The Passion of the Segara
Eps. #1 Introduction (The Beginning of the Story)

Prolegomenon

"ME!"

I patted my chest full of laughter. 

"My name is Arkha Waradana. Handsome, influential and has a lot of wealth. Money is everything to me. Anything I can get with money."

A handsome young man smiled proudly.

Arkha Waradana, he is a wealthy man who owns the largest fish cannery in the city.

The wealth he has is a legacy from his parents. From a small Arkha was accustomed to luxury, and with his wealth he easily got whatever he wanted.

The education of his parents who were hard workers made him grow up to be a very ambitious man. Whatever he wants must be able to get even in any way.

Having a good looks and a proportional body is certainly a pride for Arkha. Coupled with the wealth he had, certainly not a few women who wanted to be close to him.

However, there was only one woman who could shake his heart.

Livina, a girl from a modest family who is a best friend from her childhood has made Arkha fall in love and infatuated. However, Livina resolutely rejected her love, because the girl already had another heart patch. In fact, the man Livina loved was none other than Arkha's own best friend and subordinate.

It's not Arkha's name if he doesn't fight for what he wants. Livina's rejection actually makes her more ambitious to have a girl love her heart in various ways.

Materialistic is the nature of a person that arises when they are offered a lot of money and luxury. Especially when their lives are short and have a lot of debt.

Using this, Arkha marries Livina. Arkha entangles Livina's parents with debt and seeks their attention by giving them plenty of money, a house and a decent job. Until finally everything Arkha did managed to make Livina's parents agree to marry Livina to him even though they themselves know that Livina never loved Arkha. Treasure blinded them.

Then will Arkha money be able to find his true love?

Or will there be other women who can accept it, even if they have to live simply with it?

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Eps. #1 Early Story

Arkha POV

I stood in front of the big mirror in my room, looking at my body that was still naked. From the mirror image, my gaze was directed at a woman sitting on the bed holding her face with her knees.

I slowly grabbed my clothes scattered on the floor and I put on my shorts. However, I was still bare-chested, then I went up to the woman and sat down on the edge of the bed.

As I approached, he hugged his knees even more tightly to cover the sensitive part of his body, as he was not wearing a single thread at the time.

"You're evil, Arkha! you've taken away my chastity!" only that word came out from his lips that trembled withstanding the intense anger towards me.

I took a long breath. Did I do all this wrong?

"You've been my wife for six months, Livina, and all that time I've never touched you at all because I appreciate your feelings of not being able to love me completely!" I said in a flat tone and I was still trying to calm down in the face of Livina's anger.

It's been six months since I married Livina. However, during that time we have not been running our first night ritual. Livina has not been able to accept me, more and more the only hatred and regret I see in her eyes.

But, tonight I have already forced my desire to take away my rights as her husband. That's what I did because I was so jealous that I saw him with my best friend. My anger prompted me to immediately obtain my rights as her husband despite having to force it. I need to have Livina fully so that no other man can take her away from me.

"You can feel great, Arkha! You can think that you can have anything with your money. In fact, you can also buy me from my parents, but not with my love, Arkha! I will never love you forever!" ketus Livina while pointing her index finger at my face with tears still flowing from both eyes.

After hearing his words I immediately got out of the bed and I put on all my clothes. I'm very disappointed in Livina. Six months I tried to be gentle with her, giving her a lot of love and treasure. Whatever he wants, I always fulfill it. I wish she could learn to love me after we got married.

Without a word spoken from my lips, I left Livina alone in the room and I went out and walked down the street in front of the villa. The cold air that night was piercing, slipping into my bones, but I didn't care. As I continued to walk, I smoked a cigarette and I continued to move my legs without a definite purpose.

Finally, I stopped also my steps on the beach and I sat on the sand while looking at the moonlight hoping that all of it could make me calmer and also reduce my disappointment.

But the disappointment rained down on me when I remembered that afternoon I saw Livina walking with my best friend Alfin. They join hands and look so friendly.

What is the relationship between Livina and Alfin?

Why do they look so close? That question always filled my head.

Me, Livina and Alfin were best friends from childhood, we did spend a lot of time together, it was hard to be happy we were facing together. But, for some reason seeing the incident earlier this afternoon I was so jealous, I suspected Livina and Alfin were playing behind me.

If they have more than friends, then what is the relationship?

I had just taken Livina's chastity, although by forcing at least from there I had proof that Livina had never cheated behind my back, she was still a saint, she said, I'm still a virgin and I'm the one who got all that.

The sound of the waves on the beach is still being heard, the night is getting late and I still sit there by myself. I refused to go back to the villa and see Livina. Intentions took him on vacation in my private villa, but his refusal made me even more disappointed.

Is this what it feels like when love is just clapping one hand?

I love you so much, Livina, but why haven't you accepted me yet?

Is my good looks and wealth lacking for him?

Why am I still unable to conquer his heart?