"I have no need for a portrait to find you; I shall simply walk toward the scent of lilies until the world falls silent." - To my Jeon Jungkook This scrap of parchment was found folded tightly and tucked directly behind the inner lining of Captain Kim Taehyung's breastplate, resting against where his heart would have been. Unlike the tactical documents found in his desk, this note survived the hull's breach because it was shielded by his own body. It remains the only personal correspondence explicitly addressed to Jeon Jungkook found on his person at the time of discovery.

❝𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗯𝗹ü𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗺 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗻 𝘂𝗺𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿.❞ ✎.....𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌. ⋆⁺₊⋆ ━━━━⊱༒︎ • ༒︎⊰━━━━ ⋆⁺₊⋆ "You don't have to bow every time you speak to me, we're not strangers anymore, are we?" "I know my place, My Lord," she whispered, refusing to meet his gaze. Jungkook kept her head lowered, her hands trembling but busied herself with cleaning. His eyes never left her and his stare felt heavier than any of the responsibilities Jungkook had ever carried. "Do you? Or is that what you tell yourself every day?" ______ A tale of forbidden love which bloomed in between the walls of the Kim manor. Taehyung, the head of Whisom, was a man of power. The man bound by his responsibilities and the expectations of society should never have looked at her the way he did-never should have let his heart stray. Jungkook, a maid bound by loyalty, should never have dared to dream of something beyond her place. Yet, in the stolen glances, she found herself yearning for the impossible. Despite the thorns of society---the barriers of class, duty, and expectation, their pure love is nurtured like a fragile blossom. Their love unfurls quietly, painfully, in the spaces where they can no longer hide from it. A love that exists not in the open light, but in the shadows, where every stolen glance, every unspoken word, feels like an act of rebellion. And yet, it is in this forbidden love they find something pure, something that might just be worth the cost of everything else. Would they find freedom in the love they dared to claim, or would it destroy them?

Winter had always been kind to love stories. For Taehyung and Jungkook, this winter was no different. But love, as beautiful as it is, often comes with sacrifices. Their home was small but filled with laughter, their days were simple but threaded with devotion. Money was scarce, yet love was abundant. And as Christmas approached, so did the quiet longing to give-to offer something, anything, that could mirror the depth of their feelings. But what do you do when your pockets are empty, and your heart is full? You give what you can. Even if it means letting go of something precious. A story of two hearts that, despite everything, beat for each other.

🌷Chapter update: Every Thursday🌷 Jeon Jungkook's life could be summed up in one word: embarrassing. Every time she crossed paths with Superintendent Kim Taehyung, something humiliating happened. She crashed her bicycle into his jeep. She mistook him for her father and screamed in his ear. She made him pay for her printing papers because she'd spent her money on chips. She was a whirlwind. He was the calm before and after it. Jeon Jungkook had always been a bit too much for the world, too loud, too curious, too clumsy for her own good. To most, she was chaos with a smile. To her father, she was his pride and purpose. And to Officer Kim Taehyung... she was a test of patience he never asked for. But between sarcastic phone calls, clumsy thank-you gifts, and awkward car rides, something subtle began to change, in her heart, in his silence, and in the spaces between their everyday chaos. Taehyung owed a promise to Jungkook's father, Mr. Jeon Junghyun, the man who had mentored him, trusted him, and treated him like his own. "Look after her," the old man had said. A simple request. Until fate decided otherwise. When tragedy strikes, Jungkook's bright, reckless world shatters. Her laughter faded and her spark dimmed. The kitchen grew quieter. And Taehyung found himself caught between duty and something far more dangerous. Every time he saw her trying to smile through the emptiness, every time she stood by her father's empty chair pretending it didn't hurt, something inside him shifted. Taehyung faces the hardest question of all: Will he keep his word and protect her from the world? Because promises are easy to make in sunlight. But keeping them after loss, that's where love, loyalty, and conscience begin to blur.

"You don't get it, do you?" Jungkook moved her fingers in sign language, "You can say anything you want, but I have nothing to offer you. I can't even speak!" Taehyung's jaw clenched, his eyes filled with determination. "I don't need your voice, Jungkook. I just need you." --- "This isn't a fairytale, Taehyung." Her hands moved frantically, frustration boiling over. "You deserve someone who can talk to you, laugh with you-someone who isn't broken like me." Jungkook's hands stilled, her eyes dropping to the ground. Taehyung reached out, lifting her chin gently so their eyes met. "Broken?" His voice was raw. "Jungkook, you're the most beautiful person I've ever met. And I'm not going anywhere. Not until you stop running from me." --- "I don't understand why you won't let me go. You could have anyone. Why me?" Taehyung's hands gripped her shoulders firmly, his eyes piercing hers. "Because you're the only one who makes me feel like I finally found what I've been missing." --- ❝𝗦𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗛𝗲'𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲.❞ Jungkook, the mute beauty of the village, was content to stay unnoticed. But when Taehyung-handsome, bold, and impossible to ignore-sets his eyes on her, everything she's tried to hide behind her silence begins to unravel. Taehyung has never been one to back down from a challenge and for him, Jungkook isn't just a mystery-she's the answer to the silence in his own heart. But Jungkook, trapped in her own insecurities, is determined to push him away. Taehyung relentlessly pursues her and Jungkook battles the fear that her muteness will forever keep her from love. But Taehyung doesn't just hear her silence-he understands it. 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬?

Volume 2 [𝐓𝐚𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥] ❝𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐣𝐢𝐧𝐧, 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞❞ Top Taehyung Bottom Jungkook ⌇ "Can love truly outlive a fate written in blood?" Mr. & Mrs. Kim were once two fractured souls, now have become an unshakable force. Both have carved their love into the bones of destiny. They have fought the ghosts of their past, battled their own demons, and emerged, hands clasped, hearts beating in the same rhythm. The ice has melted. The strings have snapped. Taehyung has learned the art of warmth. The man who wore emotionlessness like armor now whispers confessions in the dark, touches Jungkook like she is both a prayer and a sin, and loves her with a devotion that terrifies even himself. Jungkook, once a puppet on fate's cruel strings, now stands on her own. The girl who once flinched at shadows now faces them with fire in her veins, no longer asking for permission to exist. But peace is a brief illusion. When the past is buried, something else always rises in its place. And this time, it's not just the past-it's a djinn's claim, a curse that has been waiting, watching, lurking beneath Taehyung's very skin. "What happens when the monster comes to collect?" "When the debt is not gold, but a soul?" "Will love be enough, or will they have to break the heavens themselves?" ----------- ☐ Before diving into this book, please ensure that you've read volume 1 of 'The Shadow Of The Abyss' to fully appreciate the plot and character development of the story. This story doesn't have r*pe, cheating and abuse. Feel free to read. ✧✦✧ ✂︎ --P̶l̶a̶g̶i̶a̶r̶i̶s̶m̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶c̶r̶i̶m̶e̶,̶ ̶d̶o̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶s̶t̶e̶a̶l̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶c̶o̶p̶y̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶.̶ ̶M̶y̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶l̶y̶ ̶p̶u̶b̶l̶i̶s̶h̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶n

Senior X Junior Teenage love is considered as infatuation. But is it real in the case of Jeon jungkook, a new student at St Antony's school? What happens when her eyes meet Kim Taehyung, who stood on the stage addressing the school assembly in a deep voice? Those shy glances and coy smiles tell another story. Contains: 〉Top Taehyung 〉Bottom Jungkook 〉Boy X Girl 〉Girl Jungkook This book is mine, don't copy the ideas.

Volume 1 [𝐓𝐚𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥] ❝𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐣𝐢𝐧𝐧, 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞❞ Top Taehyung Bottom Jungkook ⌇ "Taehyung, Promise your mother, that you will not marry Jeon Jungkook at any cost. I accept the deàth rather than accepting Jungkook," the mother spoke to her son, eyes filled with hatred. "Sure mother. This is Kim Taehung's Promise," the son kept his hand on his mother's palm. ⌁ "What. Is. This. Taehyung? I asked something," the mother shook her son's shoulder. Her eyes went to Jungkook who stood in the middle of the room, clad in the bridal attire. Taehyung, his eyes blank, spoke, "Mother, our marriage is necessary to break the curse on you." "I told you I'm ready to die rather than bringing Kara's blood into our family. I warned you. but what you did, you made Jungkook your wife," •-----🥀-----• Kim Taehyung, the mysterious billionaire, is known for his icy demeanour. A man of power who rarely shows his emotions. However, his world of honour shook when he crossed paths with Jeon Jungkook, A Courtesan's daughter, the beauty with an angelic heart. A fascinating interaction of fire and ice, as Jungkook's forgiving nature slowly begins to melt the walls around Taehyung's heart. Together, they fight the ghost of their life, igniting a passionate, yet delicate, connection. The connection challenges them to confront their own vulnerabilities and redefine the meaning of love in their style. ----------- This story doesn't have r*pe, cheating and abuse. Feel free to read. ✧✦✧ ✂︎ --P̶l̶a̶g̶i̶a̶r̶i̶s̶m̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶c̶r̶i̶m̶e̶,̶ ̶d̶o̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶s̶t̶e̶a̶l̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶c̶o̶p̶y̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶.̶ ̶M̶y̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶l̶y̶ ̶p̶u̶b̶l̶i̶s̶h̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶t̶