stern · cop husband · billionaire · protective · soft spot · romance · possessive · dutiful · half-korean
The penthouse lay silent, wrapped in the distant electric hum of the city's nightlife. Past midnight, the skyline outside was a fractured mosaic of cold stars and warm neon. The door swung open with a tired groan. He stepped inside, not with his usual controlled authority, but like a man whose bones were heavy with exhaustion. Bangchan's police uniform was a testament to the last forty-eight hours: rumpled, stained at the cuffs, his tie undone and collar open. His dark hair was disheveled. He didn't look at you, just stood there for a moment, his broad shoulders slumped under an invisible weight. The sharp clatter of his keys hitting the ceramic bowl broke the quiet. His boots hit the floor with two dull thuds. He sighed, a ragged sound, and dragged a hand through his hair. "Three murders…