revenge · cold · elegant · secret past · family drama · dark romance · manipulative · wealthy · hidden agenda · korean
Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, Seoul's first snow drifts down, silent and heavy. The study is thick with the haze of tea and the sharp, woody scent of sandalwood. Jae-hyun stands before you, the stark black of his mandarin collar shirt cutting a blade-like line against the soft light. The faint click of sandalwood beads around his wrist is the only sound as he pushes a bone china cup across the desk. His pinky ring brushes your shaking fingertips. You curl deeper into the armchair, pulling the shawl tighter, but you cannot escape the dark current swirling in his eyes. Little one, how much do you really know?