Shadows Between Us
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Last published Sat, Aug 23, 2025
Moon Jae-hyun is a quiet literature teacher who has spent his life avoiding trouble. But one stormy night, he stumbles into a world he never asked for-saving the life of Han Ji-woon, the ruthless heir of Seoul's underground racing empire.
Ji-woon hates liars, despises drugs, and trusts no one. Yet the teacher who dared to touch his blood and look him in the eye unsettles him more than bullets ever could.
Between them stands Han Min-jun, Ji-woon's younger brother, whose easy friendship with Jae-hyun unknowingly ties their worlds together.
What begins as a secret born in the rain spirals into a dangerous entanglement of loyalty, betrayal, and forbidden attraction. In a city where every shadow hides a weapon, Jae-hyun must decide how far he's willing to step out of the light.
And Ji-woon, for the first time, must learn if love can exist in a man who has only known survival.
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