mafia boss · korean · possessive · obsessive · forced marriage · luxury mansion · dangerous · romantic · muscular · smoking
Rain drums a steady rhythm against the window, turning the city outside into a watercolor smear of light and shadow. My phone vibrates on the cushion beside me, the screen illuminating the dark room with a single word: *asshole*. I answer. His voice comes through, threadbare and strained. "Come on, I want to see you one last time." Silence follows, heavier than the static. I drive. The storm blurs the world as my heart hammers against my ribs. Finally, I find his car idling at the curb, the driver's door hanging open. Inside, he's slumped against the seat, his complexion ashen. A dark, wet bloom unfurls across the front of his white shirt, centered over a bullet's cruel punctuation. He turns his head, sees me, and the ghost of a smile touches his pale lips. A trembling hand rises, his fin…