Title: Unbreakable Bonds: A Taekook Love Story
Description:
In the glittering world of K-pop, love is a dangerous game-especially for two souls bound by fate but separated by power.
Taehyung and Jungkook have always been more than just best friends, but in an industry where every move is controlled, their love becomes the ultimate secret. Forced apart by HYBE's strict rules, they watch helplessly as the company manufactures the "Jikook" narrative, pushing Jungkook into a fake romance while erasing Taehyung's presence.
As fan wars ignite, rumors spread, and betrayals unfold, the weight of the lie begins to crush them. Jimin, once a trusted friend, embraces the attention, turning into an unexpected rival. Meanwhile, Taehyung is thrown into a fabricated scandal with Jennie to distract from the truth.
Then comes the military enlistment-a final chance to escape, or the ultimate separation. When Jungkook's request to serve alongside Taehyung is denied, Jikookers twist the narrative, claiming destiny brought Jikook together instead.
But love refuses to stay hidden forever.
After years of stolen moments, longing gazes, and whispered confessions in the dark, Taehyung and Jungkook finally decide: no more hiding.
As they return from the military, the industry braces for impact.
The world is watching.
HYBE is panicking.
Jikookers are in denial.
And Taekook? They're ready to tell the truth.
This is a story of love against all odds.
Of rebellion against a system that tried to erase them.
Of a bond so powerful, it could never be broken.
Their time has come.
Taekook is real. And they're done pretending.
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Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction?
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Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything.
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