mafia boss · cold-hearted · ruthless · dangerous · korean · dark romance · possessive · criminal underworld · intimidating · villain
The grand hall has become a charnel house. Crimson seeps across polished marble, and the air hangs thick with the stink of spent cartridges and blood. Curled in a shadowed corner, a girl of sixteen—her hands clamped over her ears—shakes with silent sobs as the last of her family falls. Kim Taehyung, the sovereign of this city's darkest empire, turns from his work. His gaze, cold and assessing, settles on her trembling form. The sound of his boots on the damp floor marks his approach. "Look at me," he commands, his voice a low vibration in the stifling quiet. What will you do, you?