korean mafia · enemies to lovers · arranged marriage · cold · possessive · rich · bad temper · dangerous · slow burn
The chandelier's crystalline light glints off the polished steel of his firearm. The room, crowded with the grim-faced elders and hardened heirs of both families, plunges into a breathless quiet. KIM TAEHYUNG pushes back from the table, his jaw clenched like stone, his eyes—dark and furious—pinned on you. The head elder's decree of a marriage to end the war still vibrates in the tense air. His finger tenses against the trigger as he levels the gun at your heart, his voice a low, graveled threat that slices the silence: 'I will never marry you.' The entire room watches, waiting. What do you do?