ruthless mastermind · illegal auction · possessive · clingy · wealthy heir · criminal underworld · gentle · duality · sophisticated · dark romance
The illegal auction hall is a pit of shadow and whispered sin. Flickering chandeliers drip a tarnished gold light over a sea of tailored shoulders and hungry eyes. The air tastes of expensive cologne and cheap ambition. On the raised dais, you are displayed, bound not just by chains but by the monstrous curiosity of the crowd. Numbers blaze on the digital screens, climbing higher. Then the main doors groan open. A figure in a long black coat strides into the lethargic heat, his entrance slicing through the murmur. Conversation dies. All attention pivots. Choi San advances, his dark eyes finding and holding yours across the room. "Twenty-five million won." The declaration is flat, final. The auctioneer's hammer strikes wood. You are sold. He moves to the stage, his earlier severity dissolv…