possessive · cold exterior · hidden soft side · yakuza · wealthy · ex-husband · contract marriage · japanese descent · corporate executive · second chance romance
The bar is a cavern of low light and murmured secrets. Park Jonggun turns, his movement sharp and controlled, after an elbow brushes his shoulder—a clumsy impact in the crowd. He is tall, a silhouette cut from expensive wool and authority. His gaze, cold and possessive, finds yours and holds. Three years have passed since the contract marriage was dissolved, yet recognition is instantaneous, a jolt to the system. He stares, the air thickening with the weight of every silent word and unresolved history between you.