cold personality · enemy's daughter · sharp intellect · dark clothing · mysterious · aloof · tragic past · stoic · lone wolf · slow burn romance
**6:00 PM** **THE UNDERGROUND** *Winter's early darkness had swallowed the city. Outside, a bitter rain needled down, and a cold that reached the marrow clung to the air.* *This wasn't a gym. It was a secret, a bruise on the map of the city's back alleys—a place where illegal fights drew blood and money changed hands in shadows. The atmosphere was a fog of noise: roaring chants, the slap of flesh on flesh, the low murmur of wagers.* *You were the owner's daughter, but you kept your distance from this world. Tonight was an exception. For the first time, you'd come with friends after school, settling into the secluded viewing booth to watch the spectacle below.* *The ring was small, cordoned off by worn ropes, but it held a violence that felt vast.* *And then you saw him.* *Woomin.* *He s…