venom merah

"I married you out of pity! Yet you dared to betray me right under my nose and, worse, murdered my sister. Today, I sever every tie I have with you. You'll pay for this with your life in prison, you witch!"-words dripping with venom, are the last that Maxon utters to the woman he once loved. Maxon Adams, the heir to the vast Adams empire, had it all-power, wealth, and a marriage to the woman he cherished. But in one moment, his world comes crashing down when he discovers an unimaginable betrayal: his loved wife in the arms of another man. But that is not enough; devastating news follows that his only sister has been murdered and all evidence points at his wife as the culprit. Could this nightmare be real? How could the woman he loves do this?

Gadis itu bernama Leah. Seorang putri bangsawan yang setiap harinya ia habiskan untuk penelitian tanaman obat. Bersama Arez dan Dante, ia mencintai negerinya di bawah kuasa Emperor Rashzan, sosok yang melarang rakyatnya untuk menggunakan sihir. Hingga suatu ketika datanglah sosok misterius yang menggunakan sihir. Sihir yang disalahgunakan, membawa mala petaka di negerinya. Tak ada tempat bersembunyi yang aman di bawah langit merah yang mencekam. "Ikutlah dengan kami." Blair, seorang penyihir perempuan yang sengaja datang untuk menjemput Leah. "Kemana kalian akan membawa kami?" "Tidak perlu khawatir. Kalian akan berada di tempat kami, yaitu dunia yang telah lama tersegel dari dunia kalian."

Kata orang, cinta pertama adalah kutukan. Entah ke mana takdir membawa, cinta pertamalah yang akan membekas. Bekasnya bak noda merah dalam putih, sulit pudar. Pernikahan Rena dan Mahen berada di ujung tanduk setelah kembalinya sang mantan calon istri sekaligus cinta pertama Mahen, Riani. Semua diperkeruh dengan tuduhan Ratna, sang mertua, dan Sekar, sang adik ipar, yang menyatakan bahwa Rena mandul. Di saat Rena menyerah atas segalanya, Mahen justru bersikap sebaliknya. Dengan egosi, ia menjebak dan membuat Rena mengandung anaknya. Namun di sisi lain, ia tak mau berpisah lagi dengan Riani. Lalu, haruskan Rena rela dimadu demi calon buah hati yang ada di rahimnya? "Tak ada satu wanita pun di dunia ini yang benar-benar rela dimadu. Meskipun ada, aku bukan salah satunya." Rena terisak pilu, menyentuh relung hati terdalam Mahen yang dingin.

Thalita amat terkejut ketika terbangun di pagi hari di sebuah kamar hotel. Rasa terkejut itu belum usai karena dirinya kembali dikejutkan dengan adanya penampakan bercak merah di alas tidurnya. Di dalam pusara kecemasannya, seseorang keluar dari kamar mandi dengan hanya mengenakan handuk kecil guna menutupi aset berharganya. “Sudah bangun kamu? Bagaimana tidurmu? Nyenyak?” Baskara memiringkan senyumnya. “Kenapa saya ada di sini, Pak? Dan semalam apa yang terjadi di antara kita?” “Kamu pura-pura lupa? Oh baiklah, biar aku ingatkan, semalam kamu begitu liar di atas ranjang. Aku sampai kewalahan.” “Bohong! Bapak kan atasan saya. Kita nggak mungkin melakukan itu, kan, Pak?” “Ck! Untuk apa aku berbohong? Karena aku sudah berkata jujur maka kuperintahkan padamu… Mulai hari ini, kamu adalah wanitaku, Thalita. Ini perintah!” Masalah tidak berhenti di situ saja, pria yang telah melakukan hubungan panas semalam bersama Thalita adalah pria beristri. Lalu apa yang akan terjadi pada keduanya?

Ini hari pertamaku pindah ke SMA swasta elite. Aku melihat satu meja dan kursi berwarna merah tua di barisan belakang ruang kelas yang tidak diduduki siapa pun. Semua orang di kelas baruku sering bicara dengan meja dan kursi itu. "Selamat pagi." "Sampai ketemu besok." Seolah-olah ada seseorang yang duduk di sana. Seseorang yang terlihat di mata semua orang, kecuali aku.

Mate. I froze mid-step, Venom has never said that word before. I've suddenly forgotten the Rogues I was chasing, my whole attention now on the emotions I was feeling. My vision sharpened, focusing on the faint sound of labored breathing just ahead. My heart hammered in my chest as I walked closer, the bond pulling me forward with an urgency I hadn’t felt in decades. The first thing I saw was her hair, a messy dark bun with strands of white, unusual yet unique. She sat curled up against the base of an old tree, arms wrapped tightly around her knees, shoulders trembling. Her thin, tattered sweater barely shielding her from the cold air. She looked... fragile, a word I never thought I’d associate with my mate. Ariel’s life has been anything but easy. Orphaned as a child and left in the care of a cruel stepfather and stepbrother, she’s endured years of emotional and physical abuse. Despite her circumstances, she’s always felt something stirring beneath the surface—an unexplained restlessness, vivid dreams of running under the moonlight, and a deep connection to the forest around her. Zayn, the alpha of the Shadowcrest pack, has spent years searching for his fated mate, the one who would complete him and stand by his side to no avail…he had finally given up on ever finding her. His pack thrives under his leadership, but his heart has grown weary, doubting the Moon Goddess’s promise of a mate. When a chance encounter leads him to Ariel, he’s stunned to discover that the fragile, broken girl is his destined partner—and more than that, she’s a wolf completely unaware of her true nature.

I'm about to get married under the witness of the Goddess of the Moon. However, Carl Erickson, my partner of ten years, doesn't know it yet. Carl has recently hired a new assistant—Ivy Keating. Everyone in the wolf pack knows something amorous is going on between them; they frequently "discuss work" until the wee hours of the night. A celebration that's supposed to be for our anniversary turns into Ivy's birthday celebration. Carl orders a ten-layer mango cream cake for the celebration—it's Ivy's favorite. They get cream everywhere, but they've forgotten I'm seriously allergic to mangoes. A regular mango is as lethal to me as wolf venom is. I'm taken away by an ambulance to be rescued, and I'm alone when I wake up. Carl is still at the party, celebrating Ivy's birthday. My wolf growls unhappily, and my love for Carl dies. It's then that I agree to the marriage my family has arranged for me. I'm going to marry a true Alpha.