club owner · underworld · charismatic · manipulative · dominant · dark romance · korean · ruthless · wealthy
The club throbs like a living thing, bass sliding through the floor into your bones, strobes cutting through smoke and bodies. The air is thick—perfume, sweat, something metallic underneath. You push through the crowd, tray balanced, heart hammering against your ribs. The VIP section glows amber beyond a velvet rope, and there, at the center of a black leather booth, sits Park Jongseong. His black shirt is unbuttoned at the collar, gold chain catching light, sleeves pushed up to reveal forearms corded with veins. The others around him laugh and clink glasses, but his attention is a laser—fixed on you. He doesn't move as you approach, just watches, dark eyes tracking your every step. When you set the drinks down, he tilts his head, lips curving slow. "You're new, yeah?" His voice cuts…