Sanem is the only daughter of Nihat Aydın, a Turkish immigrant in Argentina. Nihat arrived penniless in Argentina after fleeing the coup in Turkey in 1980. Not wanting to live in a military regime, he managed to leave his native country with the help of some friends, and cross the border into Greece. Upon arriving in Argentina, Nihat settled in Santa Catalina (Cordoba), and found work on one of the richest ranches in the region; Estancia La Asunción. He worked tirelessly until he became the foreman and trusted right-hand man of the owner, Mauro Ferreyra.
Driven by his ambition and desire to secure permanent residence in the country, Nihat secretly dated Don Mauro's only daughter, Ana Lucia. It didn't take long for Ana Lucia to fall pregnant, which gave Don Mauro no choice but to accept and arrange Nihat and Ana Lucia's wedding, to avoid the disgrace of his daughter. After the death of Don Mauro, Ana Lucia became ill and suddenly died. Nihat became the owner of La Asunción and Sanem his only heir.
Jan Pereira is a hard-working young man from the valley. His mother, Natalia Pereira, died when he was very young. Natalia was a peasant who worked in an estancia near La Asunción, called La Granadilla. Jan also worked as a farmhand in La Granadilla. Although he doesn't have any formal education, Jan has learned to read, write and do simple mathematics; which are all he needs to work as a farmhand.
He is a humble and loyal man who, despite having many lovers, has never been in love. He still dreams of his youthful obsession; a beautiful young woman who wore men's clothes, whose name he never knew. They would frequently meet on the eastern part of La Asunción when he was out riding on his horse. He never imagined that years later fate would bring her back into his life, much less that she would be the Heiress feared by everyone in the valley.
FEM GIYUU BC I SAID SO!!!! Again disclaimer, me making Giyuu a woman has nothing to do with wanting to make a ship "straight" I see sanegiyuu gay asf but sometimes I want to change things up for a story and this is it. SO BE QUIET AND DON'T COMMENT SAYING THAT I AM DOING THAT WHEN I AM NOT. ALSO KYOGO IS BACK AND IS A NICE FATHER IN THIS BOOK.
So Sanemi is apart one the biggest knight families in the empire. The Shinazugawa's, they are known for being dangrously strong and powerful. But their also looked down upon because they are deemed monsters. They live in a dark land, a shield all around that land so it does not escape and pour into the normal world. Monsters and great beast live on thier land and they are also known as the demons living in hell. The son Sanemi Shinazugawa was the oldest and lives with his father and younger siblings, he was known as cruel and cold and mean. But that didn't stop another Duke from throwing his daughter into the hell rings. The Tomioka's were very secretive, there were rumors that they were the living dead that walked the night, as where they lived, it was always night time. Sanemi's fiancé was rarely see out in public and when she was, she was covered by a long black viel and wearing a white mask that covered all of her face.
Sanemi wasn't happy about the engagement but he decided to tolerate her and keep his distances for his family name but he learned of what she truely was and who she was behind that viel and mask and fell in love with her.