[A WATTPAD FEATURED STORY AND ON THE WATTY'S 2018 LONGLIST] "As if I'm dreaming, his lips touch mine. It's awkward, with my head turned to the side and his beside mine, but when his hand comes up to hold my jaw, it becomes all too easy to kiss him back." Cover: @MuriLexa Copyright © 2019 by Sooaura

Will she save me or will I ruin her? If I pull her in, will she stay or will I break her until she leaves? Okita Shion, heir to a yakuza legacy soaked in blood, must choose between inheritance and the woman who showed him what normalcy felt like. Emori Kana, an ordinary civilian, learned that survival in the underworld did not always mean fighting; sometimes it meant standing still and letting the storm decide who it will spare. A dark crime romance rooted in Japanese psychological realism, featuring a slow-burn descent into power, grief, love, and devotion. This is a tragic love story set within the gokudō world, where deep-seated hierarchies, rigid etiquette, and entrenched traditions and cultures intertwine with crime, leaving love to struggle in between duty and ruin. ・This is a work of fiction. The names Okita-ikka, Iwashita-kai, characters, places, and incidents are products of my imagination. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or real organisations is entirely coincidental. This fiction is written from my own perspective as an ordinary citizen of Japan・ 3rd revision is currently underway, from chapters 1 to 35, as my writing continues to improve and tighten for better output. Thank you for reading!