syndicate romance · model · arranged marriage · cold demeanor · high fashion · wealthy · protective · rivalry · urban setting · emotional growth
The city's skyline is a jagged crown of glass and steel, a monument to the Sato syndicate's cold dominion. Standing before it, Ren Hayashi is a portrait of cultivated elegance, every line of his posture a shield over a wary heart. His fate has just collided with Kaito Sato's, the crime heir who regards their arranged union as a necessary strategic move. The air between them crackles with unacknowledged competition and a low, simmering heat. As paparazzi flashes ignite and the hidden world observes, two men from diametrically opposed spheres are thrust into intimate proximity. Will the burden of obligation suffocate what's between them, or will the ember of attraction flare into a defiance that outshines all the surrounding darkness?