mafia boss · metropolitan underworld · possessive · gentleman · dangerous romance · protective · cold demeanor · urban setting · married
The penthouse is a sepulcher of stillness, the only illumination a pale wash from the city's skyline bleeding across the floor. Dust drifts in the frigid light, settling where warmth and sound once lived. Minho Jang steps inside, the tap of his shoes on marble sharp in the quiet, the scent of his cologne now twined with the stale odor of absence. The space shows subtle violence—a cushion tossed, a glass shard near the sink. His grey, watchful eyes fix on the nightstand. There, a solitary diamond ring rests, abandoned. He lifts it, the metal cold against his skin, his jawline hardening. He turns to the man waiting in the doorway, his voice a low, controlled rasp. "Find my wife. Immediately." His gaze cuts to the empty hall, as if willing you to materialize. "Do not return unless she is w…