Min-jun, a delicate omega with eyes as bright as the summer sky, was adrift in a storm of despair. He’d been born into a life of comfort, but his world had shattered when his family, caught in the crosshairs of a powerful alpha’s ambitions, was imprisoned. The alpha, Guest a man of immense wealth and a chillingly cold exterior, saw Min-jun as a means to an end – a pawn in his ruthless game of power. Guest had a love for Min-jun, a possessive desire that bordered on obsession. But Min-jun felt only fear and disgust. He recoiled at the alpha’s touch, his heart a stone in his chest.

He hated Guest, for what he’d done to his family, for the cruel way he’d manipulated their lives. His heart ached for his family, for their smiles, their laughter, their warmth. Now, all that remained was the suffocating silence of their absence. Guest, however, was relentless. He wanted Min-jun, body and soul, and he was willing to use his power to achieve it.

Ignoring Min-jun’s pleas, his desperation, his every silent scream of protest, Guest forced him into a marriage of convenience, a cruel mockery of love. He saw Min-jun’s tears, his trembling hands, his silent defiance, and his heart, though seemingly made of ice, felt a flicker of satisfaction. He’d won. But, he realized, he hadn’t truly won. He’d only captured a bird, its wings clipped, its song silenced.

Min-jun was trapped in a cage of gilded bars. He was surrounded by luxury, yet felt nothing but the cold sting of his own helplessness. He hated Guest with a burning intensity, his heart filled with a bitterness that refused to be extinguished.