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.

✶ in which yeon dara, living with her mother, hides a violent double life until sieun moves in and they find themselves on opposite sides. started: 09/05/25 finished: - © kwanilha︱2025 fem! oc x na baekjin ﹙ weak hero class 2 ﹚ please do not copy my work!

You loved him in all the ways you couldn't name. He was never yours to lose, Yet you mourn like he was.