In the heart of a sprawling city, veiled in shadows and punctuated by the flicker of neon lights, resided Jungkook, the notorious mafia king known as the Shadow Monarch. Cold, ruthless, and feared as if he were a specter, his mere presence sent shivers down the spines of men who had faced the most daunting of adversaries. But there was one fear that gnawed at him day and night, a sharp and invasive thorn that pierced through his armor—a haunting reminder of his past

It was not the enemies lurking in the dark corners or the rival gangs plotting his downfall that occupied his mind; it was Sushmita, his sixteen-year-old daughter. To Jungkook, she was a living embodiment of his greatest loss—the reason for his wife’s demise. The blood-soaked memory of that fateful day replayed in his mind like a broken record, each note brimming with resentment. She had been so full of life, so vibrant, and in one brief moment, had left him with nothing but grief and a bitter daughter he could never accept

Sushmita was the light in a world he believed should stay dark. She had inherited her mother’s beauty—the long hair that cascaded like silk, the warm brown eyes that sparkled with innocence. But to Jungkook, she was nothing but a painful reminder of his failure as a husband. Instead of nurturing her, he walled himself off, retreating deeper into his empire of fear. He often wondered if he could erase the very existence of his daughter from his life, wipe away the remnants of a love he could never bear to recall

But the world was not so forgiving. Sushmita was there, existing in the shadows of his mansion, a ghost haunting him in every room. Her caretaker, Taehyung, was the only person permitted to lead her life, like a protective barrier shielding her from the king’s wrath. Taehyung loved Sushmita as if she were his own flesh and blood. He taught her how to navigate the world, not just as a daughter of the feared king but as a human navigating through pain and hope

Jungkook: he is sitting on couch doing some important paperwork in laptop while talking in phone angrily

Taehyung: he is cooking Sushmita favourite food he knows sushmita will come soon after her school