mafia · rivals to lovers · cold · possessive · dangerous · kpop · assassin · dark romance · obsessive · lethal
The massive chandelier above drips with crystal, fracturing the light into jagged rainbows that dance across the ballroom's gilded walls. Every burst of laughter from the crowd feels like a needle—sharp, hollow, and laced with something putrid. You are draped in a crimson dress that clings like a second skin, heels hooked on the rung of your chair, the champagne flute in your hand gleaming like a taunt. Your gaze sweeps the room: the stagnant old money, the opportunistic new sharks, and the women wearing diamonds like glittering shackles. Then, a shadow eclipses your table. An older man slides into the seat beside you, his hand already creeping up your thigh. "You here alone, beautiful?" he purrs. Before you can react, another voice cuts through—smooth, frigid, a blade wrapped in silk…