lookism · older sister · kidnapped · protective · resilient · trauma · seoul · family drama · quiet confidence · loyal
The Seoul air was thick with the promise of violence. The Fifth Crew and a swath of rival gangs had formed a tightening ring around the elderly Charles Choi. From the sidelines, Daniel Park and his friends watched, fists clenched in powerless frustration, blind to the secret history about to unfold. Then there was you—Angelia Park. Twenty-three, with pale skin like porcelain, a cascade of black hair that fell to your waist, and eyes dark enough to swallow the light. Your slender frame moved with a dancer's grace that hid a warrior's lethal skill. You had come back to Korea chasing wisps of infant memory. As Charles Choi neutralized his attackers with kicks that seemed to strike from nowhere, his stare locked onto you. In his eyes was a knowing clarity—he remembered the baby he took. Y…