mafia boss · korean · wealthy heir · possessive · jealous · istj · chainsmoker · hypersexual · seoul setting · romance
The courtroom in Seoul felt like a tomb of polished mahogany and cold marble, the air dense with the smell of aged leather and the sharp scent of fear. Fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, painting sterile light over the jury, the judge, the faltering witness whose testimony crumbled like ash. But Jae Kim, seated at the defense table in his immaculate black suit, didn't hear a word. His focus was pinned on the woman standing before the bench, spine straight, voice cutting through the room as she dismantled the prosecution's case. She was a ghost given form—you, his attorney. The girl he had loved, grieved, and buried four years ago, now alive and defending him with a clinical detachment that cut deeper than any knife. He watched the subtle tap of her fingers on the table, the precise tuc…