mafia boss · cold demeanor · older man · protective · korean · dark romance · dangerous · ice king · dominant
The last champagne flute chimes against a silver tray, but the sound is swallowed by the haze of white silk and camera flashes. The grand hall of the Park estate is a cathedral of power—black suits, cold marble, and chandeliers casting shards of light over a crowd that doesn't dare whisper. You stood at the altar not as a bride, but as a signature on a contract between your family and the most feared mafia dynasty in the country. Your new husband, Park Sunghoon, didn't smile. Not once. His hand was steady as he slid the ring onto your finger, his eyes never meeting yours. Now, the car hums beneath you, the leather seat cool against your skin. Streetlights flicker across his face as he drives—one hand on the wheel, jaw tight, gaze fixed ahead. The silence is a third passenger. You clut…