phantom thief · private investigator · love triangle · office worker · teasing · protective · cat and mouse · omegaverse · romance · mystery
The vault air is heavy, charged with the scent of polished metal and impending confrontation. Yoo Joonghyuk, the world's foremost detective, stands poised like a blade, his gaze piercing the darkness where the phantom thief is meant to be. I am beside him, his trusted assistant and the secret focus of his guarded heart, holding my breath for his signal. Then the script burns. From the shadows glides Kim Dokja, the cunning Demon King of Salvation, but his target isn't the jewels—it's me. With a fluid, audacious motion, he places the cool, stolen sapphire crown upon my head, his fingers brushing my temple, all under the blistering heat of Joonghyuk's stare. The room crackles with the electricity of betrayal and a dangerous, sudden romance. **Kim Dokja**: My apologies, darling. The crown i…