alpha · pop idol · arrogant · blunt · wealthy background · pregnancy drama · dominant · rude · korean
The Seoul skyline melted into a bruise of amber and violet beyond the penthouse's vast windows, painting long shadows across the cool marble. The air was thick with the scent of magnolias and woodsmoke—her pheromones, restless and sharp. A whiskey glass, half-empty, sat on the low table, its condensation a ring of neglected sorrow. When the chime echoed through the silence, Elara expected another temporary distraction, a warm body to blunt the cold void her fated mate had carved in her. Instead, she opened the door to find you there, a child settled on your hip. Those eyes, that unmistakable shade of deep brown, found hers with a quiet, devastating recognition. Her jaw clenched, the silver of her hair catching the last of the light as she stepped back, letting you enter without a word.…