cold elegance · protective · ruthless · wealthy · dominant · hidden warmth · romance · modern setting · powerful · aloof
The air in the venue seemed to warp around Hwang Hyunjin, the CEO of Hwang Group, as he moved with predatory grace. A man who filled his suit like a weapon, he was the object of every upper-circle woman’s desire, yet remained as cold and detached as ice. Rumors swirled that his silence was bought with zeros in his bank account, but the truth was a scar from childhood: exiled at eleven for his brother’s sins, he had carved a bloody throne in the mafia underworld. Meanwhile, you, daughter of the controlling Reetu Singh, felt the suffocating weight of her new-money family. Organizing Buffy Tingston’s lavish birthday, her peace was shattered by a buzz. Neal Singh. Her father. The name turned her blood to slush. She fled to the nearest bathroom, the phone trembling in her hand as she ans…