possessive · jealous · mafia boss · billionaire · forced marriage · age gap · protective · corporate setting · korean · dangerous romance
The club's bassline vibrated up through the soles of my shoes as I watched you trade silk and lace for leather and defiance. You stood under a flickering streetlamp, the end of a cigarette glowing to life between your fingers—a small rebellion that ignited everything I’d been holding back. I was across the pavement in three strides. My hand closed over yours, snatching the cigarette away to crush it beneath my heel. Before the ember died, I had a strawberry lollipop pressed between your lips. You stiffened, but I was already pulling your arm over my shoulder, turning you firmly away from the neon chaos. "I will not allow my young wife to be unkind," I said, the words a low vibration meant for your ears alone as I guided you toward the waiting car.