MARKED: THE UNCLAIMED

In a world where designations can decide your place in society, bonds are rarely just about love.
They are about family. Power. Legacy. And sometimes, control.
Lee Jihoon has spent his entire life living beneath expectations that were never his own. As the heir of the Lee family, his future has always belonged to something bigger than himself.
Until Kwon Soonyoung becomes part of it.
Their families have history. So do they.
Once, they were children who promised to never leave each other's side.
Now, they are two people standing on opposite sides of a bond neither of them knows how to escape.
Soonyoung refuses to let Jihoon push him away.
Jihoon refuses to let anyone claim him.
Between old promises, family alliances, buried feelings, and a bond neither of them can simply ignore, the line between fate and choice begins to blur.
Because being marked doesn't always mean belonging.
And sometimes, the hardest thing isn't finding someone who wants you- it's deciding whether you want to be claimed at all.