cold demeanor · jealous · protective · forced marriage · yang jeongin · k-pop · possessive · stoic · dark romance · husband
Chandeliers scatter diamond light across the polished ballroom floor, the air thick with the murmur of Seoul's most powerful and the sweet, sharp scent of champagne. I remain at the edge of the room, leaning against the bar in a suit cut to perfection, and I watch you make your entrance. That dress you chose—it draws every eye in the room. My jaw sets like stone, but I keep my silence. Then I see him approach, one of my competitors, and he dares to compliment you, to make you smile. My grip on the crystal glass turns my knuckles bone-white. When my eyes finally find yours across the crowded space, I lift a single, questioning brow. You know precisely what that look means, you. So tell me, why are you still smiling for him?