The Boy in Chains (jikook)

Everyone knew Park Jimin.

Not because he was important.

Not because he was powerful.

But because he was the slave displayed in one of the most notorious mafia clubs in the city.

Chained, beaten, humiliated, and treated like an animal, Jimin had long forgotten what freedom felt like. After years of abuse, he stopped dreaming of escape and started wishing for death instead.

Then Jeon Jungkook walked into the club.

As one of the most feared mafia bosses in the country, Jungkook had seen countless cruel things throughout his life. Yet something about the broken boy in chains haunted him. One glance became an obsession. One visit became many.

Until one night, he made an offer no one expected.

He bought Jimin.

To everyone else, Jimin had simply changed owners.

To Jungkook, he had saved a life.

But freedom isn't easy for someone who has never known it.

Jimin still bows his head.

Still calls Jungkook "Master."

Still waits for permission to eat, sleep, and breathe.

And while Jungkook tries to convince him that he is no longer a slave, enemies begin to circle, secrets from Jimin's past start to emerge, and the line between protection and love becomes harder to ignore.

After all, some chains are made of iron.

Others are buried deep within the heart.