Introduction
"Kau kena buka lebih luas untuk aku..."
Tiba-tiba, Harper membuka matanya. Dia tercekik dengan nafasnya sendiri dan berpeluh seluruh badan.
Sejak dia mula bekerja di Carmichaels, dia sering mengalami mimpi yang sangat aneh, dan ini adalah salah satu daripadanya. Mimpi tentang serigala besar dan lelaki itu terus kembali menghantui dirinya.
Serigala jadian. Pontianak. Alam ghaib. Benda-benda macam tu tak wujud, kan? Namun, Alexander Carmichael adalah seorang bangsawan Lycan yang hidup, bercakap, dan suka mempermainkan wanita.
Penat dan muak sebagai pembantu kepada pembantu CEO, Harper Fritz yang pragmatik, berpendirian teguh, tetapi kadang-kadang canggung, memutuskan untuk berhenti dan menyerahkan notis dua minggu.
Tetapi semuanya segera menjadi kacau-bilau apabila Alexander Carmichael, CEO yang sombong, angkuh, dan sangat menarik, kehilangan ingatannya dan berfikir dia manusia. Lebih teruk lagi, dia percaya dia bertunang dengan Harper, satu-satunya wanita dalam hidupnya yang membenci setiap inci dirinya.
Jadi, apa yang mungkin boleh jadi salah?
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Chapter 1
Adalah satu kejadian yang jarang berlaku untuk Harper tidur di pejabat. Mesyuarat lembaga yang semakin hampir dan kebiasaan CEO mereka yang selalu lewat telah membebankan bos dan kawan rapatnya, Lucas, dengan tanggungjawab tambahan. Akibatnya, Harper telah bekerja tanpa henti, baik di pejabat mahupun di rumah. Beban kerja yang semakin bertambah telah menyebabkan dia ketinggalan dalam penulisan laporan dan kerja-kerja kertas, dengan peluang yang jarang pada siang hari untuk mengejar. Tingkah laku CEO yang tidak peduli telah memaksa Lucas dan Harper untuk menghadiri panggilan telefon, mesyuarat dengan klien, dan perjumpaan jabatan.
Pada malam Khamis yang penuh nasib itu, Harper mendapati dirinya bekerja lewat di pejabat untuk menyiapkan laporan yang perlu dihantar minggu berikutnya. Keletihan menguasai dirinya ketika dia tertidur di mejanya, di tengah-tengah menyiapkan dek persembahan untuk suku tahunan. Tanpa disedari, tiada siapa yang tinggal untuk membangunkannya dari tidurnya.
Apabila Harper akhirnya terjaga dari tidur yang tidak disengajakan itu, pejabat sudah kosong. Satu menguap besar keluar dari bibirnya, diiringi dengan sakit yang berdenyut di lehernya. Dia meregangkan anggota badannya yang letih dan memandang jam yang tertera di skrin komputernya—11:15 malam. Dia telah tertidur selama dua jam tanpa sedar. Dia memutarkan lehernya untuk mencari kelegaan, kemudian memakai cermin mata dan mengumpulkan barang-barangnya. Perutnya yang berkeroncong menuntut perhatian.
Semasa Harper mengambil begnya dari lantai berkarpet, dia perasan telefonnya bergetar. Dia membuka skrin untuk melihat mesej dari bosnya.
Lucas: Di mana kamu, Harper? Saya cuba menghubungi kamu. Adakah kamu terima mesej pertama saya?
Dahi Harper berkerut ketika dia berbisik kepada dirinya sendiri, "Mesej pertama apa?" Dia cepat-cepat menatal ke atas, mencari sebarang mesej yang belum dibaca dari Lucas.
Lucas: Adakah kamu masih di pejabat? Boleh tak kamu cepat-cepat naik ke tingkat lapan belas dan periksa sama ada Alex sudah tandatangan perjanjian sewa yang Beth sediakan pagi tadi? Saya tinggalkan di mejanya. Dia janji nak tandatangan sebelum dia keluar dari pejabat. Saya perlukan esok pagi, dan kamu tahu betapa lewatnya dia datang kerja setiap hari Jumaat. Tolong periksa!!!
Alex, CEO yang tidak bertanggungjawab, menyebabkan Harper mengeluh. Dia tidak pernah suka dengan CEO muda itu sejak hari pertama mereka bertemu, dan ketidaksukaannya terhadap Alex hanya semakin mendalam dari masa ke masa. Hanya memikirkan untuk melangkah ke tingkat Alexander Carmichael, walaupun pada pukul sebelas malam ketika ia kosong, membuatkan dia berasa sangat marah.
Menyumpah dalam hati, dia berjalan ke arah lif, menekan butang. Pintu lif terbuka dengan cepat, dan dia masuk, menekan nombor 18. Apabila dia sampai ke tingkat lapan belas, dia berhenti mengeluh, menyilangkan tangan dan mengeluh lagi.
Pintu lif terbuka, memperlihatkan pintu kaca besar. Dia memasukkan kod ke dalam papan kekunci, membuka kunci dan membuka pintu sebelum melangkah masuk. Lantai yang luas itu kelihatan redup, sunyi, dan tenang.
Semasa dia melintasi lantai yang gelap itu, dia perasan ada cahaya samar yang keluar dari pintu pejabat Alex yang sedikit terbuka. Adakah Alex masih di sana? Hati Harper berasa berat. Atau mungkin hanya lampu malam yang ditinggalkan oleh beberapa pengurus?
Tidak sedar kerana keadaan mamainya selepas bangun tidur, Harper tidak perasan suara rintihan kuat yang datang dari dalam pejabat Alex. Dia terus menuju ke pintu, hendak memegang tombol, apabila akhirnya dia mendengar suara dalam dan garau Alex.
"Fuh, kamu memang sedap sangat..."
Kemudian satu rintihan lembut yang jelas datang dari seorang wanita menyusul.
Harper, kini benar-benar terjaga, tidak dapat bergerak seketika. Dan untuk memahami apa yang sedang berlaku dan apa yang dia dengar, dia terus mendekatkan diri ke celah pintu untuk melihat situasi.
"Buka kaki kamu luas-luas untuk saya." Alex yang telanjang bulat berdiri di depan seorang wanita telanjang di atas mejanya, dengan kaki panjangnya melingkar di bahunya.
"Fuh, Alex… Itu memang sedap sangat…" Wanita itu mengerang, Harper dapat melihat tangannya mencengkam di kedua-dua sisi, dan kakinya tegang, bergetar.
Kemudian satu lagi rintihan tajam memenuhi bilik itu.
Harper berdiri terkejut. Walaupun dia tidak dapat melihat sepenuhnya apa yang sedang berlaku dari tempatnya, hatinya seolah-olah berhenti sejenak apabila dia menyedari situasi itu. Dan walaupun dia mungkin tidak mempunyai banyak pengalaman dengan lelaki kerana dia hanya pernah bersama seorang sahaja, dia tahu dengan pasti apa yang sedang berlaku. Atau apa yang Alex lakukan berdiri di antara kaki wanita itu yang terentang luas.
"Fuck aku sekarang, Alex. Berhenti bermain dengan lidah kau dan fuck aku sudah..." wanita itu terengah-engah dan berhenti apabila Alex menggenggam pinggulnya dengan erat.
Alex mendongak. "Shh...ingat siapa bos di sini, Mira. Kau akan dapat batang aku bila aku bagi."
Mira? Harper cuba mengingati jika dia pernah berjumpa dengan wanita bernama itu. Tiada apa-apa.
"Tolong..." Mira merayu, menggeliat di atas meja seperti dia terasa panas dan tidak dapat menahan lagi.
Harper melihat ke bawah pada tangannya yang menggigil dan bertanya kepada dirinya sendiri mengapa dia tidak keluar dari tindakan skandal ini antara Alex dan Mira.
Alex menarik Mira pada pinggulnya dan mengangkatnya dengan kasar sedikit di atas tepi meja, mengangkat kakinya lebih tinggi di bahunya sambil dia berdiri tegak, menjatuhkan beberapa pen dan menghantar timbunan fail ke lantai.
Harper terkejut kecil tetapi cepat-cepat menutup mulutnya.
Alex berdiri diam seketika sementara Harper membeku, menatap belakangnya yang lebar dan telanjang. Degupan jantungnya berdetak kencang dalam dadanya.
"Apa yang kau buat? Berhenti mengusik aku, Alex..." Mira mengerang kuat.
Otot-otot di belakang Alex segera rileks. "Tak ada apa-apa. Sekarang jadi perempuan baik dan hisap jari aku." Kemudian dia menolak, dan Harper melihat tangan Mira meraba-raba di meja, cuba mencari sesuatu untuk digenggam. Wanita itu akhirnya menggenggam lengan atas Alex.
Adakah mereka sedang bersetubuh di atas mejanya? Di pejabatnya? Apa yang tidak kena dengan dia? Harper bertanya kepada dirinya sendiri, dan mukanya terasa panas dengan rasa malu kerana menyaksikan pertunjukan peribadi seperti itu dan mendengar Alex dan wanita itu, siapa pun dia, mengerang kuat di atas mejanya. Dan setiap saat dia berdiri di situ, ternganga, adalah pelanggaran etika profesionalnya yang mengerikan.
Mira menjerit keseronokan apabila Alex terus menolak dan menarik ke dalamnya, semakin cepat dan keras sehingga meja kayu besar itu berkeriut; tindakan kasar mereka menghantar barang-barang yang masih ada di atas meja terbang ke sekeliling, dengan satu fail tertentu mengetuk pintu.
Harper terkejut, kali ini lebih kuat.
"Adakah sesiapa di sana?!" Suara Alex bergema melalui lantai yang luas, mengejutkan Harper dan menyebabkan dia hampir tersedak. Panik menguasainya seketika, mendorongnya ke belakang dari sisi lain pintu. Dengan tergesa-gesa, dia berpusing pada tumitnya, bergerak lebih cepat daripada yang sepatutnya, dan hampir berlari keluar dari bilik itu. Dia segera menekan butang lif dan tergesa-gesa masuk ke dalam, berulang kali menekan butang tingkat bawah. Semasa lif turun, peluh mula membasahi seluruh tubuhnya. Harper menekan tumit tangannya ke matanya, mempersoalkan realiti apa yang baru saja disaksikannya.
Meninggalkan bangunan dengan tangan yang menggigil, Harper bukan sekadar marah—dia sangat marah dan sangat malu. Rancangan asalnya adalah untuk keluar pada pukul lima, menikmati rancangan TV kegemarannya di Netflix, dan akhirnya tertidur di sofa yang selesa. Namun, terima kasih kepada CEO mereka yang tidak sensitif dan tidak bertanggungjawab, dia terpaksa bekerja lewat, hanya untuk tertidur di mejanya dan tanpa sengaja menyaksikan bos kepada bosnya terlibat dalam tindakan intim di atas mejanya sendiri. Dia percaya dia tidak layak menyaksikan adegan yang menjijikkan itu.
Setelah selamat berada di dalam keretanya, masih dalam keadaan terkejut, Harper menerima panggilan dari Lucas.
"Kau nampak tak?" bosnya bertanya dari hujung talian.
Menarik nafas, dia mengeluh dan memandang sekeliling dengan cemas, takut kalau-kalau Alex mengekorinya.
"Di mana kau? Kau nampak macam kehabisan nafas. Kau okay tak, Harper?"
"Aku... aku tak okay," akhirnya dia berjaya bersuara.
"Apa yang terjadi? Kau cedera? Beritahu aku hospital mana kau sekarang, aku akan datang segera," Lucas menjawab, jelas bimbang.
Harper merasa malu dengan kebimbangan yang tiba-tiba dari Lucas. "Aku tak cedera. Cuma..." Dia mengesat hidung dan menyisir rambutnya dengan tangan. "Aku rasa aku tak boleh teruskan macam ni, Lucas."
"Maksud kau apa?"
"Aku berhenti."
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