What Money Can't Buy

Money was supposed to be simple.

You earn it.
You spend it.
You survive another day.

Taehyung learned that lesson young.

In the neon-soaked backrooms of Busan, he knows exactly what he's worth-and exactly what he's willing to do to survive. Love is a luxury for people who can afford to lose something.

Then a stranger walks into Velvet Lounge.

One night.
One obscene amount of money.
One man Taehyung should forget the moment he leaves.

Except he doesn't.

And neither does the man.

Across the city, V has spent years searching for the twin brother who vanished from his life without a trace. He's built a quiet existence around work, loneliness, and one impossible promise:

Find Taehyung. Bring him home.

He doesn't know that his brother is closer than he thinks.

He doesn't know that the powerful CEO standing between them has already fallen into Taehyung's orbit.

And he certainly doesn't know that another man-one who has just walked out of prison after four years-is searching for answers that could tear apart the lives of all of them.

Yoongi came out of prison with one purpose.

Find the person who knows what really happened.

Namjoon came out with something worse:

a family that no longer wants him.

Hoseok knows more than he should.

Jin remembers more than he realizes.

And somewhere between Seoul and Busan, old secrets are beginning to surface.

Four lives collide.

A missing brother.
A buried crime.
A powerful family protecting its name.
A nightclub hiding more than money.
And two men who were never supposed to fall for each other.

Taehyung thought Jungkook was just another rich man with a wallet.

Jungkook thought Taehyung was just another beautiful stranger he could leave behind.

They were both wrong.

Because the moment they met, the past started catching up with all of them.

Taegi | V-Kook

Dark Romance | Mystery | Action | Drama | Survival | Family Secrets | Slow Burn | Healing