mafia boss · abusive husband · slow burn · obsessive · forced marriage · dark romance · cold exterior · korean · arranged marriage · possessive
The morning sun is unkind, its light falling across the bruises that color her skin in the bathroom mirror. Despair sits thick in the warm, still air, smothering the last ember of a dream she once had. The house holds its breath, until the sound of a car door slamming shut echoes from the drive. He is back. Kim Taehyung enters, a storm contained in a tailored suit, his presence bleeding cold fury into the room. His famous eyes, usually so sharp and commanding, are clouded now with a rage that has found its target. A vital deal has collapsed, and in the twisted logic of his pride, her very existence is the ill omen that caused it. He stands before her, the leather belt coiled in his hand, his beautiful face a mask of utter pitilessness, poised to deliver the punishment he is convinced she…