Venom Merah

Leo: Hidupmu terlalu tinggi. Tantangan ini akan menarik, buktikan seberapa kuat energimu. Ali: Si Bengis seperti psikopat, tunjukan seberapa pandai taktikmu. Dimata Siva, Leo adalah cowok idaman. Apa lagi saat Leo mengajak bicara dengannya, seolah seluruh partikel di dalam tubuh Siva memancar kuat. Tetapi, kurangnya adalah, ia memiliki cinta yang lain. Bagaimana dengan Ali? No-coment, katanya. Sudah lama Siva menaruh rasa dari sosok angkuh Leo yang selalu membebani pikirannya. Namun, hubungan kali ini berbeda! Akibatnya sungguh membuat adrenalin Siva membuas. Lalu, siapa yang berjiwa kuat? Apa mungkin Leo, cowok brengsek itu? Coba sebutkan satu alasannya! "Leo, merah itu warna yang berani, tapi aku takut hamil." "Tinggak ke penghulu saja ...." Masalahnya adalah, ini lebih parah dibanding warna merah.

Natacha, was never accepted in the supernatural world. The whispered myth and abomination among supernatural beings, she is hunted relentlessly by a coven of sorcerers. Forced into hiding with her adopted father among humans, she yearns for a simple mortal life filled with adventure and friendship. But fate has other plans when Natacha crosses paths with a she-wolf, igniting a friendship that will forever change her destiny. As the most hunted creature in existence, can she still find solace in her dreams of a normal life? And what happens when she catches the attention of the enigmatic Alpha King himself? Alpha Luciano Black, the first hybrid and sole survivor of the vampire king's venom, is a force to be reckoned with. Known for his immortality, unrivaled strength, and unyielding ferocity, Luciano seeks redemption and salvation in the form of a mate. He believes that she holds the key to his redemption, the missing piece that will bring light into his eternal existence. However, when the Alpha King sets out to find a mysterious she-wolf, he stumbles upon Natacha instead. Filled with secrets and a fierce determination to have nothing to do with him, she presents an unexpected challenge to his plans. Will their paths intertwine in a dance of fate and desire? Can Natacha find the courage to embrace her true nature and accept the love of an Alpha King?

At the Mafia Alliance Academy, reputation is the only currency—and mine was bankrupt in a single morning. One planted file, one flawless performance, and a few crocodile tears from Elena Rossi, the “fragile” scholarship student, were all it took. Overnight, I fell from the heights of the elite to a pariah branded a cruel bully. The ultimate betrayal? My fiancé, Luca Valenti—the future Don who once swore to be my blade—stood by her side, looking at me with nothing but cold contempt. They called me cruel. Entitled. A rich girl bullying someone who had nothing. What they didn’t know was that I could hear the venom dripping from Elena’s mind. While she played the victim, her thoughts laughed—mocking the Academy’s stupidity, sneering at how easily she had Luca wrapped around her finger. I stayed silent… until the Truth System awakened. Now I can broadcast her twisted thoughts to anyone I choose. And without hesitation, I linked her mind to Luca’s. So while Elena clings to his arm, crying about her “shattered dreams,” Luca hears everything— her plans to destroy his family, her contempt for his protection, and her disgust at being touched by him. The girl he chose is already tearing his world apart.

Adhira, murid SMA yang jago matematika itu harus terjerat berbagai kasus demi mengungkap kematian kedua orang tuanya. Sebuah undangan rapat rahasia dari aliansi keluarga konglomerat datang padanya. Dari sana Adhira pun tahu bahwa dia ternyata juga putra seorang pengusaha berlian merah yang kaya raya. Namun setiap kali petunjuk baru muncul, para saksi mata satu per satu mati. Di usianya yang keenam belas tahun, Adhira terjerat kasus pemerkosaan yang menyeret dirinya ke penjara dan mengalami banyak siksaan. Penderitaan yang tak terelakkan itu membawa Adhira pada kenyataan bahwa orang-orang yang selama ini terlihat begitu luhur dan agung tak lebih dari orang-orang keji yang menggunakan segala cara demi mendapatkan keinginannya. (PERINGATAN: cerita mengandung adegan seksual eksplisit, kekerasan fisik dan seksual, percintaan sesama jenis. Mohon jadi pembaca bijak)

Veronica Darren, mahasiswi universitas di salah satu universitas swasta di kota Waterford, baru saja mendapatkan sebuah kiriman kotak berisi sepatu merah yang ternyata sepatu rancangan desainer sepatu terkenal—Karl Smith. Saat ia tengah mendiskusikan temuannya pada kedua temannya, Erna Chen dan Bianca Pedrosa, seorang laki-laki bernama Stephen Laurent mengaku datang untuk menjemputnya ke kediaman Karl Smith, desainer sepatu yang terkenal itu. Yang lebih mengejutkan lagi, Stephen memberitahunya bahwa laki-laki itu adalah serigala, Karl Smith adalah naga, dan ternyata Bianca Pedrosa adalah vampir! Ia yang jatuh cinta di pandangan pertama pada Stephen, penasaran dengan sosok Karl Smith yang tidak pernah tampil di publik. Apakah ia akan tetap bersama Stephen yang sudah menarik perhatiannya sejak awal pertemuan mereka, atau tertarik dengan sosok misterius Karl Smith?

Raline Kirana tak pernah menyangka hidupnya berubah drastis setelah menerima tawaran pernikahan dari Raffa Al-Mahendra pewaris muda keluarga konglomerat. Awalnya, pernikahan itu hanyalah jalan keluar dari masalah hidupnya dan cara untuk melindungi adiknya. Namun di balik kemewahan keluarga Al-Mahendra, tersimpan rahasia kelam, intrik, dan dendam yang perlahan menyeretnya masuk lebih dalam. Raffa tampak seperti suami ideal, tapi bayangan masa lalu dan tekanan keluarga membuat hubungan mereka penuh jarak. Sementara itu, Herman dan Sri paman dan bibi Raffa diam-diam mencurigai Raline, berusaha membongkar masa lalunya demi menjatuhkan pewaris sah keluarga. Saat Raline mulai mencari kebenaran tentang kematian orang tuanya, ia justru menemukan fakta mengejutkan: semua benang merah mengarah pada keluarga tempat ia kini tinggal… dan mungkin juga pada suaminya sendiri.

Empat mayat pria tanpa identitas ditemukan dalam kondisi mengenaskan di empat tempat berbeda secara hampir bersamaan. Penyelidikan dilakukan. Aipda Zen Devano, seorang anggota tim identifikasi sidik jari INAFIS Polertabes dibantu istrinya yang seorang penulis fiksi kriminal terkenal, Kanaya Susan Olivia, mulai melakukan penelusuran benang merah kasus tersebut karena terindikasi pembunuhan berantai. Identitas korban satu persatu terpecahkan. Namun, penyelidikan mengalami jalan buntu karena antara satu korban dengan yang lainnya sama sekali tidak memiliki hubungan apa pun. Saat kasus tersebut tidak mengalami perkembangan dan hampir dilupakan, korban kelima ditemukan. Ini adalah kesempatan terakhir Aipda Zen untuk menangkap pelaku pembunuhan berantai tersebut sebelum dia membunuh lebih banyak lagi. Siapa sebenarnya pelaku? Apa motifnya membunuh begitu banyak laki-laki?

"I should’ve killed him the night he betrayed me. Instead, I kept him alive — chained, bleeding, and trembling beneath my hands." Nicholas Rhodes, heir to the Rhodes crime syndicate, had everything: control, power, loyalty. Until him. Rafael “Rafe” Vega — the man he once trusted with his life — turned on him in the middle of a war, selling secrets to their rivals. But when fate forces their worlds to collide again, Nicholas doesn’t kill Rafe. He takes him back. As a captive. As a weapon. As a reminder of everything he lost. Hatred was supposed to keep them apart. Instead, it burns hotter than desire — twisting into something neither of them can name. Obsession becomes their language. Betrayal becomes their bond. And love… love is the bullet waiting in the chamber. Because in their world, love doesn’t save. It destroys. --- Main Characters: Nicholas Rhodes— 29 Cold, ruthless, born into blood and chaos. After Rafe’s betrayal, he’s become darker — quieter, crueler. He claims he feels nothing anymore… but Rafe’s name still tastes like venom and longing on his tongue. Rafael “Rafe” Vega — 26 Former hitman and Nicholas’s right hand, before he turned traitor. Charming, unpredictable, and carrying his own secrets. His betrayal wasn’t what it seemed — but he’d rather die than beg Nicholas to understand.

Ingrid was born into a family of werewolf hunters. She was raised to believe that the creatures were nothing more than ruthless killers. Though trained as a hunter, she has never participated in a hunt—until the night her father forces her to join. What should have been a simple mission turns into a nightmare when she is captured by a ruthless Alpha seeking revenge against her family for slaughtering his pack. Locked away with no escape, Ingrid fights to survive by using her training to stay alive. When she finally manages to break free. she thinks she’s won—until the Alpha finds her again. He sinks his fangs into her, expecting the venom to end her life, but Ingrid doesn’t die. The bite should have killed her, but it doesn’t. It changes her. Ingrid soon discovers a horrifying truth: the werewolf bite only turns those who carry the gene. She discovers that her entire life has been a lie. Her family, the people she trusted most, hid the truth from her. Now, she’s no longer the hunter—she’s the hunted. With her own people turning against her and the wolf inside her growing stronger, only one person can help her—the same Alpha who cursed her with this fate. Will their hate for each other blossom into something deeper? or does fate have something else planned?

I had taken leave from the sealed research institute where I'd been confined for six years, just so I could attend my daughter's kindergarten graduation. The moment I stepped through the gates, I froze. A woman holding a little boy by the hand was shoving my daughter, Amy, straight into the gutter. She slapped Amy across the face, then sneered for everyone to hear, spitting venom as she called my little girl a filthy wretch. Drenched in filthy water, Amy dropped to her knees before the woman, trembling in humiliation. Rage burned through me. I stormed forward and slapped the woman across the face. But instead of shame, she jabbed a finger at my nose and shouted, "Do you even know who I am? To offend me is to offend the entire Grant family!" Tears welled in Amy's eyes as she tugged at my sleeve, pleading in a choked voice, "Please leave… she's my dad's nanny. My dad will punish you if you hurt her." The woman planted herself in front of me, her arrogance towering. "The Grant family rules this city. You think you can run from us?" For a brief moment, I stood stunned, then calmly pulled out my phone and dialed my husband. "Your nanny says you run Bexley City. Well, I think that's about to change."