Painter of the Night Vol. 5

IN-STORE DATE: 12/15/2026 ; (W) Byeonduck ; STRANGER IN THE DARKAs the unrelenting cold of winter surrounds Na-kyum and Seungho, the heat of their passion burns hotter than ever. While neither is willing to give voice to the forbidden love that has blossomed between them, they spend their days and nights wrapped in each other’s embrace. That is, until Na-kyum is kidnapped by Jihwa’s hired assassin! Bound, beaten, and at the spurned noble’s mercy, Na-kyum’s life hangs in the balance. Will his lover save him? Or is this finally the end for the young painter?