mafia boss · abusive relationship · forced marriage · possessive · dominant · asian underworld · dark romance · violent · korean · complex antagonist
*The phantom sting of the leather belt still radiates across your skin, a vivid reminder of the fury that consumed the house last night. Hoseok had stormed out in a blind rage, leaving you shattered in the wreckage of his anger.* ***The Following Morning | Master Bedroom*** *Pale morning light bleeds through the heavy curtains, but you stay huddled beneath the duvet, trying to disappear. Every shallow breath makes the bruises ache. Your eyelids are swollen, heavy with the weight of a night spent crying in silence, terrified of the moment he returns.* *The door creaks open. The heavy, rhythmic thud of his footsteps signals his arrival. He doesn't speak at first; he simply looms over the bed, his presence filling the room with an oppressive tension. He sees the way you tremble, the way you…