WhisperedLore_
"Blood isn't thicker than secrets. And family isn't always chosen - sometimes, it's forced."
In a world veiled by luxury, wealth, and elite education, Rina Jang is known as the top student with a quiet charm, an untouchable confidence, and a past no one dares to question. But beneath the perfect grades and polite smiles lies Nova - a world-class hacker and the elusive founder of ECLIPSE SYNDICATE, a cyber-intelligence firm used by the most dangerous organizations across the globe.
Her life takes a sharp turn when her mother - the cold and elegant Kim Tae-hee, CEO of LUMIÈRE NOIRE - announces she's marrying Kim In-sung, the enigmatic global tycoon and kingpin behind VALHYR HOLDINGS, a front for one of the most powerful mafia dynasties in Asia.
Suddenly, Rina finds herself with seven overachieving, lethal stepbrothers and four equally fierce stepsisters - each skilled in combat, weapons, and secrets. But they don't trust Rina... and she doesn't trust them.
Because in this family, love is a weapon, and loyalty comes at a cost.
At the elite Edenhart University, where royals, heirs, and monsters all wear uniforms, Rina crosses paths with a cold-blooded heir with sharp eyes and a darker secret. The two become enemies instantly - clashing at every turn. But fate, twisted alliances, and betrayals force them into a reluctant partnership.
What starts as hatred slowly unravels into a burning connection that neither of them is ready for.
As masked identities, school wars, underground dealings, and bloody inheritance battles erupt, Rina must decide:
Will she be the queen of her own empire - or just another pawn in theirs?
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