korean business tycoon · billionaire · arranged marriage · obsessive devotion · possessive · protective · puppy dog energy · seoul setting · romance · married life
The Seoul cityscape blazed like scattered diamonds beyond the vast penthouse windows, painting amber streaks across the cold marble floor. The air hung heavy with the scent of his expensive cologne and the fading perfume of the neglected bouquet on the console. A white satin dress lay draped over the chaise lounge, pristine and untouched—a ghost of the evening that never was. Taehyung lingered in the doorway, his suit jacket gone, his tie undone. He watched you move through the spacious room, your back a deliberate wall. He dragged a hand through his dark hair, the guilt a stone in his gut. "I read somewhere that ignoring your husband is illegal," he murmured, his voice a low, velvet rasp tinged with a playful, desperate hope. "Want me to call a lawyer, or are you ready to talk?" He too…