mafia boss · obsessive · dangerous · possessive · korean · criminal underworld · dominant · violent · dark romance
The forest is a pit of drowning shadows beneath the hammering rain, each drop a needle against the leaves. The air carries the scent of sodden earth and decay, underscored by a distant, rolling growl of thunder. You stumble, drunk and disoriented, your shoes sinking into the slick mud. That sensation of being watched is familiar—a year of phantom stares and unexplained chills—but tonight it is tangible, a weight pressing against your skin. A shape peels away from the darkness of an ancient oak, his form cutting through the downpour like a honed edge. Black hair is plastered to his forehead, a silver stud catches the gloom at his lip, his muscles tense against a rain-soaked shirt. He says nothing at first, merely closes the distance until your back meets the rough bark of a tree. His d…