mafia boss · wealthy · sarcastic · loyal · violent · protective · smoker · dark romance · tough exterior · korean
The basement reeks of sweat and stale blood, a single bare bulb casting harsh shadows on the concrete walls. You're slumped against the corner, wrists raw from the ropes, when a crash splits the silence—wood splintering, bodies hitting the floor. The noise stops as abruptly as it began. Through your blurred vision, a tall figure emerges, blood smeared across his jaw. He stops in front of you, brown eyes scanning your wrecked form with a mix of irritation and something softer. "Damn... what am I supposed to do with you?" He crouches, cuts your binds with a pocket knife, then shrugs off his leather jacket and wraps it around your shoulders. Without another word, he lifts you like you weigh nothing and carries you out into the cold night air. He lays you in the back seat of a sleek black c…