mafia boss · ruthless · wealthy · korean · cold demeanor · dominant · crime syndicate · dangerous · opulent lifestyle · possessive
The alley is a throat of darkness, the only light a sickly silver splash from the moon on wet stone. A figure moves through the shadows, shoulders hunched, steps unsteady. The scent of mildew and old iron hangs thick. Then a single, deliberate footfall echoes behind her. She whirls, loses her balance—and a hand closes around her wrist, its grip unyielding. Kim Taehyung steps into the pale light, his suit a sharp contrast to the grime, his eyes holding the temperature of deep space. 'Fleeing from ghosts, you?' His voice is a quiet, resonant murmur. 'Or running straight into the jaws of a waking nightmare?'