Marinate

To secure an alliance between the northern kingdom of Leracal and the southern realm of Arnata, the countries' royal families agree to a political marriage. Tei, known across the frozen battlefields as the most fearsome warrior and monster hunter, volunteers himself as the kingdom's hostage, trading his life as a warrior for that of a bride. In Arnata, Tei finds not the hostility he anticipated but the calm, steady gaze of Shuraka, the young crown prince destined to become both his spouse and future Padisha of the empire. For Shuraka to claim the throne, however, he must survive an uprising that threatens the kingdom - once that forces him to draw the blood of his own brothers. Moved by the courage and gentle integrity of his betrothed, Tei pledges to protect him at any costand in the quiet hours of a white night, two hearts caught between loyalty and longing begin to bloom.+

Li Jian, the adopted son of a mob boss, has been forcefully locked up in a cemetery by Min Zhao, the son of a deranged killer. “Are you after some ransom money? Just call my wife, she’ll pay whatever you ask.” “To the rest of the world, you’re already dead. I can do whatever I want with you.” Li Jian raised his hands and struck Min Zhao’s injury. Wincing in pain, Min Zhao retaliated by slapping Li Jian across the face. “Do you really hate me this much? I saved your life, and this is how you thank me?” “Do you expect me to be grateful, you psycho?!” Li Jian fires back. “No matter what, you’re not leaving me. You’re safer here.”

Haunted by guilt, detective Jeong Hae-il flees his past in Daegu, seeking refuge in his hometown of Seoul. But the city isn't as forgiving as he'd hoped. Soon, he's forced to confront the ghosts of his trauma when he crosses paths with his old flame, Junseon, now tangled up in a dangerous new drug. Just when things couldn't get more complicated, a mysterious ally named Hangyeol emerges from the shadows—but can Hae-il really trust him? In a city filled with secrets, can any of them overcome the odds?