Mer Creatures

Nagscroll ako sa reddit ng napadaan ako sa post na naghahanap ng payo. Sabi ng poster na meron siyang HIV pero tinatago ito mula sa kanyang fiancee. Ang post ay merong libong mga like. Naintriga, pinindot ko ito para magbasa pa. Ng dumadaan ako sa mga detalye, napagtanto ko—bakit ang paglalarawan ng fiancee ay pareho ko?

Zachary Smithson was my uncle in name. When I was seventeen, I confessed to him, but he rejected me fiercely. He tore up my love letter and told me to give up on such thoughts. When I was twenty-two, I graduated and attempted to move out. To my surprise, I found a dress I had lost. He had hidden it under his pillow.

Amina, tak pernah menduga, keputusannya menerima pekerjaan sebagai penjaga toko emas milik kakak iparnya, merupakan awal kisah kelam dalam kehidupannya. Gadis cantik itu disekap oleh Jazuli – mertua kakaknya selama 6 tahun akibat menolak dijadikan istri kedua hingga melahirkan seorang anak perempuan. Di sebuah gudang beras yang pengap dan terbengkalai, di belakang rumah Jazuli. Amina menjalani hari-harinya dengan air mata darah. Dia berjuang untuk tetap waras menatap masa depan sambil mengasuh anaknya sembari berpikir bagaimana caranya melarikan diri. Mampukah Amina melepaskan diri dari cengkraman lelaki gaek itu, kuatkah ia bertahan dan menata masa depannya kembali yang telah terkoyak parah?

I was the perfect wife. The Senator’s daughter. The woman who smiled while her world burned. For three years, I played the part. I ignored the lipstick on my husband’s collar, the late nights, and the cold indifference. I accepted the "open marriage" I never asked for, just to keep the peace. But peace is a lie. And tonight, I’m done playing by the rules. One night of rebellion at the city’s most exclusive underground club was supposed to be my escape. Instead, it was a collision course with the past. The Mercer Brothers. Silas, the ruthless king. Dante, the violent enforcer. Julian, the beautiful psychopath. They were my brother’s best friends. The men who warned me to stay away. The monsters who run this city from the shadows. Six years ago, they told me to run. Tonight, they blocked the exit. I thought the night couldn't get worse—until I went home and found out the truth. My husband didn't just cheat on me. He gambled me away. He owes the Mercers millions, and he just offered me as the collateral. Now, I belong to them. They say they want to protect me. They say they want to ruin me for anyone else. Silas commands. Dante breaks. Julian corrupts. I thought I was walking into a prison, but as the walls close in, I realize the terrifying truth: I’m not the victim in this story. I’m the weapon they’ve been waiting for.

I decide to get onboard with the latest trend by custom-ordering a merfolk meant to serve me from AquaGene Corp. On the day Lance arrives at the company, the engineer tells me, "It's highly recommended that you be there in person, Ms. Ross. That way, you'll be able to form the initial bond with him." So, I spend one day standing before the eco-tank. As soon as Lance opens his eyes, he doesn't show any signs of wanting to get close to me. Instead, he merely scrutinizes me coldly before turning his back on me. I comfort myself, thinking that Lance is just shy. But one week later, I realize how wrong I truly am. I pay money because I want to buy a partner who can keep me company forever. Turns out I buy myself the biggest trouble of the century instead.

"I hate you." I gasp,clutching his leather jacket as his hands tighten around my waist. "The feeling is mutual." Then he crushes his lips against mine,making me forget my name. ------------- In my world,veltrith dominion,I am only my parents and my older sister's younger sister. But that changes when I am forced to marry the boy I hate. I become a fiancée,then a wife. My secret becomes hard to hide. The Secret that I am a dragon. A girl that weirds magic. In veltrith Dominion,I ought to be killed along with my family. But I am good at hiding it. when everything begins to unravel and tensions rise,I have no option but to work with my enemy to survive. It would be simple if my heart knew not to change course and start falling in love with him. A system where gods do nothing but their silence demands obedience. People pray with terror in their hearts- out of fear not out of love- for survival. Nobles fight among themselves while the commoners bleed for bread. Magic,the one thing that could free humanity is punished by brutal death. Faith is currency and yet,those who believe the most are poor. Welcome to Veltrith Dominion.

Arum, gadis desa yang polos, sering mendapatkan perlakuan tidak baik dari ibu dan saudara sambungnya. Pada suatu hari, dia harus terusir dari kampung karena hamil di luar nikah oleh perbuatan seorang laki-laki yang tidak bertanggung jawab. Bagaimanakah kisah hidupnya?

Kiara Giovanna tak menyangka, hidupnya bisa berubah 180 derajat. Karena kesalahan seorang pria, ia harus kehilangan ayah, dan juga menikah dengan pria yang telah menabrak ayahnya sendiri. Kehidupan pernikahan Kiara jalani tanpa adanya cinta dari suami. Namun siapa sangka, malam itu, pria lain menjerat Kiara dalam malam panas yang sangat menggairahkan. Dan pria itu adalah ayah mertuanya sendiri!

Helen, wanita yang terlahir sebagai pewaris tunggal perusahaan Ayahnya ditakdirkan menikah dengan laki-laki dari kalangan kelas menengah. Siapa sangka, setelah perjuangan meminta restu hingga orang tuanya berujung meninggal, Helen mendapati kenyataan jika Suami yang selama ini dia kira begitu mencintainya dan memuja dirinya ternyata telah menghamili wanita lain. Dan yang lebih membuatnya hancur adalah saat semua keluarga suaminya tahu tentang itu apalagi Ibu Mertua yang selama ini selalu menunjukkan sikap lemah lembutnya di depan Helen. Akankah Helen bisa mengungkap siapa wanita hamil yang sedang berada di rumah Mertuanya? Sanggupkah dia melewati semua penghianatan yang suami dan keluarganya torehkan? Apakah Helen akan membuat mereka semua hancur dan mengingatkan kembali dari mana mereka berasal?

Betrayed, framed, and thrown into a dungeon, Meliora Ashwylde has spent her life being treated like a curse—by her mother, her stepsister, and even her own husband. But the night she’s sentenced to bleed for a crime she didn’t commit, something awakens inside her… something powerful. On the run and moments from death, Meliora is saved by the one man her enemies fear—the cold, mysterious Lycan King…to her he's impossible to trust. But as he protects her, trains her, and uncovers the truth she was never meant to know, Meliora discovers she isn’t weak. She isn’t wolfless. She is Nyxshade—daughter of night and shadow. And she’s done being their victim.