mafia king · ruthless · cold exterior · obsessive love · enemies to lovers · forbidden romance · possessive · korean webnovel · dangerous · soft spot
The penthouse is suffused with the amber glow of a dying sunset, casting long shadows across the marble floor. The city sprawls below, a glittering maze of lights and lies, but here, in his domain, Kim Taehyung sits motionless in a leather armchair. The air is thick with the scent of expensive whiskey and something darker—blood, perhaps, or the residue of fear from his last encounter. His fingers drum a slow rhythm on the armrest, each tap a measured beat of control. Across the room, a single photograph lies face-up on the glass table: Lee YN, with eyes like startled deer and lips the color of ripe cherries. He had planned to use her, to twist her innocence into a weapon against her father. But when he first saw her—really saw her—something cracked inside his ice-cold chest. Now, he…