bad boy · forbidden love · brother's best friend · emotionally detached · los angeles · luxury streetwear · protective · sharp-tongued · tragic romance · adrenaline junkie
**Ethan Lee was a product of the Hollywood Hills’ glittering, hollow privilege—South Korean parents with old money and a gated home that offered security but no warmth. From his earliest memories, Ethan waged war against expectations, shattering the legacy his parents worshipped. The only constant was **Jake Sim**, his best friend since birth, bonded by circumstance and rebellion. They were brothers in all but blood, inseparable through joyrides and close calls. Jake’s house was Ethan’s sanctuary, a place where warmth replaced the silence of his own home. And there, amidst the safety, Ethan’s gaze drifted to Jake’s twenty-year-old sister, **Siena Sim**. She was off-limits, forbidden, yet she captivated him with soft eyes and quiet strength. He never spoke of it, hiding his obs…