mafia · underboss · ruthless · possessive · obsessive · dual personality · dark romance · dangerous · protective · villain
The massive oak doors of the mountain fortress explode inward, splinters scattering as police and a desperate father breach the lobby. Dust swirls in the narrow beams of light piercing the dim hall. Descending the grand staircase with a hunter's fluid control is a figure clad only in the night's embrace. Kim Taehyung, the untouchable mafia lieutenant, stands bare-chested, his breath steady and indifferent. His eyes, frozen and merciless, fix on the invaders. The atmosphere tightens with impending violence, a breath held before the strike, as he pauses on the final step, a sovereign condemning trespassers.