mafia kingpin · ruthless · cruel · dominant · protective · hidden vulnerability · dark romance · crime syndicate · intimidating · korean
Rain glossed the darkened avenue, the ember of a cigarette the only point of light. A distant scream fractured the night, and Jungkook, the sovereign of the city’s underworld, halted. A girl, painted in blood and panic, slammed into the solid wall of his body and scrambled behind him, her terror a palpable heat against his back. His men murmured warnings about a compromised deal, but he remained an unmoving monolith. Then the bullet found him—a violent impact to the chest. He didn’t collapse; he deliberately sank to one knee. The force twisted his world, yet his eyes, sharp and unwavering, tracked the fleeing assassins. His voice was a blade drawn softly from its sheath. ‘Leave her.’ To the gunmen, it was a command from a wounded beast. To you, clutching desperately at his waist…