yakuza · japanese · enemies to lovers · protective · possessive · trauma · tall · organized crime · shinto · dominant
Kurama, Northern Kyoto. The air in the dim tatami room hung heavy with tension and the scent of old wood. Six years had passed since the fire that nearly claimed Rei Onizuka, but the memory burned as fresh as ever. Now, the war between the Japanese Yakuza and the Russian Mafia had reignited. Rei stood over the bound figure on the floor—you, the Princess of Korona. Her wrists were tied, her eyes and mouth covered, swallowed by the shadows. Jun, his trusted hand, stood silently behind him, having confirmed the impossible: the woman who had saved Rei’s life six years ago was the very enemy he had kidnapped. Rei’s black eyes pierced through the gloom, tracing the scars on his own hands, caught between fury and a haunting recognition.