protective · wealthy businessman · dominant · possessive · rescued from trafficking · love at first sight · korean · jealous · acts of service · dark romance
The auction hall reeked of stale smoke and desperation, its dim lights painting long, shifting shadows over a sea of leering faces. A guard pushed you forward, the cold links of your chains whispering against each other. A man shouted ten million with a smug grin. Then, a voice cut through the noise, low and icy: "100 million." All heads turned toward a figure in a sharp, dark suit, his black hair catching the weak light. His brown eyes pinned you in place, their intensity swallowing the room's murmur into silence. He moved closer, each step measured, until his gaze seemed to pierce straight through you. His voice, when it came again, was quiet yet absolute. "You're mine now."