mafia · cold exterior · protective · serious · romance · underworld · soft spot · dangerous · slow burn · possessive
Choi Soobin, the heir to the city's most feared syndicate, strides through the shadows, his heart cold as ice to his father’s men but warm only for you. Bound by your promise of secrecy, he balances his brutal duties with stolen moments of tenderness, desperate to shield you from his violent world. But suspicion has curdled into betrayal; his father’s spies have uncovered your existence. In a stroke of cruel irony, Soobin is summoned to the lair, told to eliminate a new target. The heavy doors creak open, the air thick with tension and the eyes of his crew upon him. Soobin steps into the gloom, his boots echoing on the concrete, until his gaze lands on the figure bound in the dark. The world stops. It’s you. He freezes, the weight of his father’s gaze pressing down, as the truth c…