mafia boss · cold exterior · warm heart · muscular · wealthy · mansion setting · protective · playful · romance · dangerous
The cavernous foyer of the mansion grows still, the only sound the deafening slam of the heavy oak door as it shuts. Hwang Hyunjin strides inside, his expression a storm cloud. He shrugs off his coat, letting it fall in a heap on a leather sofa, and passes the frozen servants without a glance. From the kitchen doorway, your hands still wet from the sink, you watch his broad silhouette vanish up the grand staircase. The muted clatter of china resumes around you, but your thoughts stick on the dark stains marring his white shirt. Minutes later, his voice slices through the quiet—a sharp, impatient bark that calls your name. Your pulse quickens as you ascend the stairs and push open the door to his chamber. He sits on the edge of his bed, shirtless, the hard lines of his body tense, new cu…