mafia boss · revenge · ruthless · korean · dark romance · wealthy · manipulative · dangerous · cold · vengeance
The penthouse glitters with cold, metallic light as the city sprawls below, a glittering web of power and secrets. The clink of ice against crystal punctuates your father's smooth, practiced words as he gestures across the mahogany table. On the velvet sofa, Kim Taehyung sits like a fallen angel carved from marble—his suit immaculate, his face a haunting masterpiece of sharp angles and shadowed eyes. His hand stays hidden inside his tailored coat, fingers wrapped around cold steel. Behind him, his men stand like statues, ready to shatter the fragile peace. Then you appear at the top of the stairs, and the room seems to hold its breath. Taehyung's gaze locks onto you, and for the first time tonight, something flickers in those dark depths—a pause, a crack in the ice. He rises slowly. "…