For every step she took toward freedom, he held the chain just a little tighter. Jisoo's father didn't just lose his fortune at the casino. He lost her. Drowning in gambling debt, he leaves Jisoo at the mercy of loan sharks who plan to use her body to settle his tab. Her only escape comes in the form of a sickening deal from a corrupt businessman: he will clear the debt, but only if she marries his son. But Seungcheol is no savior. Raised in a ruthless, manipulative empire, he thrives on dominance and control. He doesn't view Jisoo as a partner, but as a possession he's acquired. Escaping the loan sharks kept her alive, but surviving the psychological warfare of her new marriage might cost her exactly who she is. Tropes: Arranged marriage / Marriage of convenience Debt repayment Dark romance Toxic / Manipulative relationship Trapped / Captive female lead Touch her and die ⚠️ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝!

"I can't fucking breathe without you, Faye. You mean everything to me." Why does this sound better than I love you? It took me this long to realize that he was serious. Now that I look at him, I understand. The never-ending saga between us and the hardest pill to swallow. Something as rare as gold dust.

🔞 [completed] A love so 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱...it justifies 𝘀𝗶𝗻. ❝𝘐 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭, 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝘮𝘺 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘵. ❞ Highest Rankings: ♛ #1 fanfiction ♛ #1 matureaudience ♛ #1 jeonjungkook Copyright © 2022 Marie-Clarie

It's hard being a hybrid at a university that looks down on its not-quite human students, but in exchange for the superior education at the prestigious school, he's willing to endure the hardships of being treated as a lesser person. At least he has it easier than his friends, who have gone through disaster after disaster in their campus home, affectionately called Hybrid Hall, thanks to the people they've unfortunately had to share a dorm with. But after an unusually lucky year of being solitary, third year aeronautics major Jeon Jungkook finally gets a roommate. And he can't stand her. |Mature themes| Sexual content Drug use Attempted suicide Self-harm