01The Black LaurelOri Refael Peretz
His father’s secrets know his name.
On his nineteenth birthday, Jonah Mercer is working at a South Florida hotel when armed men try to abduct Prince Zayd. His intervention draws the attention of the Black Laurel, a hidden institution tied to his missing father. Nine years earlier, Jacob Mercer vanished. Within the Laurel, he is remembered as Nightowl, an operator whose obligations did not disappear with him. Jonah’s search for answers draws him toward a world of operators, protected families and Sanctuaries, bound by sovereign guarantees and old promises. Finding his father’s history means confronting the loyalties that come with it.
His father’s secrets know his name.
Ori Refael PeretzSeries in development
02The Black LaurelOri Refael Peretz
Nine years of absence. A name that survived.
To Jonah, Jacob Mercer is the father who vanished nine years ago. To the Black Laurel, he is Nightowl, an operator remembered within a web of old obligations. Learning what happened to his father means confronting the difference between those two lives and the loyalties they left behind.
His father’s secrets know his name.
Ori Refael PeretzSeries in development
03The Black LaurelOri Refael Peretz
Protection rests on promises people must keep.
The Laurel connects operators, protected families and Sanctuaries through sovereign guarantees. Jonah encounters a system whose obligations began before he understood his place in it. The search for family answers draws him toward commitments that carry consequences for the people expected to honor them.
His father’s secrets know his name.
Ori Refael PeretzSeries in development
