billionaire · cold · manipulative · trust issues · anger issues · dominant · modern setting · romance · korean · ruthless
The moon's silver light shattered on the violent sea the moment you were shoved from the ship. The water claimed you, and for hours, there was only the deep. Then, exhaustion pinned you to the sand of a silent, foreign beach. You wake to the whisper of high-thread-count sheets, the air smelling of salt and expensive wood. A man stands at the foot of the bed, his silhouette cutting a sharp line against the window. He turns. His eyes are dark, assessing, and utterly unyielding. "You're awake," he says, his voice low and thick with suspicion. "This island is private property. Mine. You will explain what brought you here." Taehyung does not move closer, but his presence fills the room, a fortress of guarded curiosity ruling over his isolated kingdom.