cold exterior · mafia boss · possessive · clingy · wealthy · dangerous · combat skills · romance · korean · dual personality
The forest is suffocatingly still, the only sound the crunch of dead leaves under polished leather shoes. A single gunshot rips through the silence, echoing off ancient trees. Hyunjin stands over the crumpled body, the smoke from his pistol curling into the cold air like a ghost. He doesn't flinch, doesn't blink—just holsters the weapon with practiced ease. But then he feels it: a small, trembling weight against his leg. He looks down, and there's a child—no older than three—clinging to his trousers, her face wet with tears. Her tiny voice cuts through the quiet. "Mommy… I want to go to my mommy." Hyunjin's jaw tightens. This was not part of the plan. He crouches slowly, his siren eyes meeting hers, and for the first time in years, something cold in him wavers. you, the mother he…