Ms_WeiLan
Ter, 20, is a boy shaped by tragedy before he could even walk.
Orphaned at two, he was adopted by a couple who taught him that love was conditional-and that he was never worthy.
Their head maid constantly reminds him that he is undeserving, while the family restaurant he is forced to run becomes a place of shame, humiliation, and predation.
Ter moves through life quietly, obediently, believing he exists only to serve, never to be held, comforted, or loved.
Into his fragile, regimented world storms Hill, a wealthy, arrogant CEO with a ferocious streak of possessiveness.
When Hill witnesses a customer harassing Ter, something inside him snaps-he cannot allow this boy to be treated like prey.
Acting on impulse and obsession, Hill pays Ter's adoptive parents a fortune for his freedom, taking him into a life that is luxurious, protective, and suffocating in its intensity.
But love is not given; it must be learned.
Ter struggles to trust that comfort is real, that safety exists, and that his husband's desire for him is not a debt he must repay.
Hill, in turn, must navigate the delicate line between protecting Ter and smothering him, learning patience he never knew he had, and fighting the urge to dominate because that feels easier than guiding.
Together, they navigate the treacherous path from trauma to tentative trust, from fear to affection, from obedience to autonomy.
Every touch, every soft word, every quiet gesture becomes a battleground and a sanctuary.
Ter begins to heal, to claim small freedoms, and to believe-slowly, painfully-that he is enough.