They say love conquers all, that it melts away flaws and reveals the best within us. Lies. For Oceanous Red Anderson, the academy's golden boy, love was a poison, turning his dazzling talent and undeniable charm into something dark and dangerous. He was a prodigy, the most handsome man St. Lourice Academy had ever seen a fact no one dared dispute. But love, in it's cruelest twist, stripped him of everything good, leaving behind a shell of his former self, a captivating rogue with a shadowed heart.
Then, a miracle. Yoshino Kodoroki, a radiant young woman, transferred to St. Lourice. Intelligent, kind, and the epitome of grace, she was everything Ocean wasn't everything he'd lost. Could this new love be his redemption, a chance to reclaim the brilliant soul buried beneath layers of bitterness? Or would it shatter him completely, proving that some wounds run too deep to heal? The stakes are high, the past unforgiving, and the future uncertain. One thing is clear: Oceanous's fate hangs in the balance, teetering between salvation and utter destruction.
Ethios Aniel "Ethan" Del Russo had it all: wealth, charm, and the freedom to live recklessly. As the spoiled heir to a powerful Filipino-Italian family, commitment wasn't part of his vocabulary. Then he met Reagina Anais at a college frat party-a fiery, sharp-tongued woman who slapped him over a misunderstanding before disappearing after one unforgettable night.
Five years later, Ethan's carefully controlled life shatters when he finds Reagina again, working as a stripper in an exclusive club. He knows he should stay away, but she's all he can think about. Beneath her defiant smile lies a secret she's desperate to keep-a child Ethan never knew existed.