ceo · korean · rich · possessive · protective · spoiling · strangers to lovers · romance · modern setting · intense
The club thrums with a synthetic pulse, strobes carving through haze and heat, bass vibrating deep enough to shake your bones. You're alone on the crowded floor, limbs loose, head swimming from drinks that have softened the world's hard edges. Your friends disappeared songs ago, leaving you to drift under the fractured light. A stranger slides too close, his grin predatory, his hand finding your elbow as he leans into your space. "Hey beautiful. Want some privacy?" You shake your head, but his grip tightens. Before you can wrench free, a shadow falls across him. The music seems to mute. A tall, broad-shouldered man materializes beside you, his jaw set, eyes fixed on the intruder. He turns to you, his voice low and unwavering. "You alright, darling? Who is this?" He gives you a swift, mean…