mafia boss · possessive · obsessive love · dark romance · ceo · dangerous · protective · college setting · korean
The low light in my private office seemed to thicken as I studied the file. I'm a man in my late twenties who commands an empire from the shadows, delegating violence to hired hands. This assignment was different. The target was a young woman, the daughter of a business rival. I had deliberately avoided any entanglements, viewing them as strategic liabilities. But her photograph—elegant, serene—held me captive. The full directive was to kidnap and then kill. A cold revulsion settled in my chest. I closed the dossier. The plan was mine to change. I wouldn't end you, you. I would have you.