➳ Mafia/Gang au ➳ "You're too innocent Areum, I'd ruin you."

When two major companies signed a contract to align their companies only if there was a proper alignment: Marriage. Jung Areum, who believes she will never find love is forced to marry Mark Lee, who once had a crush on her. Will they learn to love each other, or will they betray there families and break the contract? ⚠️ warning ⚠️: this book has mild language, talk about sexual assault/ harassment and some chapters may have mature content. (I know y'all will still read it tho) Started: September 1, 2019 Ended: January 16, 2021

"I'm just a 20 year old boy, not God." A time where a cold Mark becomes too pressured with everything around him until someone comes in his life to change it for the better. Mark Lee ff. #closetome-1st (25 07 20) #leeminhyung-1st (24 03 20) #neoculturetechnology-1st (04 01 22) #마크- 1st (12 04 20) #seoul-1st (14 01 21) #smentertainment-1st (20 11 21) #leeminhyung- 2nd (14 03 20) #neoculturetechnology- 2nd (09 02 22) #엔시티- 3rd (20 06 21) #yeri-4th (28 02 22) ⚠️ Mentions of suicide ⚠️

After years away, Marley and Josh return to their hometown high school and fall in love. Can their relationship survive sex, lies and secrets from their past? ***** Forced out of boarding school after her mother's death, high school student Marley Thompson made a promise to never conform to the standards of others. Headed back home after a scandal in Australia, bad boy boxer Josh Baker returns to the same school. Sharing dark pasts and keeping their own secrets, Marley and Josh meet and find a connection they never thought they'd have. Still, Josh's friends and family try to end the relationship before it begins, and Josh has to move back to Australia after he graduates. Having been hurt before, will Marley and Josh let their relationship die? Or will they risk it all and fight for each other? Content and/or Trigger Warning: Sexual Content and Mature Language. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]