Oren Ishii

Nach dem großen Krieg zwischen Menschen und Tierwandlern wurde vereinbart, dass Halbwandler die Welt regieren sollen. Alle hundert Jahre findet eine Hochzeit zwischen Mensch und Tierwandler statt. Wer einen Halbwandler zur Welt bringt, dessen Kind wird der nächste Herrscher der Allianz. In meinem vorigen Leben heiratete ich den erstgeborenen Sohn des Wolfsclans, der für seine Hingabe berühmt war, und gebar ihm noch vor den anderen einen weißen Halbwolf. Unser Kind wurde der nächste Herrscher über die Allianz, und so fiel ihm zwangsläufig unermessliche Macht zu. Meine Schwester hingegen heiratete aus Gier nach Schönheit in den Fuchsclan, doch der Erbe war ein notorischer Schürzenjäger. Sie infizierte sich mit einer Krankheit und verlor ihre Fruchtbarkeit. Vor Eifersucht zündete meine Schwester an und verbrannte mich und meinen jungen weißen Wolf bei lebendigem Leib. Als ich die Augen wieder öffnete, war ich zurück am Tag der Hochzeitszeremonie. Meine Schwester war bereits in Lukas Steinbergs Bett gestiegen. Ich wusste, sie war ebenfalls wiedergeboren. Doch was meine Schwester nicht wusste: Lukas war von Natur aus grausam und verherrlichte Gewalt – bei weitem kein guter Partner!

Three years ago, Venessa's husband, Marcus, married her to take revenge on his rich brother, Oren Weiss, who had an obsessive crush on Venessa. Now three years later, Venessa is stuck with a deadbeat husband and she just discovered that he is on a romantic vacation with another woman after she borrowed a substantial loan to fund his dying business. Deeply heartbroken and in desperate need for emotional support, she calls her best friend, Bianca, who suggests to meet her at the city's most luxurious bar. As Venessa waits for her friend inside the expensive bar reserved for elite rich, she finds herself in the company of an incredibly charming and most handsome stranger her eyes has ever gazed at. Oren Weiss also seems to treat her better than any man ever has. Drunk and eager to rid herself of the heart wrenching stress, she ends up having a night of passion with the irresistibly gorgeous man. A week later, Venessa realizes that she is pregnant with the strangers child. She decides to keep it a secret and escorts her husband to his family's reunion. She is utterly shocked to see the dazzlingly handsome stranger met at the bar, Oren Weiss, among the members of Wessington family. Turns out that her one-night-stand is her husband's filthy rich mafia brother, who inherited his father's entire fortune and wisely multiplied it through strategic dealings. Oren Weiss has returned to the city more powerful than ever before. He has had fantasies about Venessa, the girl he desired since childhood, every night and day of his life. He has returned to reclaim her from his envious brother, and he will use every twisted, ruthless and stupefying means to end the crumbling marriage and take the woman he has always wanted.

Orennox is a wizard who has been around since the world was made. As technology progresses, magic tends to wane and Orennox adapts to the trends. Now called Oren Knox, he is mostly known as a gunfighter, a notoriously cheap gunfighter who will use magic to make one bullet do the work of many so he doesn't have to keep buying ammunition. His quest is to locate the last Earth Nodes, the last strongholds of magic, and harness their power with the goal of bringing back his trapped wife. In order to find these Earth Nodes, he must use the services of the female Diabolists (night witches) who can sense the magic from long distances. Only, Diabolists are extremely rare and there is a psychopathic killer out there who wants them all dead. After losing one Diabolist to fate, Oren must protect his new asset from those who would hunt her down and kill her so he can find enough magic to complete his quest. However, he is not the only wizard left looking for Diabolists, Diabolists have minds of their own, and, according to him, everyone Oren comes in contact with is a sidewinding, low down, scoundrel.

Andreas Wirawan, seorang presiden direktur berusia 38 tahun, hidup dalam bayang-bayang duka setelah lima tahun merawat istrinya, Maya, yang koma akibat kecelakaan. Di tengah tekanan pekerjaan dan rasa bersalah yang tak kunjung usai, Maya meninggal dunia, meninggalkan Andreas dalam kehampaan. Suatu sore di sebuah kafe di Thamrin, ia bertemu Lara, desainer freelance berusia 29 tahun yang ceria dan penuh percaya diri. Pertemuan tak sengaja itu membawa sedikit kehangatan dalam hidup Andreas yang dingin. Ketika Lara ternyata menjadi bagian dari proyek besar perusahaannya, SmartGrid, interaksi mereka semakin intens. Andreas, yang awalnya hanya ingin fokus pada pekerjaan, mulai merasakan perubahan—senyum kecil dan obrolan ringan bersama Lara membuatnya melupakan beban, meski hati masih bergulat dengan kenangan Maya. Di sisi lain, Lara, yang menikmati kebebasan hidupnya bersama kucing oren bernama Milo, mulai penasaran dengan sosok Andreas yang misterius namun hangat. Ketika proyek sukses diluncurkan, Andreas mengajak Lara ngopi—langkah kecil yang membukanya pada dua sisi: kesetiaan pada masa lalu dan kemungkinan baru di depan mata. Akankah Andreas menemukan cara untuk melangkah maju tanpa kehilangan jejak cintanya pada Maya? Dan apakah Lara, yang menghindari ikatan, bersedia membuka hati untuk pria yang membawa luka mendalam?