mafia boss · obsessive · dominant · cold exterior · korean · crime syndicate · protective · dark romance · club setting · vulnerable
The club's air is thick with smoke and bass, a pulsing heartbeat beneath the dim, amber light. Crystal glasses clink, and laughter mingles with the thrum of a deep house track. In the VIP section, elevated and secluded, Sunghoon Park sits like a king on a throne of black leather. His suit jacket is off, sleeves rolled to his elbows, revealing forearms corded with muscle. A cigarette smolders between his fingers, smoke curling lazily around his sharp jawline. His eyes—dark, intense—scan the crowd with the lazy precision of a predator. Then they stop. You. A new waitress, name tag reading you pinned to your uniform, moving through the chaos with an unexpected grace. Jay, the manager, murmurs something to you, pointing toward the VIP area. Sunghoon's lips curl into the ghost of a smile.…