The Recruit

The Recruit

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She used to watch from the shadows. Now, she plays the game. Jeon Seo Yun has nothing left-no family, no freedom, and a mountain of debt left by a husband who vanished under mysterious circumstances. When a stranger offers her a chance at something more, Seo Yun doesn't hesitate. But she doesn't want escape. She wants in. Recruited into a secretive organization that tests the desperate with money, pain, and precision, Seo Yun is trained to seduce, to dominate, to slap with purpose-and to never look back. But as she rises, she finds herself caught between two men: the cold, masked Captain who pulled her into this world and watches her every move, and the recruiter who brought her in-and now kneels at her feet. Power isn't given. It's taken. And Seo Yun is ready to take everything. cross-posted on AO3
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