Maria never meant to get involved. Not with them. Not with him. She only wanted to protect the people she cared about- but when Na Baek Jin, the cold, untouchable head of the Union, pulled the strings, she became a piece on his board. A girl with blood on her knuckles and fire in her throat, forced into the darkness to survive. But Maria isn't easy to break, with her razor mind and a fighter's soul. And yet... the more time she spends around Baek Jin, the harder it becomes to hate him. His presence is terrifying. Addictive. He speaks little, but every word gets under her skin. Every glance pins her. Every order tests her soul. But nothing comes without cost. When her friends come for her - when the real war ignites - she'll have to make a choice: Love the monster. Or burn the whole thing down.

"𝑀𝑟. 𝑇𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑛, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒'𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒.." Na Boram, Na Baekjin's sister who had a completely different personality from him. But, both shared the same intelligence-whom also crosses paths with Geum Seongje in a brutal fight, one that sparks into instant rivalry and resentment. From that moment on, they're sworn enemies, constantly clashing and exchanging sharp words every time they meet. What they don't know is that they've already been talking, every night, under anonymous usernames, "Mr. Ghoster" & "Ms. Weird Face", set up by none other than Na Baekjin himself. In texts, they're caring, vulnerable, and slowly falling with each other... completely unaware that the person they're opening up to is the same one they can't stand in real life. 𝙈𝙧. 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙣 ˢᵒⁿᵍ • ᴺᵉʷ ᴱᵈᶦᵗᶦᵒⁿ ●━━━━━━────────3:59 　　　◁　　❚❚　　▷　　　

She thought she fell first.. But.. He fell first and harder..