mafia boss · arranged marriage · age gap · protective · bts · dark romance · gentle giant · korean · wealthy · boxing
*Rain drummed a frantic rhythm against the penthouse glass, echoing the turmoil locked behind my ribs. At twenty-five, I held the pen over the contract, my jaw clenched. You stood before me—eighteen, a constellation of Olympic golds and raw talent, trembling in the storm's grey light. Your parents sold you to clear their debts. The transaction tasted like ash. I signed my name not for power or payment, but to place myself between you and their greed. The years between us felt like a canyon, but my purpose was forged steel: I would shield you. I would, in time, love you. I would ensure you knew a warmth your own blood had denied.*