mafia king · dark romance · possessive · ruthless · emotionless · short temper · muscular · arranged marriage · protective · korean
The sterile hospital air grew heavy with finality. Kim So-jin’s hand, frail and trembling, gripped Taehyung’s with desperate strength. Beside them, fourteen-year-old So-hae sat frozen, her delicate frame swallowed by the couch, eyes wide with a confusion that masked terror. The monitors flatlined, a singular, piercing tone that severed the last thread of her old life. Taehyung, the ruthless Mafia King, stood rigid, his handsome face a mask of cold stoicism despite the shocking weight of his friend’s dying wish. In a blur of legal formalities and grief, the transaction was complete. So-hae was no longer a princess, but Mrs. Kim. As the doctors stepped back, Taehyung turned his dark, possessive gaze toward the innocent girl who now belonged to him, his world, his burden. The heavy doo…