Villain Adalah

At our wedding, Toby Webb, the impoverished student my fiancee, Elvira Britton, has been sponsoring, barges into the venue while wailing at the top of his lungs. "Elvira, a wasp has stung me down there! Does this mean I won't be able to…" Elvira doesn't hesitate to ditch all the guests and me in favor of whisking Toby away. I quickly grab her wrist and suggest to her that we should finish the ceremony first before finding a doctor to save Toby. But she reacts by shoving me to the floor instead with an enraged look on her face. "Wallace Cochran, if you truly loved me, you wouldn't stop me at this time!" After that, she quickly takes Toby to the lounge in the wedding venue. By the time I arrive at the lounge, I witness Elvira straddling Toby. The very same woman, who had once promised me that she'd preserve her virginity for our wedding night, can be seen glaring at me angrily. "Toby's condition is very severe, you know! How am I supposed to sit by and watch him suffer? It's just virginity, isn't it? Since you want it that badly, I can just get myself repaired and let you try again, can't I?"

My husband, Zane Wade, was drugged at a cocktail party and ended up sleeping with a female college student who looked almost exactly like me. I gave him three chances. The first time, Zane sent the young woman abroad overnight. Then, he knelt outside our home for three days and three nights. The second time, I ran into him and the college student at the hospital. He was accompanying her for a prenatal check-up. At the time, Zane hugged me tightly and refused to let me go. His voice trembled as he said, "I'm sorry, Raina. She's pregnant, and my mother threatened to commit suicide. I have no choice but to keep the child. "I swear, once she gives birth, I'll send her away immediately. The child will go to the old family estate. Please, don't leave me…" But just three days later, because of that same woman, Zane fought me at an auction over my mother's heirlooms. When he saw me raising the bid higher and higher, he immediately went nuclear. This was the third and final chance I gave him. I rushed over to confront him, but Zane wasn't worried. He just frowned slightly and calmly said, "Raina, you know very well that Moira is about to give birth. Why do you insist on fighting a pregnant woman? You only need to endure it for another three months. Then, we can go back to how things were." Upon hearing his words, I almost cried at how ridiculous they sounded. I finally decided to get a divorce, but Zane actually brought Moira Green home openly and without shame.

Fresh from a business trip, my husband swept me into his arms and pulled me toward the bathroom for a passionate shared bath. As our lips met in a dizzying kiss, I noticed something odd out of the corner of my eye: the toilet lid was down. Seven years ago, after reading an online article claiming that men urinating while standing could splash bacteria onto the seat, he insisted we always keep the lid up for hygiene's sake. In all our years of marriage, it had never been lowered until now. A chill ran through me. The bathroom was pristine, not a stray hair in sight. But then I noticed the shower's water temperature was set five degrees higher than the 98.6°F he always preferred. Men preferred cooler water, and women warmer. In an instant, I realized that Nick Doyle had betrayed me.

After being abroad for half a year, I went back home to see my fiancee. However, I was stopped at a parking lot by a random man yelling at me. I tried to shrug him off, but he arrogantly retorted, “Don’t you know who I am? Vanessa Whitecastle is my wife. If you’re smart, you’ll do what I say.” I stood in place and looked at him. Then, I made a phone call, “Are you seeing another man, Vanessa?”

I had just returned from a business trip. The moment I stepped through the door, I scooped my wife into my arms and rushed her straight to the bathroom for a steamy shower together. We were kissing passionately when, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed something: the toilet seat was flipped up. I froze. Seven years ago, my wife had read a post online claiming that when men pee standing up, bacteria splash onto the seat. She begged me to sit down to pee for the sake of her health. I have kept that promise. For seven years of marriage, that seat has never been up. A knot formed in my stomach, but the bathroom was spotless, so clean it looked staged, not a single stray hair anywhere. Then I noticed the shower temperature. It was set five degrees lower than her usual 43°C. Men like cooler showers. Women like them hotter… At that moment, I knew, Ruby Lynch had cheated on me.

On the day of my wedding gown fitting, a stranger burst into the VIP suite and stabbed me with a knife. “You think you deserve a dress this expensive after stealing someone else’s man?” She tore at the delicate fabric of my skirt. Then, with a twisted smile, she hurled a bottle of acid at me. The blade was buried in my lower abdomen. The pain drove me to my knees. She grabbed my hair and yanked my head up. “Gerald’s my husband! What are you? You’re nothing but a mistress who can’t even be seen with him in public!” Blood dripped down my fingers. That was when it finally sank in. The man I had been with for seven years had been keeping another woman by his side. “What’re you staring at? Even if I kill you, with my husband’s influence, no one will dare touch me!” Staring at her smug face, I pulled out my phone with hands slicked in blood and called my brother. “Matt…” My voice was unnervingly calm. “Come pick me up at the bridal shop. And please inform the Hoover family that the engagement is off.”

Saat berusia 12 tahun, Piero menyaksikan kakaknya dibunuh oleh lima orang. Dendam itu ia bawa hingga dewasa, di usia ke-18 tahun ia telah menjadi pembunuh untuk pertama kalinya yang membawanya masuk ke penjara. Namun, setelah ia keluar dari penjara, ia kembali memburu empat orang yang terlibat lainnya, membunuh mereka satu per satu. Puncaknya, ia harus menghadapi Garrett, pengedar narkoba kelas kakap sekaligus dalang utama kematian kakaknya, disinilah pertarungan hidup dan mati yang menentukan apakah Piero akan bertahan membalaskan dendamnya atau ia kalah dalam medan pertempuran.

Para ahli astronomi dunia dibuat geger karena adanya perubahan pada salah satu bintang di rasi Orion yang bernama Betelgeuse. Semula, ukuran bintang itu biasa saja layaknya matahari, namun begitu Betelgeuse semakin tua, warnanya berubah menjadi merah dengan ukuran yang terus membesar. Para ahli menduga kalau hal itu diakibatkan oleh kadar hidrogen yang menipis dan mengakibatkan cahaya bintang itu meredup. Mereka menduga bahwa Betelgeuse akan meledak sebagai supernova. Di sisi lain, kehidupan di Betelgeuse terancam saat melemahnya kekuatan. Para penghuni Betelgeuse lalu menemukan Bumi, yang diyakini sebagai sumber energi baru dengan kandungan hidrogen yang melimpah. Di tengah rencana itu, penghuni Betelgeuse terpecah menjadi dua kelompok, di mana salah satunya ingin menguasai bumi. Kedatangan mereka pun diketahui oleh seorang gadis bernama Isla, dan dia secara tidak sadar menolong salah satu dari mereka dan hal itu membawanya ke dalam berbagai masalah besar.

"Ikutlah denganku! Kau tidak akan kalah dalam permainan ini!" Mata elang Kael, menatapnya tajam. Menawarkan sebuah petualangan maut yang tak pernah mau dialami Elvara. *** Elvara tidak pernah menyangka bahwa pernikahan impiannya berubah menjadi ancaman mau mengerikan di tengah lautan. Rheiner dan selingkuhannya mencoba membunuhnya. Kael, seorang pria misterius dengan tato naga di leher menyelamatkan Elvara. Meyakinkannya untuk bersekutu dan melancarkan aksi balas dendam. Fakta demi fakta didapatkan Elvara yang telah berubah wajah dan nama selama menjalankan misi balas dendamnya. Apakah dia akan tetap di jalan semula atau mengkhianati kepercayaan Kael setelah dia mengetahui fakta tentang siapa sebenarnya pria itu?

Luca Vaughan, anak buah kepercayaan Nico Grimald yang sangat tangguh dan cerdas. Kali ini Luca ditugaskan untuk menculik seorang gadis yang sudah lama dicintai oleh Nico. "Dia baru saja lulus kuliah, aku ingin kau menculik dan membawanya ke sini, apapun resikonya, kau harus membawa dia," titah Nico penuh penekanan. "Oke, berikan alamat dan fotonya." Luca berhasil menemukan gadis itu, dia menyusup ke kamar sang gadis lalu menodongkan pistol. "Ikut denganku secara suka rela atau kau akan aku bawa paksa," ancam Luca, reaksi si gadis menunjukkan keterkejutan. "Kau mau menculikku?" "Iya." Brielle justru kegirangan lalu mengambil kopernya. "Heh kau mau apa?" tanya Luca bingung. "Aku bosan di rumah, aku sangat ingin pergi dari sini, tunggu sebentar ya, aku akan siap-siap dulu, kau tidak perlu menodong senjata begitu karena aku akan ikut denganmu secara suka relaaaaa." Luca menjatuhkan rahang tegasnya melihat reaksi Brielle yang begitu riang ingin dibawa. "Aku pikir akan rumit, wah, ini penculikan pertama yang membuat pekerjaanku mudah," gumam Luca sembari menatap Brielle.