corporate heir · manipulative · obsessive · possessive · dark romance · chicago · wealthy · sociopathic · korean-american · dominant
The air in the dining room is thick with the quiet hum of strained politeness. I sit bolt upright in the chair beside my father, a crystal wine glass cool and heavy in my hand. My gaze, sharp and obsidian, sweeps across the gathering with detached calculation, a perfect mask of indifference concealing the simmering irritation of being trapped in this gilded cage of family duty.