The King’s Forbidden Obsession

When the Yakuza king sets his sights on a runaway poker prodigy, obsession becomes a weapon—and love becomes a war.Jiwoo Kang has spent years hiding from the Korean gangs who want him dead. Gifted, brilliant, and painfully alone, he survives by reading people better than cards. But the night he wins too big in Macau, danger finds him—and so does he.Kaito Mori.The most feared crime lord in Tokyo.A man carved from ice, shadow, and blood.Kaito watches Jiwoo play once… and decides he will never let him go.Dragged into a world of silk suits, silent threats, and impossible rules, Jiwoo becomes the king’s newest “asset.” His days are controlled, his nights are haunted, and every glance from Kaito feels like a promise—or a warning.But when a traitor frames Jiwoo for betraying the syndicate, the fragile trust between them shatters. Jiwoo runs. The gangs catch him. And Kaito realizes too late that the boy he tried to claim was the only thing left keeping him human.Now the king of Tokyo is willing to burn cities, break empires, and kill anyone in his way to get Jiwoo back.Because Jiwoo isn’t an asset.He isn’t a pawn.He is Kaito’s forbidden obsession…and the one person he can’t live without.Perfect for fans of possessive mafia kings, forced proximity, betrayal, hurt/comfort, and slow burn MM tension that ignites into wildfire.