For the next 365 days, body and soul, you belong to me."Elena Vance’s world shatters when her deadbeat stepfather gambles away her family's safety, leaving them at the mercy of New York’s most dangerous underground loan sharks. Desperate to save her chronically ill mother, Elena has no choice but to accept a cold business proposition from Ethan Blackburn—the ruthless, ice-cold tech tycoon known as the King of Wall Street.Ethan needs a scandal-free, compliant wife for exactly one year to fulfill a strict inheritance clause in his grandfather’s will and secure his corporate empire. Trapped in his hyper-modern mansion during a suffocating New York summer, Elena vows to protect her pride and her heart from her tyrannical contract husband. But as the fake smiles for the paparazzi turn into burning, possessive passion behind closed doors, the lines of their agreement blur. When the 365 days expire, will she be able to walk away from the beast, or has he already claimed her forever?

At sixteen, Hitachi Kuro thought his biggest problems were school and strict teachers. He lived in Arcanis with his parents and spent afternoons fixing electronics in his grandfather’s workshop. His grandfather told stories about ancient elemental warriors, but Hitachi never believed them.That changed during a thunderstorm.On his way home, lightning struck the old watchtower. Curious, Hitachi climbed it and found a glowing crystal above a stone pedestal. When he touched it, the crystal shattered and a bolt of lightning struck him.He screamed as electricity surged through his body. It didn’t burn him—it became part of him. Silver markings appeared on his arms.By morning, his alarm clock exploded when he touched it. Lights flickered around him. His phone charged itself in his pocket.Electricity obeyed him.For weeks, he trained in secret at an abandoned quarry, learning to summon sparks, lightning, and blades of energy. One day, he moved so fast he vanished in a flash and reappeared far away.His grandfather finally revealed the truth. The crystal was the Sky Core, and Hitachi had become the Storm Guardian.Before he could ask more, the ground shook. A giant monster emerged from the forest and attacked the workshop.“Protect the people!” his grandfather shouted.Fear vanished. Blue lightning erupted around Hitachi as his clothes transformed into black armor. He fought with Thunder Step and a blade of lightning, then unleashed Celestial Thunder and destroyed the creature.But someone had seen everything.High above the clouds, the Shadow King smiled. “The Storm Guardian has awakened.”That night, strange attacks spread across Arcanis. Then Hitachi met Aiko, the Wind Guardian, who told him the Shadow King was opening portals between worlds.A portal opened over the city, and winged monsters poured out. Hitachi and Aiko fought together until two more Guardians arrived: Kai, the Fire Guardian, and Mira, the Water Guardian.For the first time in centuries, four Guardians stood together and drove the monsters back.But far beyond the city, a colossal fortress rose from the earth.The Shadow King’s invasion had begun.