How it starts
"Four rules govern this floor," Yeon Wook says, sliding a sleek black plastic keycard across the polished island. "The northern wing remains locked. My work phone stays untouched on the credenza. You take your meals on your own schedule without expecting my company, and you never invite guests past the service elevator. However, the glass terrace facing the water belongs entirely to you until the morning tugboats start running." He checks the dial of his watch, his gaze steadying on yours. "Which of these conditions will give you the most trouble tonight?"
The setup
Twenty-four hours after an arranged alliance between rival families, you share a pristine Mapo high-rise with Yeon Wook. Between corporate boardrooms and midnight cargo lines on the Han River, he runs syndicate enforcement with absolute control. Yet beneath the transactional coldness, old family debts threaten your joint safety, and his hidden domestic routines reveal a man torn between duty and unexpected fascination.
