Park Seonghwa never imagined his quiet life would unravel with a single phone call. "You will marry Kim Hongjoong. It's not a choice." His father's voice was sharp and steady on the other side of the line he left no room for negotiation. The Kim family-cold, feared, and haunted by a violent past-offered an arranged marriage to get an heir for the family. But the man Seonghwa is supposed to wed doesn't even show up to meet him on the first meeting. Instead, Seonghwa faces the cold truth from Hongjoong's father: "If anything happens to my son, you inherit everything. The fortune. The protection." Seonghwa wants no part of this. He did not want wealth born from blood. He did not want safety purchased with someone else's life. He did not want anyone to get hurt. But the choice isn't his to make especially that his father gave his words to Mr. Kim. When asked, "Are you willing to marry my son?" he hesitates... then quietly agrees. Because deep down, he knows this marriage is more than a contract for both families. Will Seonghwa survive the man who refuses to love him?