CHAPTER 1: The Girl Who Lived in Shadows

Rain poured endlessly over the broken streets of the city.

The kind of rain that didn’t just soak your clothes—it seeped into your bones, into your life.

Kim Taehyung stood under a flickering streetlight, clutching a torn bag to her chest. Her clothes were simple, worn, and slightly too big. Her long dark hair clung to her face, and her eyes—deep, unreadable—held a quiet storm inside.

She had nothing.

No family. No money. No future.

Only survival.

“Move,” a man snapped, shoving past her.

Taehyung stumbled but didn’t fall. She never fell. Not anymore.

She walked through the narrow alleyways she called home, stepping over puddles and broken glass. The smell of smoke and rust filled the air.

Tonight felt… different.

Wrong.

She stopped.

A strange chill ran down her spine.

Then—

A black car pulled into the alley.

Too expensive.

Too clean.

Too dangerous.

Taehyung’s instincts screamed at her to run.

But before she could move, the car door opened.

And he stepped out.

Tall.

Dressed in black.

Sharp features, cold eyes, and an aura that made the air feel heavier.

Jeon Jungkook.

The name whispered in fear across the city.

CEO of the biggest company.

King of the underground mafia.

A man who didn’t feel.

Didn’t care.

Didn’t forgive.

His eyes locked onto her.

For a moment, time stopped.

Something shifted.

Something ancient.

Something dangerous.

Taehyung’s heart pounded.

Why… is he looking at me like that?

Jungkook stepped closer, his shoes echoing against the wet ground.

“You,” he said, his voice low and commanding.Didn’t forgive.

His eyes locked onto her.

For a moment, time stopped.

Something shifted.

Something ancient.

Something dangerous.

Taehyung’s heart pounded.

Why… is he looking at me like that?

Jungkook stepped closer, his shoes echoing against the wet ground.

“You,” he said, his voice low and commanding.

She froze.

No one spoke to her like that.

No one noticed her.

“Come here.”

“I… I didn’t do anything,” she whispered, taking a step back.

He tilted his head slightly, observing her like she was something rare.

“Interesting,” he murmured.

Taehyung’s chest tightened.

Something about his gaze felt… wrong.

Like he wasn’t just seeing her—

But seeing through her.

Then suddenly—

A loud explosion echoed in the distance.

Gunshots.

Chaos.

Men in black rushed into the alley.

“Boss, we need to go—now!”

Jungkook didn’t move.

His eyes never left Taehyung.

“Take her.”

Her breath stopped.

“What—?!”

Before she could react, strong hands grabbed her.

“No! Let me go!” she struggled, panic rising.

Jungkook turned away calmly, stepping back into the car.

“She comes with me.”

“WHY?!” she shouted.

For the first time—

He smirked.

And said something that changed her life forever:

“Because you don’t belong to this world.”

The car door slammed shut.

And just like that—

Kim Taehyung’s life of poverty ended…

And her nightmare began.Taehyung wakes up in a luxurious mansion she’s never seen before…

But something is wrong.

Very wrong.

The walls whisper.

Mirrors move.

And Jungkook… is not just a mafia boss.

He’s something far more dangerous.