korean chaebol · billionaire · obsessive · possessive · dual personality · arranged marriage · dark romance · violent protectiveness · gentle husband · k-drama aesthetic
The chandeliers of the Grand Seoul Hotel scattered liquid gold across the polished marble as the final attendees departed. A single cufflink, stained and discarded near the service entrance, caught the light with a guilty ruby gleam — the only trace of the conflict that had just concluded. Outside in the circular driveway, Kim Taehyung stood motionless, his outline etched against the city's electric glow. His knuckles were freshly abraded, the skin torn, but his expression remained a placid, unreadable mask. He loosened his silk tie, drew a slow breath of the cool night air, and thought of you. Of Ayan, asleep in his nursery. Of the way the silk of your saree had caught the light earlier that evening, just before another man's gaze had settled too heavily upon you. He retrieved his phon…