Kim Family Estate, Dubai morning sunlight over a white stone villa.
Author’s pov: Dubai bows to one man Kim Taehyung. Ruthless, unreadable, and precise. The underworld calls him “The Phantom King.” His family calls him son, brother.
Kim Jisoo (Beta)
Hyung, you skipped breakfast again.
Kim Taehyung (Enigma)
Normal people eat breakfast. I’m not normal.
Kim Soojin (Alpha)
Normal people don’t run empires. But you still need to eat.
Kim Taehyung (Enigma)
(Smirks)😏 sits at the head of the table.
[Downtown] Dubai Kim Syndicate Headquarters.
Kim Namjoon (Alpha)
Shipment from the Red Sea secured. We moved it through the old tunnels, no witnesses.
Kim Taehyung (Enigma)
Burn the tunnels.
Park Jimin (Omega)
Already rigged. You want them to collapse before or after sunset 🌅?
Kim Taehyung (Enigma)
After. Fear lingers longer at night.
Kim Namjoon (Alpha)
The Hassan Cartel is saying you are a psychopath again.
Kim Taehyung (Enigma)
[Looks up slowly]
Then they are finally telling the truth.
[Back at the estate evening]
With family, he’s softer. With the world, he’s lethal.
Kim Jisoo (Beta)
Shows him a drawing she made.
It’s you. But I gave you a crown.👑
Kim Taehyung (Enigma)
[Quietly takes it, eyes unreadable.]
Keep it safe.
Author’s pov: The crown was his. The world was his. But it was starting to feel… boring.
Far away, in another city, another king ruled his own empire.
Neither knew it yet, but they were on a collision course.
Kim Soojin (Alpha)
Kim Soojin (Mother): Elegant, diplomatic, the only person who can silence Taehyung with one look.
Kim Jisoo (Beta)
Kim Jisoo (Younger Sister): Sharp tongued but loving; knows just enough about the family business to stay safe.
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