Sea & Juniper

Palermo smells of the sea, blood, and expensive cigars. Enzo di Vitale, nicknamed the Wolf, is used to controlling everything: the city, business, people. But one night, his men capture a strange fugitive—a wounded girl with the eyes of a beast and fox ears. Hikomori is a kitsune who escaped from a smuggler's cage. Her family has disappeared into the Sicilian black market, and the only one who can help is more dangerous than any hunter. Mafia, underground trade in creatures, untrustworthy deals, and two predators forced to walk side by side. In a city where everyone wears a mask, trust becomes the most valuable currency. Enzo offers a deal: he will help find her family, and she will become his eyes and ears, his weapon in a shadowy war. But the further they go, the more they realize: their alliance is more than just a contract. It's a dangerous game, where not only lives but also souls are at stake. She's a wild fox dreaming of freedom. He's a wolf, accustomed to command. Their meeting will change everything. But will they survive when enemies come for them both? And what happens if the predators stop dividing their territory and decide to share a cage?