Venom Merah

"I love you." She blurted out, eyes wide, filled with unshed tears as they both stared at each other. "I love you and I know you know that so please don't say what happened was a mistake or that you're leaving me." Her cracked at the last statement. "Don't destroy us." She moved closer to him, putting a gentle hand on his arm. He lifted his gaze to hers and she feared whatever it is he was going to say the way his eyes looked. They've never looked so....empty. "Darling, there is nothing to destroy if there was nothing to ever break. There was never an us Idalia." He stated venom lacing his words. "What?" Her voice cracked "Whatever happened between us was a mistake. I regret it." Her face crumpled as her hand dropped from his arm, putting space between them. "Don't say that." "Just leave Idalia." He turned his back to awards her and continued stuffing clothes into his bag. After some time, "Okay." She nodded her head in understanding, wiping her tears, trying to stop the already flowing tears. Glancing at him one more time, she walked out of his room. When Idalia Bianchi confesses her love to Ivan Volklov, her best friend and the heir to the Italian mafia, he does not reciprocate the feeling. Years after walking out of the room of the one she loves, he is back in her life. Her brother's best friend. It’s finally time for her to find a husband and according to her family tradition it has to be an arranged marriage and what better and safer match for her than a member of the Italian mafia. Even though there is already an alliance between the families, a marriage makes it more "sophisticated", like her father says.

Ayah membawaku ke sebuah pesta yang diadakan oleh seorang bibi. Saat makan kue, aku tanpa sengaja memakan ceri yang ada di lapisan tengahnya, lalu segera memuntahkannya. Karena dulu pernah mengalami alergi parah sampai seluruh tubuhku merah dan hampir meninggal, aku masih mengingat rasa itu dengan sangat jelas meskipun usiaku waktu itu masih kecil. Namun, bibi itu terlihat sangat kecewa dan berkata, "Seperti tradisi saat Imlek, kalau menemukan koin di dalam pangsit itu berarti membawa keberuntungan. Aku sengaja menyembunyikan ceri di dalam kue ini. Tapi ternyata Keenan nggak menghargainya." Ayah tidak mau mendengar penjelasanku dan langsung mengusirku keluar untuk berdiri di halaman sebagai hukuman. Aku selalu mendengar Ibu berkata bahwa akhir-akhir ini suhu sangat panas dan aku harus tetap berada di dalam rumah. Ternyata, cuaca memang panas sekali! Tubuhku mulai terasa sangat gatal dan aku merasa sulit bernapas. Aku ingin mencari Ayah, tetapi tidak peduli seberapa keras aku mengetuk pintu, Ayah tetap tidak mau membukakannya. Melalui jendela kaca yang besar, aku bisa melihat Ayah hanya melirik ke arahku dengan tatapan dingin dari dalam rumah. Dia benar-benar tidak mau membukakan pintu untukku.

His nose was an inch away from mine. Eyes looked down it with burning intensity. “You are mine, Adelia. And there is nothing in the world that can change that.” He growled, tracing the side of my face with a feather-light touch. I recoiled and swatted his hand away. Wanted to move backward. Out of his proximity but a strong hand settled on my lower back. Pulled me into him. Our eyes met again, letting all of my venom show in them. “You are married, Michael. Married and human! Us being mates doesn't take away from that fact.” I hissed. His blue eyes darkened. Hand flexed on my back. “Then turn me. Make me a wolf and I will be by your side until the world burns.” “Married. That is another obstacle. I won't be a home-wrecker. Never again.” I tried to move away from him. Away from the lurking promise of death and destruction if I gave in to him. Remained in his presence. But his hand twined with my dress. Forced me to stay so deathly close to him. I felt my resolve melt away. “She will understand. How can't she? We were destined to be together by the goddess herself.” He whispered and brushed his lips against my cheek. A shudder ran down my spine. “A goddess that you don't believe in.” Michael pulled away. Smiled cruelly down at me. “The only goddess I believe in is the one right in front of me.” I didn't stop him when his lips crashed into mine. Or when his tongue drifted over my bottom lip. Opened up for him so that he could explore the inside of my mouth. Devoured me whole. Morals be damned, then.

Warning ***Excerpt, Mature contents*** "Why did you have to make me suffer?" I paused, "Do you hate me that much?" "Isabelle," Dimitri hisses with such venom in his voice. "You might want to watch your words carefully." "Don't worry, I'll free you from this burden." I spat. "Enough!" Dimitri growls "I'm going to reject you." "Enough!" He roars, making me stop. He grabs my arms, corners me against the wall. My heart is beating rapidly. I see fire in his eyes as he lock me with his body. "Fuck this! I'm done running from what's has already been decided by fate." With that said, he captures my lips in a fierce kiss. Isabella Rosa Santacruz, a witch on the run, she has a dark past and a even darker destiny but worst of all she has been chased her entire life by things that want her dead. When a prophecy is etched in stone that her blood holds the keys to the universe every monster and myth known and unknown on the planet wants to have her for their own personal desires. But her fate soon changes when she stumbles across the powerful lycan Alpha, her mate. And he is Dimitri Axel Castellan, the most ruthless and feared lycan Alpha famously known as the Blood Alpha. He is also the Alpha of the Blood moon pack, a pack cursed by a witch's dying breath to cease to be of existence on the eleventh blood moon. What would happen when fate pins in his path the one he hoped he would never find? She is the air that he can't give up, even if it would cost him everything he has, including his life. Will they fall in love? Or will they be able to save themselves from their impending chaos.

"Please, let's try again. We can make another baby right now if you want," I begged, my voice broken and desperate. "A like you doesn't deserve a second chance," he spat, his words like venom cutting through my heart like a knife had stabbed my chest. "I love you." I whispered, despite his harshness, feeling my heart bleed internally from pain and my wolf slowly vanishing due to heartbreak. *********** Ruby once had the most perfect life any she-wolf could ask for; with a loving mate by her side and a baby on the way, what else could she want? However, her whole world turned upside down right in the delivery room, and she faces a cascade of heartbreaks. Life seemed to have given her a second chance at happiness until she got rejected for the second time openly, in the most disgraceful way, and thrown away like dirt, sending her back on the verge of tears. Seven years later, with her son all grown up and getting accepted into the biggest werewolf academy that was owned by her ex-mate, she is forced to go back to her previous life and face her nightmare all again. But this time she is going back stronger and better for the sake of her child. But what happens when she returns and finds her mate regretful and remorseful—and not just that she crosses paths with her second chance mate—the new strongest alpha in town who also has a little daughter? Would she forsake her quest for revenge by accepting her first mate and childhood love for the sake of her child and having the perfect family she had once dreamed of, or would she explore the new spark of connection with the second chance mate, the powerful alpha?

"You stupid whore," Jasper snarls, fingers bruising my arms as he shakes me like trash. "Name the bastard who touched what's mine or I'll carve that filthy seed from your womb and make you watch it die." ---- One reckless night of freedom. A shadowed stranger's fangs at my throat and his thick cock splitting me open while he growls filthy promises: “Cum on this cock, you lying little virgin bitch. Squeeze me like the greedy cumdump you’ve always been. I’m gonna flood your womb so deep you’ll carry my seed while you swear forever to another man.” ---- And my perfect mafia wedding shatters at the altar. I collapse and wake up pregnant. Shame ignites bloodlust. Families roar “puttana sporca,” “troia incinta,” knives flashing, abortion demanded. My body becomes a battlefield.. flesh to gut, erase, and own. When all hope seemed lost, the door crashes open and the room freezes. Jasper drops to a bow, whispering, “Father.” The monster strides in: Dax Blackthorne, untouchable werewolf alpha, empire-killer. He squats beside me, inhales my scent, voice low and lethal and ask, “Why do I smell my pup in you?” I stare from the stranger… to my husband bowing low… and horror slams home. I’m carrying my father-in-law’s child. One drunken, savage knot had produced an impossible heir. In a blood-soaked empire of werewolf dominance, mafia wars, and taboo claims, a fragile human girl must harden into venom or be devoured by the men who believe her womb, her body, and her fate already belong to them. One filthy mistake. One forbidden pup. And now everything burns.

Tahun ketujuh pernikahan, Dhea baru tahu kalau suaminya punya seorang anak laki-laki berusia enam tahun. Dia bersembunyi di balik perosotan TK, melihat Yordan sedang membungkuk menggendong seorang anak kecil sambil bermain dengannya. "Papa, sudah lama banget Papa nggak datang lihat aku." Suaminya mengusap kepala anak itu. "Anak pintar, Papa sibuk kerja. Kamu harus nurut sama Mama ya." Duar! Suara itu seakan-akan meruntuhkan dunia Dhea. Kepalanya langsung kosong. Papa? Mama? Sosok besar dan kecil itu memiliki wajah yang mirip 70%. Semuanya jelas sekali mengatakan bahwa pria yang dulu bersumpah akan mencintainya seumur hidup, ternyata sudah selingkuh sejak lama! Mereka tumbuh bersama sejak kecil, saling mencintai bertahun-tahun. Dhea bahkan pernah ditusuk di perut demi menyelamatkan Yordan. Akibatnya, dia bukan hanya kehilangan anak, tetapi juga tak bisa punya keturunan seumur hidup. Saat itu, Yordan berlutut di sampingnya dengan mata merah dan berkata, "Aku nggak butuh anak. Aku cuma butuh kamu seorang!" Suara bergetar Yordan yang sampai sekarang masih terngiang-ngiang di benak Dhea, kini hancur tak bersisa karena pemandangan di depan mata!

“Percuma kamu Bapak sekolahkan tinggi-tinggi! Susah-susah pun maksain kamu biar masuk SMA, tapi mana nyatanya sekarang! Sudah mau satu tahun lulus sekolah tapi belum kerja juga! Belum ngasilin duit! Mending adik kamu yang sekolahnya SMP doang, sudah punya pacar anak tukang daging sapi, hidupnya terjamin!” celoteh Bapak. Orang yang Sumi paling takutkan ketika sudah bicara. Sumi menghela napas. Dia masih membelekangi Bapak dan mengiris bawang merah untuk masak. Untuk ke sekian kalinya omelan itu terasa menusuk hati Sumi. Bapak selalu mengungkit keinginannya untuk bersekolah lagi dan menyalahkan karena sampai saat ini belum menghasilkan rupiah. Hinaan, cibiran dan perlakuan Bapak membuat Sumi benar-benar terluka. Namun rupanya Tuhan mendengar setiap alunan doa yang dipanjatkan olehnya. Pertemuannya dengan Hiraka Yamada---seorang pegolf yang merupakan bos dari salah satu perusahaan automotive ternama di tanah air membuka jalannya untuk meraih kejayaan. Namun ada satu hal yang tiba-tiba terasa kosong, Zaki---sahabat dekat Sumi yang dulu selalu ada ketika dia butuhkan tiba-tiba menghilang. Sumi tak tahu jika Zaki menaruh rasa padanya. Zaki pergi dengan masih memendam segenggam cinta di hatinya. Akankah kehidupan mereka berakhir bahagia?

Berminggu-minggu beberapa desa tampak seperti desa mati setelah malam tiba. Hal itu disebabkan karena banyaknya orang meninggal yang ditemukan pada pagi harinya dalam keadaan telungkup. Menurut kabar yang berbedar, mereka meninggal setelah bertemu pocong berwajah hancur dengan kedua bola mata merah besarnya. Kedatangan pocong tersebut juga selalu disertai dengan bunyi gemerincing andong, padahal di desa mereka sama sekali tidak ada yang mempunyainya. Jelas saja itu adalah andong gaib yang tengah ditunggangi oleh pocong penjemput nyawa. Hingga suatu malam, tepatnya pukul 20.10. Arkan yang baru saja pulang mengerjakan tugas di rumah temannya itu dibuat terkejut dan ketakutan bukan main karena kedua retinanya baru saja melihat pocong yang terlihat begitu jelas di dalam rumah kosong yang berada di tak jauh dari rumahnya. Lalu, bagaimana dengan nasib Arkan? Apakah ia akan menjadi korban selanjutnya yang akan dijemput menggunakan andong seperti korban-korban sebelumnya? Cerita seperti ini ada banyak sudut pandang, karena memang sebuah pocong andong yang sempat menggeparkan itu memang benar-benar pernah terjadi pada saat lumpur lapindo meluap hingga membuat beberap desa tenggelam.

Yoon Haejin masih mengingat dengan jelas peristiwa yang terjadi 3 tahun lalu, ketika ia menyaksikan dengan mata kepalanya sendiri bagaimana sang ibu tewas dengan sadisnya akibat oleh makhluk mengerikan bermata merah yang sering disebut sebagai vampir. Mereka adalah makhluk yang masih diragukan keberadaannya dan Haejin sama sekali tidak ingin mempercayai keberadaan mereka. Namun, keinginannya untuk membalaskan kematian sang ibu menjadikannya mau tak mau harus menemukan jejak para vampir yang ada di Korea Selatan. Sampai akhirnya ia bertemu dengan Park Sunghwa, lelaki buta yang juga memperkenalkan diri dengan suka rela di depan Haejin sebagai vampir odd eye berkekuatan luar biasa. Pertemuannya dengan Sunghwa yang sempat diawali dengan kecurigaan, pada akhirnya membuat Haejin mau tak mau mengesampingkan keraguannya ketika Sunghwa memintanya untuk bekerja sama dengan jaminan—Sunghwa akan membunuh vampir yang sudah membunuh ibu Haejin. Haejin dan Sunghwa menjadi rekan, tetapi apakah itu baik-baik saja untuk bekerja sama dengan makhluk yang sejenis dengan pembunuh Haejin? Benarkah Sunghwa ingin membantu Haejin demi alasan yang bisa dibilang sepele itu? Apa ada yang disembunyikan darinya?