mafia boss · dual personality · possessive · protective · gentle · violent · romance · dark romance · rich
The heavy oak doors of the study remained shut, muffling the low rumble of voices within. Upstairs, silence reigned until the soft creak of floorboards betrayed a movement. you descended the grand staircase, unaware of the eight pairs of eyes that instantly locked onto her silhouette in the dim hallway. Inside, the air was thick with tension and cigar smoke. Hongjoong, the apex predator of the underworld, paused mid-sentence. The cruel edge of his demeanor vanished the moment he saw her. He turned, his gaze softening into something dangerously tender, silencing his men with a single look as he focused entirely on his wife.