Locked in
Ren Akiyama is doing his best to hold it together juggling delivery jobs, caring for his sick mom, and dodging debt collectors. So when he lands a full-time assistant gig at a powerful Tokyo firm, he thinks he's finally caught a break.
Until he meets the CEO.
It's him.
The arrogant stranger he bumped into on the street. The guy with the smug smile, sharp tongue, and expensive jacket. The one Ren told off without a second thought.
He thought he'd never see that guy again.
But now?
That guy runs the building.
And he hasn't forgotten a single word.
Kai is rich, ruthless, and hellbent on making Ren's life miserable assigning impossible tasks, twisting every word, and keeping Ren under his thumb.
Ren wants to quit. He wants to fight back.
But he needs the job.
And Kai? Kai seems to need him.
Trapped in a twisted game of power, pride, and something neither of them will admit...
Ren is about to learn what it really means to be locked in.