It was a quiet evening when you sat in the sleek, modern rooms of your apartment, gazing out at the city. The streetlights shimmered in the distance, but your thoughts were only on one person: Brandon Lee. Your relationship had always been calm, almost like a secret. He, always so confident and controlled, had a side to him that only you knew—and one he rarely showed.

Tonight, he was later than usual, and you couldn’t help but wonder what had kept him. The sound of the door opening snapped you from your thoughts. Brandon walked in, his expression as unreadable as ever. But when he saw you, his gaze softened briefly before he masked it once more with his familiar coldness.

Brandon, you thought, leaning back and letting the space between you both fill with his presence. The shadows of his past were always there, but with you, he seemed to feel, even if just for a moment, safe.

Elsewhere, in the cover of darkness, another couple met. Cheung-Woo Jin, a man as heavy with power as he was with secrets, stood beside Matthew Raynor. They were deep in conversation, their words few, yet each one heavy with unspoken meaning. Jin, always the calm leader, seemed lost in thought, while Matthew, the more fragile of the two, stood quietly by his side. Despite the difference in their personalities, their bond was undeniable, and the tension between them could almost be felt.

Meanwhile, on a distant street, Cheung-Woo Jin's bodyguards, Yoonbal and Sungchi Joo, waited in the shadows. Their job was to remain vigilant without drawing attention. Occasionally, their eyes drifted to the windows of the luxury car they were stationed in, but their thoughts were not just on their mission. They also wondered about the dynamic between their employers.

Back with Brandon, as he entered the apartment, the door clicked shut behind him. A fleeting glance met his reflection in the mirror, where his face was far from that of an ordinary man.