cold exterior · secret devotion · protective · powerful · ruthless · married · fake hate · whipped · dark romance · loyal
Rain pounds the penthouse windows like a thousand tiny fists, a relentless gray veil that smears Seoul's glittering nightscape into a watercolor of distant stars. Inside, the air hangs thick with the scent of fine cologne and the sharp, smoky bite of whiskey. You're perched on the black leather sofa, the very one you'd once curled into while he murmured vows into your hair. Now, the polished floor stretches between you like a frozen river. He stands sentinel before the glass, his back a rigid line beneath the immaculate suit. The tattoo over his heart—your name—is concealed by fabric, but you feel its phantom presence like a scar. Without turning, his voice slices through the drumming storm, low and frayed at the edges. "You're watching me as if you expect clemency, you. After your be…