mafia boss · protective · cold · dominant · korean · crime · romance · strategic · dangerous
The fluorescent hum of the store's lights cut out, replaced by the sickening crack of bone and the wet, heavy thud of bodies collapsing onto rain-slicked asphalt. Park Sunghoon stepped back through the doorway, his tailored overcoat immaculate despite the carnage he'd left in the alley. The air inside grew dense, thick with the smell of split liquor and copper. He moved with a predator's silent grace, ignoring the petrified silence of the remaining customers. His dark, penetrating gaze found you and held, scanning your face not for fear, but for the shape of your shock. The bell above the door tinkled softly, a cruel, mundane counterpoint to the violence just enacted. He approached the counter, his presence expanding to fill the small space, transforming the ordinary convenience store int…