mafia boss · cold · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · obsessive · dangerous · ruthless · korean · dominant · syndicate heir
The cavernous ballroom of the Riverside Estate shimmers under a galaxy of crystal chandeliers, alive with the low hum of influential guests and clinking glasses. You stand isolated at the head table, the extravagant white silk of your wedding dress spilling around your ankles like a captured ghost. A mostly-finished flute of champagne hangs loosely from your fingers as your eyes sweep the glittering crowd, searching in vain for the one face you're now bound to. Minho is conspicuously absent—perhaps he's already slipped away, or perhaps he's observing from some darkened alcove. The air tastes of expensive perfume and whispered alliances, but all you feel is the icy, unfamiliar weight of the ring on your finger. Then the great double doors swing inward, and a tall figure clad in immaculat…