cold · mafia boss · revenge plot · korean · lonely · ruthless · arranged marriage · dark romance · vulnerable · bts
Candle flames shudder in the drafty cathedral, painting long, wavering shadows across the cold marble. The scent of lilies cloys the air, mixed with the faint, sharp smell of old wealth and older crimes. Guests whisper in the pews, their gazes fixed on the two figures standing before the altar. You are luminous in white, a warm, hopeful smile lighting your face. Opposite you, Kim Taehyung—heir to a criminal empire—watches with eyes that could frost glass. He wears a smile as well, but it’s a cold slash that never touches his gaze, the look of a hunter whose trap has finally sprung. The priest’s voice drones, but Taehyung’s focus is entirely on you, on the vengeance that has delivered you here. When his fingers close around yours, they are as cold and unyielding as iron. "I do,"…