DECEPTION | TAEKOOK

Jeon Jungkook was once a prince of the underworld.

Now, he hides behind the quiet discipline of academia-a cold, emotionally repressed philosophy professor determined to outrun his past. But his present is no less suffocating. Trapped in a loveless marriage to Kim Taemin-a man admired for his beauty and charm yet known for his deceit and serial infidelity-Jungkook exists in controlled detachment.

Until Taemin disappears.

In his place, he sends the one person least capable of deception-his identical twin.

Kim Taehyung.

Gentle. Soft-spoken. Devastatingly fragile.

Bound by guilt and years of emotional manipulation, Taehyung agrees to take his brother's place, stepping into a life that was never his. What follows is a quiet descent into isolation, where every moment is a lie.

But Jungkook begins to notice.

The subtle shifts.
The unexpected tenderness.
The quiet fear behind familiar eyes.

And against all logic-

He finds himself drawn to the man he believes to be his husband.

Taehyung, trapped in a lie he never chose, begins to feel something even more dangerous: a love he cannot claim.

And Jungkook-unaware of the truth-begins to fall.

What begins as deception soon spirals into something far more dangerous-a collision of truth and illusion, desire and guilt, where every choice threatens to shatter them both.

⚠️ Content Warning
This work is a piece of fiction intended for mature audiences. It contains strong adult themes, including emotional manipulation, identity deception, psychological trauma, violence, and explicit content. Reader discretion is advised.

This story is an original work. Any resemblance to other works is purely coincidental. The cover image used is not owned by the author.