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Chapter 1
운성시 병원, 바깥은 먹물처럼 어둡고 폭우가 쏟아지고 있었다.
예란은 네다섯 살 정도의 어린 여자아이를 안고 비틀거리며 병원 복도로 뛰어들었다.
"의사 선생님, 의사 선생님, 제 딸을 살려주세요!"
예란의 품에 안긴 어린 여자아이는 이미 의식을 잃고 얼굴이 창백했다.
간호사로 보이는 몇 명이 예란의 손에서 의식을 잃은 청아를 받아 응급실로 데려갔다.
잠시 후, 의사처럼 보이는 사람이 응급실에서 나와 예란에게 말했다.
"따님은 선천성 심장병이 발작을 일으켰습니다. 즉시 수술해야 하고, 그렇지 않으면 생명이 위험합니다!"
"아... 그럼 빨리 수술 준비를 해주세요."
예란이 긴장한 목소리로 말했다.
"먼저 비용을 납부하세요."
의사는 예란을 한 번 훑어보더니 납부서를 건네며 말했다.
예란은 납부서를 받아들고 그 위의 숫자를 보자마자 눈이 휘둥그레졌다.
"삼십만 위안?"
"의사 선생님, 뭔가 착오가 있는 거 아닌가요? 어떻게 이렇게 많은 돈이..."
"선천성 심장병은 원래 치료하기 어렵고, 수술 비용이 당연히 높습니다."
예란은 텅 빈 주머니를 만지작거리며 난처한 표정으로 말했다.
"선생님, 먼저 수술을 해주시고, 수술비는 이틀 후에 보충해 드리면 안 될까요?"
의사는 예란을 흘겨보며 태도가 갑자기 차갑게 변했다.
"병원은 자선단체가 아닙니다. 돈이 없으면 왜 병원에 오는 겁니까?"
예란은 의사의 손을 붙잡고 간청했다.
"의사 선생님, 제발 부탁드립니다. 빨리 제 딸을 살려주세요."
의사는 혐오스럽다는 듯 손을 빼며 차갑게 말했다.
"꺼져. 결국 가난뱅이였군. 내 시간만 낭비했네!"
곧이어 딸 청아는 두 명의 간호사에 의해 복도의 긴 의자로 옮겨졌다.
그 중 한 간호사가 경멸하듯 코웃음을 쳤다.
"병을 치료할 형편이 안 되면 병원에 오지 마세요. 병원에서 죽으면 얼마나 불길한데!"
예란은 창백한 청아의 얼굴을 보며 그녀의 심장을 만져보았다. 이미 심장 박동이 매우 느려져 있었다.
그는 오래된 폴더폰을 꺼내 아내 이나에게 전화를 걸었다.
"한밤중에 전화해서 뭐 하는 거야?"
이나의 짜증 섞인 목소리가 들려왔다.
"여보, 청아가 아파요. 돈을 좀 보내줄 수 있어요? 청아를 치료해야 해요."
예란은 이 가문에 데릴사위로 들어와 집안에서 지위가 없었기 때문에 이때도 조심스럽게 말했다.
"네가 길에서 주워온 그 재수 없는 애? 차라리 빨리 죽게 내버려둬. 구할 가치가 뭐 있어? 내일도 안 죽었으면 너도 집에 오지 마!"
말을 마치자마자 이나는 전화를 확 끊어버렸다.
예란은 끊긴 전화를 바라보며 이를 악물고 다른 번호를 눌렀다.
"란아, 이렇게 늦게 전화한 이유가 뭐니?"
전화 너머로 양어머니의 피곤한 목소리가 들려왔다.
예란은 어릴 때 스승님과 함께 농촌에 살다가 스승님이 돌아가신 후 양부모에게 맡겨졌다.
이 몇 년 동안 양부모가 예란을 키웠고, 청아의 심장병 치료에도 많은 돈을 써서 거의 퇴직금을 다 써버렸다.
양어머니의 목소리를 듣자 예란은 마음이 아팠다.
"어머니, 아버지 건강은 어떠세요?"
"네 아버지 허리 통증이 또 도졌어. 반나절 동안 아파하시다가 이제 겨우 잠드셨단다."
예란은 말문이 막혀 겨우 말했다.
"어머니, 아버지 잘 돌봐주세요."
"란아, 이렇게 늦게 전화한 건 무슨 일이 있니?"
"아니에요, 별일 없어요, 어머니."
"혹시 청아 병 때문에 또 돈이 필요한 거니? 얼마나 필요한지 말해봐. 집에는 돈이 많지 않지만, 우리가 좀 빌릴 수는 있을 거야."
"괜찮아요, 어머니. 어서 쉬세요."
예란은 청아의 병이 이미 노부부의 돈을 다 써버렸다는 것을 알고 있었다. 그들은 항상 빠듯하게 살았고, 어디서 더 돈을 빌릴 수 있겠는가.
예란은 전화를 끊고 의식 없는 딸을 바라보았다.
그는 입술을 세게 깨물며 이 순간 감정이 완전히 무너져 내렸다. 눈물이 빗물과 땀과 섞여 흘러내리며 그는 큰 소리로 울기 시작했다.
청아가 주워온 아이라는 건 사실이다.
하지만 그는 이 몇 년 동안 청아와 서로 의지하며 살아왔고, 둘의 정은 이미 혈연보다 더 깊어졌다.
안 돼, 청아가 이렇게 죽게 할 수는 없다.
예란은 휴대폰을 꺼내 다시 이나에게 전화를 걸었지만, 전원이 꺼져 있다는 안내만 들렸다.
장모 장야란에게 전화를 걸어도 역시 꺼져 있었다.
예란은 밖의 폭우를 보며 이를 악물고 딸을 안아 들고는 어두운 빗속으로 뛰어들었다.
딸을 안고 미친 듯이 달려 곧 집 앞에 도착했다.
문을 두드리며 예란은 힘껏 외쳤다.
"여보, 문 좀 열어줘, 문 열어!"
꼬박 10분을 두드린 후에야 문이 열렸고, 이나는 잠옷 차림으로 짜증난 표정을 짓고 있었다.
"그 애는 죽었어? 다음에 또 이렇게 늦게 들어오면 길바닥에서 자!"
예란은 얼굴을 닦고는 이나 앞에 퍽 하고 무릎을 꿇었다.
"여보, 청아도 당신 딸이잖아. 어떻게 눈뜨고 그 애가 죽는 걸 볼 수 있어요?"
이나는 예란 뒤에 누워있는 청아를 보고 화를 냈다.
"데려오지 말라고 했잖아, 귀먹었어? 빨리 데리고 나가. 만약 집에서 죽기라도 하면 얼마나 재수 없겠어!"
예란은 이나의 다리를 붙잡고 울며 애원했다.
"여보, 우리가 그렇게 죽어가는 사람을 내버려둘 수는 없잖아요."
"꺼져!"
이나는 발로 예란을 걷어찼다.
"이건 네가 길에서 주워온 버러지일 뿐이야. 나랑은 아무 상관도 없어. 오늘 이 애를 데리고 나가지 않으면, 너도 함께 이 집에서 나가!"
문 앞의 소란을 들은 장야란도 이때 나왔다.
상황을 파악한 후, 장야란은 화를 냈다.
"예란, 이 무능한 놈아, 이 버러지 같은 애를 데리고 우리 집에서 먹고 자는 것도 모자라 이제 우리 돈으로 병원비까지 내라고? 꿈도 꾸지 마. 빨리 이 버러지 같은 딸 데리고 멀리 꺼져!"
"어머니, 청아의 병세가 지금 매우 심각해요. 우리가 돌보지 않으면 오늘 밤을 넘기지 못할 거예요!"
"나랑 무슨 상관이야? 네가 누구라고 생각해? 너와 이 버러지는 우리 집의 개에 불과해. 개가 아프다고 내가 돈을 써서 치료해야 해?"
"어머니, 제발요, 청아를 살려주세요. 그렇게 죽어가는 걸 볼 수는 없잖아요!"
예란은 바닥에 무릎을 꿇고 계속 머리를 조아렸다. 이마가 금방 터져 피가 빗물과 섞여 흘러내렸다.
"그 애를 살려? 꿈도 꾸지 마!"
이나는 차가운 표정으로 말했다.
"예란, 마지막으로 한 번 더 물어볼게. 이 버러지를 내쫓을 거야 말 거야!"
"안 돼요, 여보. 우리가 청아를 버릴 수는 없어요!"
"좋아, 그럼 너도 이 버러지랑 함께 꺼져!"
말을 마치자마자 이나는 세게 문을 닫아버렸다.
예란은 필사적으로 문을 두드렸지만, 안에서는 더 이상 아무 소리도 들리지 않았다.
그는 문에 기대어 주저앉았고, 마음은 죽은 것 같았다.
빗속에 젖어 있는 청아를 돌아보며 예란의 마음은 칼로 에이는 듯했다.
왜 그는 이렇게 가난한 걸까? 정말 눈뜨고 딸이 죽어가는 걸 봐야 하는 걸까?
그는 청아의 병을 치료할 돈을 구하고 싶었다.
하지만 그는 구할 수 없었다. 생각할 수 있는 모든 방법을 다 시도했다.
정말 청아가 죽어가는 걸 지켜봐야 하는 걸까?
예란은 생각할수록 괴로워져 분노 속에서 피를 한 모금 토해냈다.
눈앞이 점점 어두워졌다.
이어서 허공에 떠 있는 한 허상이 보였다. 위엄 있는 모습의 노인이었다.
"나는 수라의신이다. 젊은이, 너는 나와 인연이 있구나. 이제 네게 의독 두 쌍의 침을 준다. 화타의침으로 세상을 구하고, 죽은 자를 살리며 뼈를 재생시킬 수 있다. 수라독침으로 하늘의 뜻을 행하고, 형체 없이 독을 퍼뜨리며, 그 어떤 해독제도 통하지 않는다."
"젊은이, 네가 나의 의술을 이어받아 본존의 전승을 널리 펼치길 바란다!"
그 목소리는 천둥처럼 울려 예란의 고막이 아팠다.
그가 말을 하기도 전에 대량의 기억이 예란의 뇌 속으로 흘러들어왔다.
이 낯선 기억들로 인해 예란은 머리가 터질 듯 아팠다.
얼마나 시간이 지났는지 모르지만, 예란은 마침내 모든 기억을 융합했다.
그는 천천히 눈을 뜨자 눈동자에 이상한 빛이 스쳤다.
의신의 전승을 이어받은 그는 완전히 다른 사람이 되었다.
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Invisible To Her Bully
Goddess Of The Underworld.
When the veil between the Divine, the Living, and the Dead begins to crack, Envy is thrust beneath with a job she can’t drop: keep the worlds from bleeding together, shepherd the lost, and make ordinary into armor, breakfasts, bedtime, battle plans. Peace lasts exactly one lullaby. This is the story of a border pup who became a goddess by choosing her family; of four imperfect alphas learning how to stay; of cake, iron, and daylight negotiations. Steamy, fierce, and full of heart, Goddess of the Underworld is a reverse harem, found-family paranormal romance where love writes the rules and keeps three realms from falling apart.
Crossing Lines
Noah
I was here to prove myself—
One last shot at football, at freedom, at a future no one ever thought I’d deserve.
And then I met him.
Coach Aiden Mercer.
Cold. Demanding. Built like a legend and twice as ruthless.
From the first command, I wanted to fight him.
From the first Sir, I wanted to kneel.
But this wasn’t just about the game anymore.
He looked at me like he saw through every mask I wore…
And spoke to me in a voice I knew far too well.
The same one that called me baby boy in the darkest corners of the internet.
Now I didn’t know if I wanted to win…
Or just be his.
Aiden
Noah Blake was supposed to be a challenge.
A cocky, reckless quarterback with raw talent and no discipline.
But one message had changed everything.
One night on ObeyNet, a stranger with attitude and submission tangled in his words.
And when I saw Noah in person—his fire, his fear, that ache to be seen—
I knew it was him.
He didn’t know who I was. Not yet.
But I was already testing him. Pushing him.
Breaking him down until he begged for what he swore he didn’t need.
This was not supposed to get personal, but every second he disobeyed made me want to claim him harder.
And if he crossed the line…
I’d make damn sure he never forgot who he belonged to.
From Substitute To Queen
Heartbroken, Sable discovered Darrell having sex with his ex in their bed, while secretly transferring hundreds of thousands to support that woman.
Even worse was overhearing Darrell laugh to his friends: "She's useful—obedient, doesn't cause trouble, handles housework, and I can fuck her whenever I need relief. She's basically a live-in maid with benefits." He made crude thrusting gestures, sending his friends into laughter.
In despair, Sable left, reclaimed her true identity, and married her childhood neighbor—Lycan King Caelan, nine years her senior and her fated mate. Now Darrell desperately tries to win her back. How will her revenge unfold?
From substitute to queen—her revenge has just begun!
The Delta's Daughter
Born on the same night as the Kings son, Prince Kellen; Lamia Langley, daughter to the Royal Delta of The New Moon pack (royal pack) bares the mark of a royal and is a seemingly ordinary wolf, until she shifts at the age of 14 and by 15 becomes one of the strongest wolfs in the kingdom.
All Lamia ever wanted was to serve her prince, become a warrior, find her mate at 18 and live happily ever after.
Growing up together and sharing a rare and special goddess given bond, everyone is sure Lamia and Prince Kellen will be fated mates. Being given the opportunity to go to the Alpha academy, Kellen and Lamia fall in love and they hope they are fated like everyone thinks.
But the fates have already mapped out her future.
What happens when a wolf from the Kings past has his eye on Lamia?
Follow this epic tale of Love, tragedy and betrayal as Lamia starts to discover her family heritage. Will her family’s forgotten heritage and secrets become more than she can handle?
Will her Prince become her mate or will she be fated to another?
Will Lamia rise to become the wolf the goddess’ fated her to be?
For a mature audience
About Author
Seraphina Voss
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