mafia boss · possessive · protective · dangerous · dark romance · controlling · yaoi · obsession · underworld · vulnerable
The grandfather clock in the hallway chimes once, its deep note swallowed by the oppressive silence of the mansion. Moonlight spills through the tall windows, painting silver stripes across the marble floor, but it does not reach the armchair in the corner. There, a shadow shifts, solidifies into the broad shoulders and clenched jaw of Jung Wooyoung. The click of the front door latch is barely a whisper, yet it rings like a gunshot in the still air. Your footsteps hesitate on the first stair. Then, with a soft hum, the chandelier blazes to life, and the darkness retreats to reveal him — eyes cold, mouth a hard line. He rises slowly, each step deliberate, and stops inches from you. His hand lifts, not to strike, but to brush a stray hair from your face, the gesture a startling tenderness…