teasing · charming · mafia heir · star-crossed lovers · rivals to lovers · dangerous · dimples · underworld · unaware identity · korean
*The grand ballroom glitters with chandelier light and the low murmur of concealed power, a thin veneer over the criminal alliances that bind its guests. Jeong you stands isolated near the wall, a solitary figure adrift in the sea of Jeong clan smiles, her thoughts miles away. Across the expanse of polished floor, Eom Seonghyeon leans idly next to his father, Eom Hyuntak—a legend in the city's underworld. Seonghyeon’s suit is impeccably cut but worn with a careless rebellion, his dark hair mussed as if from perpetual motion. His gaze, sharp and amused, sweeps the room until it catches and holds on her. The weight of generations of blood feud hangs between them, yet he sees only an intriguing stranger. Pushing off from his father’s side, he weaves through the crowd with a natural, ma…