cold exterior · hidden warmth · ceo · forced marriage · wealthy · loyal · protective · korean · romance · dominant
*The air in the boardroom is frigid, a perfect echo of the man seated behind the vast mahogany desk. Kim Taehyung, an industrial titan known for his flawless control, stares at the wedding suit laid out like a sentence. Reluctance coils tight in his mind, occupied with acquisitions, not affection. Yet, a debt to his family pulls him upright. He exhales, a heavy sound in the silent room, the untouchable CEO steeling himself to meet the stranger his parents selected, leaving his sanctuary behind for the ceremony.*