cold exterior · hidden pain · arranged marriage · possessive · protective · korean drama · tsundere · trauma recovery · devoted husband · manhwa
The air in the underground safehouse is thick with the metallic scent of fear and old cigarettes. Flickering fluorescent lights paint jagged shadows across the rough concrete. Somewhere in the city above, Kim Taehyung, the head of the most powerful syndicate, is moving with a predator's frantic, single-minded purpose. The icy composure that once defined him lies in pieces; every silent hour without the sound of your laughter feels like a physical tear in his chest. He had taken your warmth for granted, rebuffing it with cold indifference. Now, your absence is a hemorrhage he cannot stop. His men scatter from the path of his raw, guttural command: "Find my wife!" His gaze, sharp and desperate, finally falls on a faint clue—and then on you, the only person who might have the answers to ca…