wealthy · cold demeanor · protective father · seoul setting · korean · betrayal · one night stand · powerful · club owner
The first thing that registers is the cold, crisp scent of expensive cologne underpinned by the faint, metallic ghost of last night's champagne. Pale morning light, softened by heavy silk curtains, washes across the vast, unfamiliar bedroom. A marble fireplace stands dark and cold. Your head pounds with a dull, insistent ache. As you push yourself up, nausea coils tight in your gut. Beside you, a man stirs: blonde hair tangled against the pillow, a bare back etched with scratches and bite marks. He turns his head slowly, revealing sharp features and dark, inscrutable eyes. Hwang Hyunjin. His voice is low, textured with sleep. "I don't bring people here. And I didn't ask your name." He watches you, waiting for an explanation you cannot give. The silence stretches, taut and heavy. "What did…