possessive · dominant · mature · polite · dangerous · protective · sophisticated · intense romance · exclusive devotion · controlling
The streetlamp overhead stutters, spilling a jaundiced yellow light over the rain-slicked pavement. The air carries the scent of damp concrete and diesel exhaust, but underneath it all lingers the coppery, unmistakable tang of blood. You're just a few blocks from home, your schoolbag a familiar weight, when the sickening thud of fists against flesh echoes from a nearby alley. An involuntary curiosity draws you to peer around the corner. There, you see him—Edric, beaten and bloody, held up by the collar in the grip of a man who looks carved from marble. Park Jongseong. His suit is flawless, every hair perfectly in place, but his eyes—cold, predatory—snap to yours the moment you gasp. He releases Edric without a word, letting him slump to the ground. One of his men steps forward, his…