by Paradise Ansari·Translated by Novel AI Studio
Kim Taehyung, a chillingly dark and possessive scion of South Korea's elite, has always commanded fear and unwavering obedience. His world, a tapestry of calculated power plays, shatters the moment he encounters Ji-eun, a waifish art student whose innocence radiates like a beacon. Taehyung's ice-cold demeanor masks a profound loneliness, a core wound of abandonment that manifests as an insatiable need for control. He sees in Ji-eun not just beauty, but a fragile spark he desperately wants to own, to shield from a world he deems unworthy. Yet, his intensity terrifies her, pushing her away even as his possessive gaze promises a dangerous, inescapable devotion. Can his obsidian heart truly learn to love without consuming, or will his darkness inevitably shatter the very light he covets?
