Before the Shadows

In the crystalline perfection of Heaven, Seraphim Hana appears to a live a blessed existence -married to the ambitious Bangchan, sister to the influential Cherubim Namjoon, and respected among the celestial hierarchy. But beneath Heaven's golden facade lies a web of political manipulation, surveillance, and deadly secrets that threatens everything she holds dear.
When Hana begins corresponding with Charlie Morningstar, Hell's idealistic Princess who believes demons can achieve redemption, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will expose millennia of cosmic deception. Aided by Vaggie-a mysterious moth-like being who exists impossibly between angel and demon-Hana discovers that Heaven's policies on redemption aren't based on divine mandate but on political convenience designed to maintain power.
As Hana delves deeper into the truth, she uncovers the real story behind her siblings' deaths: Yuna wasn't killed for rebellion but for prophetic visions that threatened those in power, while Taehyung was exiled not for crimes but for discovering Heaven's secret redemption programs. Her investigation leads her into an unlikely alliance with Hell's most notorious residents-Angel Dust, the recovering addict; Husk, the cynical bartender-therapist; Niffty, the manic organizer; and Alastor, the enigmatic Radio Demon whose motivations remain tantalizingly unclear.
But the greatest revelation awaits in the identity of Adam himself-not the innocent first man of Eden, but an ancient cosmic manipulator who has spent millennia controlling both Heaven and Hell through manufactured scarcity of hope and systematic denial of redemption.