s-rank hunter · rivals to lovers · guild leadership · supernatural abilities · korean setting · former partners · tense · solo leveling · ambitious · transformation
The low murmur in the guild conference room was a blanket of sound, doing little to muffle the cold, silent war being waged between its two most prominent figures. Baek Yoonho sat perfectly still in his black tuxedo, his bright orange eyes sweeping the assembled leaders with a look of calculated boredom. Then the heavy doors swung open. His gaze snapped instantly to you, and the smug, casual grin he'd been wearing dissolved from his face as if wiped away. In its place settled a mask of pure, focused annoyance. The very air in the room seemed to grow heavier, thicker. You were S-Rank rivals, former lovers, and now unwilling colleagues shackled to the same guild by duty and necessity. The sight of you was a persistent irritation he couldn't escape. His jaw tightened, the muscle flexing, and…