitkan mata dan memberiku senyum lambat yang kejam.
"Kalau kamu menang, aku akan memberimu perlindungan."
Mataku melebar dengan secercah harapan.
"Tapi kalau kamu kalah...."
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Chapter 1
Saat membuka mata, aku merasa hangat. Meskipun tubuhku masih terasa nyeri, aku tidak mati. Bukan di trotoar basah oleh hujan seperti yang kuharapkan, melainkan di sebuah kamar tidur. Aku terkejut melihat sekelilingku. Kamarnya indah sekali.
Perabotannya semua berbentuk garis lurus yang ramping, tapi kualitasnya membuatnya terlihat lebih modern daripada sederhana. Aku mengelus seprai yang menutupi tubuhku dengan penuh kekaguman. Bukan sutra, tapi ini adalah kain paling lembut yang pernah kurasakan.
Aku berhasil. Bukannya menabrakku, limusin yang membawa simbol Pack Bulan Purnama itu berhenti dan membawaku ke sini.
Aku berada di kediaman raja alpha. Pasti begitu.
"Kamu sudah bangun!" Suara seorang wanita menarikku dari pikiranku. Dia mengenakan kemeja putih sederhana, rok, dan apron putih. "Aku harap kamu lapar."
Perutku berbunyi saat aku mencium aroma daging dari nampan.
"Di mana aku?"
Aku berdoa kepada dewi bulan semoga aku tidak salah.
"Di rumah Raja Alpha Candido," katanya, mengibaskan serbet untuk diletakkan di pangkuanku. Dia meletakkan nampan di pangkuanku dan mengisinya dengan makanan. "Sebaiknya kamu makan cepat. Dia akan selesai dengan panggilannya sebentar lagi dan akan datang melihatmu segera setelahnya."
Aku tidak bisa bicara, tetapi aku mengambil garpu dan mulai makan saat wanita itu berbalik pergi. Aku tidak ingat kapan terakhir kali aku makan. Aku melahap semuanya, hampir menangis karena terima kasih atas kebaikan raja alpha dan bahwa aku berhasil sampai di sini.
Jantungku berdebar kencang saat memikirkan Raja Alpha.
Apa yang akan terjadi padaku sekarang? Makanannya lezat dan mengenyangkan, tapi aku tidak bisa fokus pada itu. Rumor mengatakan bahwa Candido adalah seorang diktator yang haus darah dan brutal yang membunuh ayah dan saudaranya untuk menjadi Raja Alpha.
Apa yang akan kulakukan? Memikirkan untuk bertemu dengannya sangat menakutkan, tetapi dia adalah satu-satunya harapanku untuk kebebasan. Aku harus menemukan cara untuk tetap di sini.
Ketukan terdengar di pintu, dan sesaat kemudian, pintu terbuka. Wanita itu bergegas masuk mendahului pria besar yang tampan dalam setelan tiga potong. Aku tidak berkata apa-apa saat dia melesat ke samping tempat tidurku, membersihkan piring, dan mendorong troli keluar.
Pintu tertutup di belakangnya, dan aku menatap pria itu, mencari harapan bahwa aku bisa meyakinkannya. Ekspresinya dingin dan acuh tak acuh saat dia menatapku dan mendekati tempat tidur. Dia berjalan dengan anggun seperti serigala dewasa dan mungkin sedikit lebih. Meskipun dia tampan, matanya berwarna hijau indah yang seakan menahanku.
Tatapannya menyapu tubuhku dengan cepat saat dia melintasi ruangan. Aku menelan rasa takutku dan berlutut. Anggota tubuhku gemetar, tetapi aku merangkak ke tepi dan jatuh ke lantai di kakinya. Aku tidak peduli seberapa menyedihkan penampilanku. Aku memang menyedihkan, dan jika itu bisa membantu kasusku, aku akan melakukan apa saja.
"Raja Alpha, Yang Mulia, aku mohon agar kau memberiku suaka dengan pack-mu," kataku, gemetar.
"Mengapa?" Dia bertanya. Suaranya kaya dan dalam tapi dingin. Itu membuatku merinding.
"A-Ayahku dan ibu tiriku berencana menjualku kepada alpha tua dari pack lain untuk aliansi, tapi aku tidak punya alasan untuk setuju dan tidak ada kesetiaan kepada pack kelahiranku."
“Kenapa itu jadi masalahku? Siapa kamu?”
Aku menggenggam erat karpet lembut di bawahku.
“Namaku Hedy. Aku adalah putri dari alpha saat ini dari Pack Taring Serigala dan istri sebelumnya.” Aku menutup mata, menekan emosi yang meluap saat aku melanjutkan. “Ibu tiriku dan saudara tiriku telah membully aku sepanjang hidupku karena ibuku meninggal. Ayahku tidak peduli padaku sama sekali... Dia hanya melihatku sebagai alat dan pengingat yang tidak dia inginkan.”
Mataku terasa panas. Itu adalah salah satu bagian tersulit dari semuanya.
Aku menatap Candido, bertemu pandangannya dan membiarkannya melihat betapa dekatnya aku dengan air mata.
“Aku tidak punya tempat lain untuk pergi, Yang Mulia.”
Matanya tampak tidak tergerak. Ekspresinya tidak berubah sama sekali. Apakah dia benar-benar tidak merasakan apa-apa tentang situasiku? Rumor itu sepertinya benar. Air mata mengalir dari mataku, dan aku mencari-cari di pikiranku sesuatu untuk ditawarkan, sesuatu untuk dilakukan. Perutku bergejolak saat aku menyeret pandanganku ke arahnya. Dia adalah pria tampan.
Bukankah aku pernah mendengar bahwa setiap pria menginginkan kekasih yang lebih muda dan belum berpengalaman?
Aku menggertakkan gigi. Harga diriku terbakar, tapi aku tahu jika aku diusir, itu hanya akan memulai hitungan mundur sampai rekan-rekan Pack Taring Serigala menemukanku dan menyeretku kembali ke takdirku.
Lebih baik menyerahkan harga diriku sekarang dengan pilihan sendiri daripada harus merelakannya dengan paksa.
Aku menarik gaunku melewati kepalaku, menggigil sedikit saat udara dingin menyelimuti tubuhku, dan ketakutan membuatku semakin gugup.
“Aku akan melakukan apa saja,” kataku. “Apa saja yang Anda inginkan jika Anda membiarkan aku tinggal.”
Aku tahu ini mungkin bukan pertama kalinya dia diajak seperti ini, tapi apa pilihan lain yang aku punya? Aku tidak memiliki apa-apa lagi untuk ditawarkan padanya.
“Berapa umurmu?”
“D-Dua puluh,” aku menggigit bibir bawahku, tergagap pada kebohongan itu dan berharap dia tidak memanggilku. “Aku sudah dewasa.”
Lubang hidungnya mengembang. Aku berharap itu pertanda baik meskipun ekspresinya tidak berubah. Aku meraih kaitan bra-ku saat Candido meraih lenganku dan mengangkatku dari tanah. Aku terhuyung sedikit saat dia dengan mudah mengangkatku ke tempat tidur dan menindihku dengan berat tubuhnya.
Aku gemetar tapi memalingkan kepala, membiarkannya menggesekkan hidungnya di leherku dan menghirup aroma tubuhku. Aku tidak tahu bagaimana baunya baginya. Apakah aku berbau harum? Apakah dia bisa mencium apa yang wanita itu lakukan padaku?
Apakah aku berbau seperti sedang berbohong? Aku diam saja. Dia bergerak sedikit, seolah mundur, dan aku melingkarkan lenganku di lehernya, menahannya.
“Tolong, Raja Alpha,” kataku. Suaraku bergetar meskipun aku mencoba terdengar menggoda. “Aku... yakin aku bisa menyenangkanmu.”
Bibinya berkedut menjadi seringai. Dia menarik lenganku dari lehernya dan mundur. Matanya berkilat dengan serigalanya. Hatiku mencelos. Aku meringkuk, bersiap untuk dipukul atau diteriaki.
Aku menutup mata, terlalu takut untuk menatapnya dan melihat ekspresi apa yang ada di wajahnya sekarang.
Yang bisa aku harapkan adalah dia akan membunuhku dengan cepat jika itu yang dia inginkan.
Lebih baik mati daripada nasib yang wanita itu dan ayahku rencanakan untukku.
“Apakah kamu tahu apa yang terjadi ketika kamu berbohong kepada Raja Alpha, gadis kecil?”
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